OSHA Inspection: FIELDS & MUELLER, INC.

Issued

Feb 25, 2008

Abate by

Mar 13, 2008

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $900 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:
a/ Employees were setting wooden trusses without installing temporary
bracing and/or permanent
bracing to prevent the trusses from falling over or collapsing.
While ultimate responsibility for correcting the hazards rests with the
employer, given his/her
superior knowledge of the work place, feasible and acceptable methods of
abatement to correct
this hazard, among others are:
1.  To install and brace the trusses according to the BCSI 1-03 "Guide to
Good Practice
for Handling, Installing, and Bracing of Metal Plate Connected Wood
Trusses"
2.  To install and brace the trusses following truss department drawings
for installation
of permanent bracing and the guidelines of BCSI-B3 "Summary Sheet - Web
Member
Permanent Bracing/Web Reinforcement"
3.  To install and brace the trusses following the recommended practices
of the Wood
Truss Council of America and the Truss Plate Institute and either install
temporary
and/or permanent bracing.
4.  To install and brace the trusses following the specification contained
in the certified
drawings for the trusses provided for this job site by the truss
manufacturer.
ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED
FOR THIS VIOLATION.  The documentation should include written verification
of abatement,
applicable measurements or monitoring results, and photographs or videos
which you believe
will be helpful.  The abatement certification sheet is enclosed with the
citation(s).

Issued

Feb 25, 2008

Abate by

Feb 29, 2008

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500

Issued

Feb 25, 2008

Abate by

Feb 29, 2008

Issued

Feb 25, 2008

Abate by

Feb 29, 2008