Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001A 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 possible blunt injuries and being sgruck by falling objects: a) On site: Employees engaged in setting wood trusses on a new building under construction were exposed to the hazards associated with truss collapse due to the removal of truss bracing, on or about June 20, 2005. Note: Feasible means of abatement that can be used to correct this include: Installing the trusses in accordance with guidance provided by the Wood Truss Council of America and Truss Plate Institute, Building Component Safety Information, BCSI-1-03, "Guide to Good Practice For Handling, Installing and Bracing of Metal Plate Connected Wood Trusses, published Oct 1, 2003, effective 01/01/04 which states: "Temporary erection bracing must be applied to three planes of the roof system to ensure stability: Plane 1) Top Chord (sheathing), Plane 2) Bottom Chord (ceiling plane), and Plane 3) Web Member plane vertical plane perpendicular to trusses." For trusses longer than 60 feet, "consult a Registered Professional Engineer to calculate the ground brace locations and top chord bracing."