OSHA Inspection: E.W. CONSTRUCTION

Issued

Jun 9, 2004

Abate by

Jun 15, 2004

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $800 Reduced

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 the hazard of truss collapse:
On or about May 21, 2004, employees engaged in setting 76'-4" wood scissor
trusses on a new
building under construction were exposed to the hazard of falls and being
struck by falling
trusses in the event of truss collapse in that adequate temporary bracing
was not employed to
stabilize the trusses during erection.  Among others, feasible and
acceptable methods to correct
this hazard would be to follow temporary bracing recommendations of the
manufacturer,
temporary bracing recommendations of a registered professional engineer,
or the temporary
bracing recommendations outlined in the Truss Plate Institute HIB-91
Summary Sheet
Commentary and Recommendations for Handling, Installing & Bracing Metal
Plate
Connected
Wood Trusses.d

Issued

Jun 9, 2004

Abate by

Jun 15, 2004

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $750 Reduced

Issued

Jun 9, 2004

Abate by

Jun 28, 2004

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $750 Reduced