OSHA Inspection: KINLEY CORPORATION

Issued

Sep 9, 2005

Abate by

Sep 27, 2005

Penalty

Initial $1,925 · Current $1,300 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 being struck by falling or collapsing
trusses:
a) On or about 6/23/05, at Kidney Road, Mansfield, New York; employees
were caught
in a truss collapse due to lack of temporary web member diagonal bracing
and removal
of temporary top chord bracing during installation.
b) On or about 6/23/05, at Kidney Road, Mansfield, New York; employees
were caught
in a truss collapse when construction loads in excess of the designed live
load were
placed on top of the structure.
c) On or about 6/23/05, at Kidney Road, Mansfield, New York; while placing
trusses
that were 70 feet 9 inches long, the employer did not consult with a
Professional
Engineer for the design of temporary bracing.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE METHOD TO
CORRECT THIS CONDITION IS:
Install trusses in accordance with BCSI-1-03, "Guide to Good Practice For
Handling,
Installing, and Bracing of Metal Plate Connected Wood Trusses" and/or the
BCSI-B2
Summary Sheet "Truss Installation and Temporary Bracing" and/or BCSI-B4
"Construction Loading" all provided by the Wood Truss Council of America
and the
Truss Plate Institute.
ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIREDATION