ELKHORN, WI —
OSHA Inspection: G & S BUILDERS
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of G & S BUILDERS in 601 EAST GENEVA, ELKHORN, WI 53121 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 306106873.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- G & S BUILDERS
- Site address
- 601 EAST GENEVA
- City
- ELKHORN
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 53121
- Mailing
- 1950 N. WISCONSIN ST, SUITE 2A, ELKHORN, WI 53121
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Accident-driven (A)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238160
- SIC code (legacy)
- 1761
- Employees
- 6
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Sep 2, 2003
- Abate by
- Sep 5, 2003
- Penalty
- Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500
General-duty citation text
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to: On or about July 24, 2003, Elkhorn, WI - Employees were exposed to the hazard of truss collapse due to inadequate truss bracing. Among other methods, feasible and acceptable abatement methods to correct this hazard would be to: Comply with the Wood Truss Council of America: "Temporary erection bracing must be applied to three planes of the roof system to ensure stability: Plane 1) Top Chord (sheathing), Plane 2) Bottom Chord (ceiling plane), and Plane 3) Web Member plane or vertical plane perpendicular to trusses."
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Sep 2, 2003
- Abate by
- Sep 19, 2003
- Penalty
- Initial $750 · Current $750
1926.503 A01
- Issued
- Sep 2, 2003
- Abate by
- Sep 19, 2003
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 306106873.
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