OSHA Inspection: FERRARA FRAMING, INC.

Issued

Jan 15, 2008

Abate by

Jan 22, 2008

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $4,900

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, and being struck by,
the metal plate
connected wood roof trusses that were subject to potential movement due to
the lack of
proper temporary bracing and inadequate attachment:
a. At the construction site of a single family residential house, located
at 916 San
Carlos Way, Kissimmee, Florida where a single truss collapse caused one
employee
to fall about 20 feet to the ground sustaining fatal injuries. The metal
plate connected
wood roof trusses were installed without bracing as required by BCSI 1-03
Guide to
Good Practice for Handling, Installing and Bracing of Metal Plate
Connected Wood
Trusses. The trusses were installed using wooden spacers and had
inadequate lateral
and diagonal bracing. The ends of the trusses were not secured to the
framing. Metal
brackets were used to support the truss ends, however, the trusses were
not secured
by having the ends nailed to the metal bracket. It was found that the
truss which
collapsed was not secured by nailing the ends to the metal support
brackets and had
one spacer attach to the top chord.
One feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct these hazards is
to install roof
trusses in accordance the recommendations of the Wood Truss Council of
America and the
Truss Plate Institute's recommendations which are contained in BCSI 1-03,
Guide to Good
Practice for Handling, Installing and Bracing Metal Plate Connected Wood
Trusses. The
truss manufacturer provides a copy of the BCSI 1-03 with the delivery of
the trusses. Assure
that during truss installation the ends are secured using adequate number
of
nails and that the
trusses are braced as required with lateral, diagonal and horizontal
bracing.

Issued

Jan 15, 2008

Abate by

Feb 17, 2008

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $4,900

Issued

Jan 15, 2008

Abate by

Jan 22, 2008

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500

Issued

Jan 15, 2008

Abate by

Jan 22, 2008

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $4,900

Issued

Jan 15, 2008

Abate by

Feb 2, 2008

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $4,900

Issued

Jan 15, 2008

Abate by

Feb 17, 2008