Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 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 CAUSING OR LIKELY TO CAUSE DEATH OR SERIOUS PHYSICAL HARM TO EMPLOYEES IN THAT EMPLOYEES WERE EXPOSED TO: A) AT THE FACILITY, TRUSS LABOR EMPLOYEES WERE NOT PROVIDED ADEQUATE TRAINING IN THE OPERATION AND USE OF THE PORTABLE HAND HELD COIL-FED PNEUMATIC NAIL GUNS, BOSTITCH-MODELS N55 AND N80, AND THE DUO-FAST. BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF ADEQUATE TRAINING ON AFORE MENTIONED TOOLS, EMPLOYEES HAS BEEN EXPOSED TO THE HAZARDS OF BEING STRUCK BY RICHOCHETING NAILS AND/OR COIL HOLDING WIRES. EMPLOYEES HAVE RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES FROM THESE TOOLS WHICH HAVE REQUIRED SURGERY, LOST WORK DAYS, AND RESTRICTED WORK ACTIVITIES. UNSAFE CONDITIONS AND/OR ACTS OBSERVED WERE: 1) EMPLOYEES WERE NOT TRAINED TO RECOGNIZE AND AVOID USING UNSAFE AND UNGUARDED TOOLS; 2) EMPLOYEE USING NAILER IN LIEU OF A HAMMER; 3) WHEN USED IN THE AFORE MENTIONED MANNER, THE GUN WOULD BE DIRECTED AT EITHER THE OPERATOR OR THE CO-WORKERS, AND COULD BE SUBJECTED TO MIS-FIRING; 4) WHEN TACKING, THE EMPLOYEES "FAST PACE" ACTION DOES NOT ASSURE THE PROPER ANGLE OF THE CONTACT ARM TO THE SURFACE, THUS PROPER PENETRATION OF THE NAIL MAY NOT OCCUR AND IT RICOCHETS OUT THE BARRELL; 5) ALL MANUFACTURER'S WARNING LABELS WERE REMOVED.