Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126490671 - Rucker Builders

Inspection Information - Office: Sc Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation

Inspection Nr: 126490671

Report ID: 0454510

Date Opened: 10/14/1996

Site Address:
Rucker Builders
1321 Salem Church Road
Ballentine, SC 29002

Mailing Address:
251 Daniel Lane, Gaston, SC 29053

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1751

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/14/1996

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/19/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362629859

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
Current Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	03001	Serious	10012 A	12/03/1996	12/06/1996	$1,500	$1,500	$0	12/27/1996	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170571806

Event: 10/09/1996

Employee bruised when struck by falling trusses

Employee #1 was installing trusses on a church extension. The winds were out of the west at 18 mph, with gusts between 23 and 28 mph. One truss fell and struck another, creating a domino effect. Employee #1 leaped to get out of the way and was struck by one of the falling trusses. He sustained some bruises, but was not hospitalized. The trusses were being installed with very little bracing. While some top chord lateral bracing was provided, there was no top chord diagonal bracing, no bottom chord lateral bracing, no bottom chord diagonal bracing, no initial cross bracing, and no initial lateral interconnecting ground bracing. These should have been provided in accordance with the Truss Plate Institute's HIB-91 manufacturer recommendations.

Keywords: TRUSS, INSTALLING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, BRACING, FALLING OBJECT, CONTUSION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126490671			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Supervisors; carpenters and related workers

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