OSHA Inspection: BEVERIDGE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

Issued

2011-09-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-10-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4620.00 · Current $4620.00

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 fall and struck by hazards due to truss collapse:
Employees were exposed to fall and struck-by hazards on June 15, 2011 when
several wood
trusses collapsed under the load imposed by stacked plywood being set on
unbraced trushes,
resulting in an employee falling approximately 13.9 feet.
Among others, methods to correct the hazards include, but are not limited
to:
a)Installation of temporary lateral and diagonal bracing at the top and
bottom of installed
trusses as outlined in the Building Component Safety Information (BCSI)
Guide For
Handling, Installing, Restraining and Bracing of Trusses, published and
jointly produced
by the Structural Building Components Association, Wood Truss Council of
America
and
the Truss Plate Institute.
b)Ensuring that the maximum loading of trusses under construction was not
exceeded, in
as outlined in the Building Component Safety Information (BCSI) Guide For
Handling,
Installing, Restraining and Bracing of Trusses, published and jointly
produced by the
Structural Building Components Association, Wood Truss Council of America
and the
Truss Plate Institute.

Issued

2011-09-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-10-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4620.00 · Current $4620.00