Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: FALLING

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) The hazard of a collapsing roof truss system which had been erected, thus exposing employees to falling trusses and/or falling from collapsing trusses, on or about February 9, 1987, at the addition to the Latin American Baptist Church, such roof truss system not having been adequately braced relative to the amount, size and location(s) of braces to prevent collapse. One feasible and acceptable method of abatement, among others would be the installation of the trusses in accordance with the recommendations of BWT-76, "Bracing Wood Trusses", prepared by the Truss Plate Institute.