OSHA Inspection: LYNN S. NIELSEN CONSTRUCTION, INC

Issued

Sep 22, 2009

Abate by

Oct 2, 2009

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $375 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 was free from
recognized hazards that
were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to
employees in that
employees were exposed to struck by/caught between hazards from roof truss
collapse during
installation:
(a)  Willis Road Ward, Middleton, ID, on or about September 9, 2009, and
at times
prior thereto, the employer was single-picking approximately fifty (50)
scissor trusses
that were 42-feet wide.  Trusses were being lifted at the peak and
subjected them to
damage and failure during lifting and placing.  Failure of trusses exposed
employees
working at least 15 feet off the ground to struck by hazards.
ABATEMENT NOTE:  Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement
method to correct this hazard is to follow the Wood Truss Council of
America (WTCA) and
Truss Plate Institute (TPI) guidelines on roof truss erection in their
Guide to Good Practice
for Handling, Installing, Restraining & Bracing of Metal Plate Connected
Wood Trusses,
Building Component Safety Information BSCI-B1; MECHANICAL HOISTING
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SINGLE TRUSSES, 2008 Edition.
Note: Abatement certification IS required for this item.

Issued

Sep 22, 2009

Abate by

Oct 2, 2009

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $375 Reduced

Issued

Sep 22, 2009

Abate by

Oct 19, 2009

Issued

Sep 22, 2009

Abate by

Oct 19, 2009