Text For Citation: 03 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 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 the hazard of being struck by bullets and fragments during firearm testing: a)indoor firing range, while conducting test firing of handguns (particularly customer returns) employees were exposed to ricocheting bullets, fragments, and back splatter. The design of the existing backstop, bullet trap, and rubber curtains did not capture all the bullets and occasionally the bullets and fragments traveled back in the range, toward the shooter. b)indoor firing range, steel baffles installed around lighting fixtures did not contain soft wood to prevent ricochets and black splatter. NOTE: Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to abate this hazard is to: 1-Modify or replace the existing back stop and bullet trap with a designed/engineered system to decelerate the bullet, minimize disintegration, and capture the bullets and fragments. 2-Cover baffles with soft wood. References for abatement assistance include, but not limited to: 1-The National Rifle Association (NRA) Range Source Book. 2-U.S. Department of Energy Office of Health, Safety and Security, "Range Design Criteria". 3-National Institute of Building Sciences- Whole Building Design Guide, "Firing Range".