OSHA Inspection: OLD TOWN BARNS, INC.

Issued

2005-12-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2005-12-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1500.00 · Current $600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish employmnent 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:
(a)On or about 9/12/05, employees were exposed to the hazard of being
struck by
falling trusses and/or falling from the truss web, while installing metal
plate
connected roof trusses during construction of an indoor horse riding
arena; trusses
were not properly rigged during hoisting and adequately braced to prevent a
collapse.
AMONG OTHERS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE METHOD OF
ABATEMENT FOR THIS HAZARD IS:
1.Develop and utilize a truss installation and bracing procedure which
meets or
exceeds the specifications of the Wood Truss Council of America and Truss
Plate
Institute publication BCSI 1-03, "Guide to Good Practice for Handling,
Installing
& Bracing of Metal Plate Connected Wood Trusses"; section BCSI-B10 "Post
Frame Truss Installation and Bracing."