OSHA Inspection: AARON BUILDERS LLC.

Issued

Jul 30, 2019

Abate by

Aug 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,282 · Current $6,497 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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  .

Issued

Jul 30, 2019

Abate by

Aug 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,282 · Current $6,497 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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  .

Issued

Jul 30, 2019

Abate by

Aug 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,282 · Current $6,497 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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.

Issued

Jul 30, 2019

Abate by

Aug 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

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.

Issued

Jul 30, 2019

Abate by

Aug 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $6,630 · Current $4,641 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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.