Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 95012901
Inspection Nr: 309512523
Citation: 01001
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 06/21/2006 X
Initial Penalty: $525.00
Current Penalty: $525.00
Issuance Date: 06/16/2006
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 7
Related Event Code (REC): A
Gravity:
Report ID: 0453720
Contest Date:
Final Order:
Emphasis:
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: FALLING
North Carolina General Statute 95-129(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of North Carolina: The employer did not furnish to each of his employees conditions of employment and a place of employment free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to falls due to the collapse of a two story wood frame house: a)jobsite - on January 31, 2006, two employees were injured in the collapse of the two story wood frame house located at 1844 Buxton Way, Burlington, NC. The house was not built to state building code standards in that exterior sheathing was not applied from the ground up and corners of the house on the front had not been properly braced. (Reference 2000 International Residential Code enforced in North Carolina, R602.10, Sections R602.10.1, R602.10.3 and R602.10.6.) Among other methods, feasible and acceptable abatement methods to correct this hazard are: 1-Build multi story structures to building codes from ground up and 2-Apply exterior sheathing from ground up. 3-Properly brace corners per the state building code.
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