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Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
Inspection Nr: 311678015
Citation: 01002
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: X
Initial Penalty: $1,400.00
Current Penalty: $840.00
Issuance Date: 04/09/2008
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 5
Abatement Date: 04/28/2008
Gravity: 05
Report ID: 0316400
Contest Date:
Final Order:
Related Event Code (REC):
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| Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 05/27/2008 | $840.00 | 04/28/2008 | Serious | |
| Penalty | Z: Issued | 04/09/2008 | $1,400.00 | 04/28/2008 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002 Hazard: STRUCK BY
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 likely to cause death or serious physical harm to the employees in that employees were exposed to struck by/caught between hazards and resulting blunt force trauma injuries from roof truss collapse: a.Lot 18 Calvert Circle, McCauley Crossing Subdivision - Employees were installing sheathing on trusses that had been erected on the residential home. The trusses erected, were not installed in accordance with BCSI 1-03 in that temporary horizontal and diagonal bracing was not installed along the top cord web member and/or continually across the interior chord, as determined on 03/11/08. NOTE: Among other methods, one or more feasible and acceptable methods of abatement to correct this hazard would be to follow the manufacturer's recommendations on roof truss erection or the BSCI 1-03 issued by the Wood Truss Council of America and Truss Plate Institute.