OSHA Inspection: NORD CONSTRUCTION

Issued

Sep 24, 2007

Abate by

Sep 27, 2007

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: On or about
August 5, 2007 employees erecting wood trusses in excess of 59' were
exposed to the hazards
of falls and/or being struck by falling trusses or other materials due to
shifting and collapse of
the trusses as a result of inadequate temporary top chord diagonal and
continuous lateral bracing,
continuous bottom chord lateral bracing, and web member plane X bracing.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard
would be to follow temporary bracing recommendations of the manufacturer;
temporary bracing
recommendations of a registered professional engineer; temporary bracing
recommendations
outlined in Wood Truss Council of America (WTCA) Summary Sheet B1, Guide
for Handling,
Installing, Restraining & Bracing of Trusses and WTCA Summary Sheet B3,
Permanent
Restraint/Bracing of Chords & Web Members; or the Truss Plate Institute
HIB-91 Summary
Sheet, Commentary and Recommendations for Handling & Bracing Metal Plate
Connected Wood
Trusses.

Issued

Sep 24, 2007

Abate by

Sep 27, 2007

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500

Issued

Sep 24, 2007

Abate by

Sep 27, 2007

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500