OSHA Inspection: ARICON GROUP CORP

Issued

Mar 23, 2009

Abate by

Mar 27, 2009

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,125 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 the metal plate
connected wood roof
trusses that were subject to potential movement due to the lack of proper
temporary bracing:
a) Graystar at Cypress Creek, Lutz - Building 2 - Two employees were
exposed to a
fall of 16 feet and two employees were exposed to a fall of 31 feet during
the
installation of roof trusses due to the lack of temporary bracing. The
lack of the
temporary bracing could cause the roof trusses to collapse. The following
factors
could contribute to a truss collapse:
1. Top Chord Temporary Diagonal Bracing was non-existent; 2. Bottom Chord
Temporary Lateral Bracing was non-existent; 3. Bottom Chord Temporary
Diagonal
Bracing was non-existent; and 4. Web Member Plane Bracing(Lateral and
Diagonal/Temporary and Permanent) was non-existent.
Among one feasible and acceptable method of abatement is to install and
handle the
roof trusses in accordance with the Building Component Safety Information,
Guide to
Good Practice for Handling, Installing, Restraining and Bracing of Metal
Plate
Connected Wood Trusses.d

Issued

Mar 23, 2009

Abate by

Mar 26, 2009

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,125 Reduced