COLUMBIA, MS ·
OSHA Inspection: PEDESCO, INC.
Fatality or catastrophe inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a fatality or catastrophe safety inspection of PEDESCO, INC. in 1337 HIGHWAY 98 WEST, COLUMBIA, MS 39429 (NAICS 238210). OSHA activity number 343826384.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- PEDESCO, INC.
- Site address
- 1337 HIGHWAY 98 WEST
- City
- COLUMBIA
- State
- MS
- ZIP
- 39429
- Mailing
- 2000 BYRON STREET, HATTIESBURG, MS 39402
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Fatality or catastrophe (M)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238210
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.416 A01
- Issued
- Aug 26, 2019
- Abate by
- Sep 4, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $13,260 · Current $8,600 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1): Employees were permitted to work in proximity to electric power circuits and were not protected against electric shock by de-energizing and grounding the circuits or effectively guarding the circuits by insulation or other means: (a) National Guard Armory 1337 Highway 98 West, Columbia, MS 39429 - On or about February 27, 2019 the employer did not ensure, by observation or instrumentation, that the Life Safety circuit was de-energized and grounded prior to permitting employee(s) to install light fixtures, exposing the employees to an electrical shock hazard while stripping insulation from wires and connecting circuits to fixture wires.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $8600
- · Z (S) $13260
1926.417 B
- Issued
- Aug 26, 2019
- Abate by
- Sep 4, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $3,789 · Current $2,450 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.417(b): Equipment or circuits that were de-energized were not rendered inoperative, and did not have tags attached at all points where such equipment or circuits could be energized: (a) National Guard Armory 1337 Highway 98 West, Columbia, MS 39429 - On or about February 27, 2019 the employer did not ensure circuit #28 was rendered inoperative and had a warning tags in places where the circuits could be energized, while an employee stripped circuit wires and connected light fixtures to the circuit, exposing employee to an electrical shock hazard.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2450
- · Z (S) $3789
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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 343826384.
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