| Inspection Type |
Referral
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| Scope |
Partial
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| Safety/Health |
Safety
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| Close Conference |
2019-03-06
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| Case Closed |
2019-10-03
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Related Activity
| Type |
Referral |
| Activity Nr |
1430948 |
| Safety |
Yes |
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Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260020 B02 |
| Issuance Date |
2019-07-30 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2019-08-30 |
| Current Penalty |
6497.4 |
| Initial Penalty |
9282.0 |
| Final Order |
2019-08-15 |
| Nr Instances |
2 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain a safety program which provides for frequent and regular inspections of jobsites, materials, and equipment to be made by a competent person: On or about February 18, 2019, at 15701 Collins Avenue, Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, 33160, the employer failed to conduct frequent and regular inspections of tools brought to the workplace, to include, but not limited to, pneumatic air guns that had their sequential trip setting bypassed to operate at a contact trip setting, operated at an air pressure of 145 psi, and had permanent belt clips installed, thus exposing workers to being struck-by high velocity nails . |
|
| Citation ID |
01002 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260021 B02 |
| Issuance Date |
2019-07-30 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2019-08-30 |
| Current Penalty |
6497.4 |
| Initial Penalty |
9282.0 |
| Final Order |
2019-08-15 |
| Nr Instances |
2 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury: On or about February 18, 2019, at 15701 Collins Avenue, Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, 33160, the employer failed to instruct employees in the safe operation of pneumatic air guns, thus exposing workers to being struck-by high velocity nails . |
|
| Citation ID |
01003A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260300 A |
| Issuance Date |
2019-07-30 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2019-08-30 |
| Current Penalty |
6497.4 |
| Initial Penalty |
9282.0 |
| Final Order |
2019-08-15 |
| Nr Instances |
2 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Referral |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.300(a): Hand tool(s), power tool(s) or similar equipment were not maintained in a safe condition: On or about February 18, 2019, at 15701 Collins Avenue, Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, 33160, an employee was exposed to being struck-by a high-velocity nail when operating a PowRyte, pneumatic nail gun with air pressure at 145 psi; the tools sequential trip setting was bypassed to operate at a contact trip setting; and a permanent belt clip was screwed to the pneumatic gun, while conducting finish carpentry work at a high-rise building under construction. On or about February 18, 2019, at 15701 Collins Avenue, Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, 33160, an employee was exposed to being struck-by a high-velocity nail when operating a Central Pneumatic, nail gun, Serial number 362311719, with air pressure at 145 psi; the tools sequential trip setting was bypassed to operate at a contact trip setting; and a permanent belt clip was screwed to the pneumatic gun, while conducting finish carpentry work at a high-rise building under construction. |
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| Citation ID |
01003B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260302 B03 |
| Issuance Date |
2019-07-30 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2019-08-30 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2019-08-15 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Referral |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.302(b)(3): All pneumatically driven nailers, staplers, and other similar equipment provided with automatic fastener feed, which operate at more than 100 p.s.i. pressure at the tool did not have a safety device on the muzzle to prevent the tool from ejecting fasteners, unless the muzzle is in contact with the work surface: On or about February 18, 2019, at 15701 Collins Avenue, Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, 33160, an employee was exposed to being struck-by a high-velocity nail when operating a PowRyte, pneumatic nail gun with air pressure set at 145 psi and the guns sequential trip setting was bypassed to operate at a contact trip setting, while conducting finish carpentry work at a high-rise building under construction. On or about February 18, 2019, at 15701 Collins Avenue, Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, 33160, an employee was exposed to being struck-by a high-velocity nail when operating a Central Pneumatic, nail gun, Serial number 362311719, with air pressure set at 145 psi and the guns sequential trip setting was bypassed to operate at a contact trip setting, while conducting finish carpentry work at a high-rise building under construction. |
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| Citation ID |
02001 |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19040039 A02 |
| Issuance Date |
2019-07-30 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2019-08-30 |
| Current Penalty |
4641.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
6630.0 |
| Final Order |
2019-08-15 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Referral |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report within 24-hours a work-related incident resulting in in-patient hospitalization, amputation or the loss of an eye: On or about February 18, 2019, the employer did not report to OSHA an injury which required the hospitalization of an employee. NOTE: CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION. |
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