TUPELO, MS ·
OSHA Inspection: SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY in 420 WEST MAIN STREET, TUPELO, MS 38801 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 100347871.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY
- Site address
- 420 WEST MAIN STREET
- City
- TUPELO
- State
- MS
- ZIP
- 38801
- Mailing
- P. O. BOX 749, TUPELO, MS 38801
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Union (A)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 4822
- Employees
- 296
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- May 12, 1986
- Abate by
- Jun 16, 1986
- Penalty
- Initial $300 · Current $300
General-duty citation text
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: 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: a) Exposed to the hazard of falling 10 to 25 feet from ladders made slippery from "jelly" when aerial splices on composite filled cable were performed at a state highway 6 workside on March 27, 1986. Among other methods, two feasible and acceptable abatement methods to correct this hazard are to perform splices on composite filled cable: 1) from vehicle mounted elevating and rotating work platforms equipped with body belt and lanyard attached to the boom or basket; or 2) from the ground below eye level.
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 100347871.
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