OSHA Inspection: TERRYMARK, INC.

Issued

2012-11-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6):     Grounding path. The path to ground from circuits, equipment, and enclosures shall be permanent and continuous.    a. Construction Site, 153 Turtle Creek Dr., Hattiesburg MS - On or about November 1, 2012 the grounding prong was missing from the power cord for a MAG 77, 15 AMP skill saw.

Issued

2012-11-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(a)(2)(ii)(J):     Extension cord sets used with portable electric tools and appliances shall be of three-wire type and shall be designed for hard or extra-hard usage. Flexible cords used with temporary and portable lights shall be designed for hard or extra-hard usage.  NOTE: The National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70, in Article 400, Table 400-4, lists various types of flexible cords, some of which are noted as being designed for hard or extra-hard usage. Examples of these types of flexible cords include hard service cord (types S, ST, SO, STO) and junior hard service cord (types SJ, SJO, SJT, SJTO).    a. Construction Site, 153 Turtle Creek Dr., Hattiesburg MS - on or about November 1, 2012 a common household type extension cord was used to power a MAG 77, 15 Amp skill saw.  The extension cord did not have a grounding prong hole on the female plug and the extension cord outer sheathing was not marked for junior hard service or hard service usage.

Issued

2012-11-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1360.00 · Current $500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v):     A body belt shall be worn and a lanyard attached to the boom or basket when working from an aerial lift.  Note to paragraph (b)(2)(v): As of January 1, 1998, subpart M of this part (1926.502(d)) provides that body belts are not acceptable as part of a personal fall arrest system. The use of a body belt in a tethering system or in a restraint system is acceptable and is regulated under 1926.502(e).    a. Construction site, 153 Turtle Creek Dr., Hattiesburg MS - On or about November 1, 2012 two employees were observed working from an aerial lift without wearing harnesses and having lanyards attached to aerial lift basket.

Issued

2012-11-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iii):     Splices. Flexible cords shall be used only in continuous lengths without splice or tap. Hard service flexible cords No. 12 or larger may be repaired if spliced so that the splice retains the insulation, outer sheath properties, and usage characteristics of the cord being spliced.    a. Construction site, 153 Turtle Creek Dr., Hattiesburg MS - On or about November 1, 2012The power cord for MAG 77, 15 Amp skill saw was spliced.  The splice was covered with electrical shrink wrap and black electrical tap.