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North Carolina General Statute 95-129(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of North Carolina: The employer did not furnish 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 struck by hazards: a)job site - where employee(s) installing siding operated a Hitachi pneumatic nail gun (NT65M2, maximum air pressure 100 PSI) with the air pressure set at 124 PSI. Abatement note: One feasible and acceptable abatement method, among others, to correct this hazard is limit air pressure to the rated pressure of the Hitachi pneumatic nail gun (100 PSI). Reference: ANSI/ISANTA SNT-101-1983; American National Standard for power tools - heavy-duty, portable, compressed-air-actuated, fastener driving tools- safety requirements for, Section 10: Tool Installation Instructions. Hitachi pneumatic nail gun instructions manual.tions