PINOLA, MS ·
OSHA Inspection: BERRYHILL TOWER SERVICES, LLC DBA HANG EM HIGH
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of BERRYHILL TOWER SERVICES, LLC DBA HANG EM HIGH in HIGHWAY 28 & HIGHWAY 43, PINOLA, MS 39149 (NAICS 237130). OSHA activity number 308776848.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- BERRYHILL TOWER SERVICES, LLC DBA HANG EM HIGH
- Site address
- HIGHWAY 28 & HIGHWAY 43
- City
- PINOLA
- State
- MS
- ZIP
- 39149
- Mailing
- P. O. BOX 4, 215 POST OAK, COMFORT, TX 78013
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Accident-driven (A)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 237130
- SIC code (legacy)
- 1623
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Dec 20, 2007
- Abate by
- Dec 26, 2007
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $4,900
1926.503 A01
- Issued
- Dec 20, 2007
- Abate by
- Dec 26, 2007
- Penalty
- Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Dec 20, 2007
- Abate by
- Dec 26, 2007
- Penalty
- Initial $49,000 · Current $49,000
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 hazard of being struck by falling telecommunication tower components lifted using improper rigging: (a)Pinola Tower Site - On July 5, 2007 employees working on telecommunication tower were exposed to being struck by falling boom-gate (tower antenna mount) that was being elevated by a cat-head using a snatch block with a load hook that was connected to the top flange SW leg by a Karabiner. The Karabiner was designed for use with a personal fall arrest system was connected through a bolt hole on the flange. (b)Pinola Tower Site - On July 5, 2007 one of the slings used to lift tower boom- gate or tower antenna mount on July 5, 2007 was connected using a karabiner. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard is not use karabiner designed for use with a personal fall arrest system.
1904.39 A
- Issued
- Dec 20, 2007
- Abate by
- Dec 26, 2007
- Penalty
- Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 308776848.
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