OSHA Inspection: DAVID SIMMONS CONSTRUCTION

Issued

2010-12-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2010-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2700.00 · Current $2700.00

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 the hazards of being struck by
the unplanned collapse of 36 wooden trusses:
a/  At the job site, 36 wooden trusses with a 6:12 slope were kept in
place by a single beam running along the
length of the peak.  Each truss was composed of yellow pine and measured
approximately 28 feet wide.  No
other means of temporary bracing was in place to prevent these trusses
from collapsing.
One method of abatement to correct this apparent hazard is to install
lateral bracing every eight feet along the
top chord and diagonal bracing every 20 feet as required by the BCSI-B2,
Summary Sheet, Truss Plate
Institute.
DISCLAIMER:
a/  The employer is not limited to the abatement method(s) suggested by
OSHA.
b/  The employer is responsible for selecting and implementing an
effective abatement method.
ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT VERIFICATION ARE REQUIRED FOR THIS
VIOLATION.

Issued

2010-12-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-02-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2160.00 · Current $2160.00

Issued

2010-12-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-02-02 00:00:00

Issued

2010-12-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2010-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2160.00 · Current $2160.00

Issued

2010-12-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2010-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2160.00 · Current $2160.00

Issued

2010-12-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2010-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3780.00 · Current $3780.00