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Violation Detail

Standard Cited: 95012901

Inspection Nr: 308784198

Citation: 02001

Citation Type: Serious

Abatement Status: X

Initial Penalty: $1,050.00

Current Penalty: $525.00

Issuance Date: 10/10/2005

Nr Instances: 1

Nr Exposed: 9

Abatement Date: 10/14/2005

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Report ID: 0453710

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**Penalty and Failure to Abate Event History**
Type	Latest Event	Event Date	Penalty	Abatement Due Date	Citation Type	Failure to Abate Inspection
Penalty	I: Informal Settlement	11/15/2005	$525.00	10/14/2005	Serious
Penalty	Z: Issued	10/10/2005	$1,050.00	10/14/2005	Serious

Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: STRUCK BY

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) operated a Hitachi pneumatic nail gun (Model NR 83A2) that had its air pressure set at 130 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 (120 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.]-actuated,

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