OSHA Inspection: WILBUR ADAMS CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

2006-06-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2006-07-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $4410.00 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 falling from
metal plate connected
wood roof trusses that were subject to potential movement due to lack of
proper temporary
bracing and proper handling:
a.  On or about February 2, 2006, at the 5012 West Piute Drive jobsite,
Beverly Hills, FL.,
during the installation of metal plate connected wood roof trusses
spanning 44 feet 3 1/4 inches,
a truss that had just been set came apart at a splice plate, fatally
injuring an employee who had
been working on the top of the flat topped truss without fall protection,
approximately 16 feet
above the concrete floor.  The following factors contributed, or may have
contributed to the
incident:
1.  Top Chord Short Piece Temporary Lateral Bracing on the east and west
sides
wereof 1-inch by 4-inch construction, rather than 2-inch by 4-inch as
specified in step
4 of BCSI-B2.
2.  Bottom Chord Temporary Lateral Bracing consisted of furring strips
rather than 2-
inch by 4-inch lumber as specified in step 7 of BCSI-B2.
3.  Top and Bottom Chord Temporary Diagonal Bracing was non-existent for
this house
as specified in steps 5 and 8 of BCSI-B2.
4.  Trusses were released from the hoisting supports before all temporary
bracing was
installed as specified in step 4 of BCSI-B2.
5.  Trusses exceeding 30 feet were hoisted using a two-point method rather
than a
properly configured spreader bar as specified in BCSI-B1.
6.  Bracing connections were made with a single 8 penny nail instead of
either 10,12 or
16 penny nails as specified in step 4 of BCSI-B2.
7.  There was an interior bearing wall that the building plans showed
should have been
in place that was missing.  The truss was designed for three bearing
points instead of the
two that were provided.
One feasible and acceptable method of abatement is to install and handle
the roof trusses in
accordance with Building Component Safety Information sheets provided by
the Truss Plate
Institute and the Wood Truss Council of America.  The manufacturer
provided a copy of the
BCSI-B1 summary sheet when the trusses were delivered.  the Standard
Building code refers to
the BCSI for handling, installing and bracing metal plate connected wood
roof trusses.  Also,
install the bearing wall or other appropriate bearing support as required
and approved by the
building plans and designed by an appropriate engineer or architect.e

Issued

2006-06-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2006-07-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1750.00 · Current $1575.00 Reduced

Issued

2006-06-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2006-07-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1750.00 · Current $1575.00 Reduced

Issued

2006-06-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2006-06-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $3150.00 Reduced