Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: ELECTRIC

North Carolina General Statute 95-129(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of North Carolina: The employer did not furnish each of his employees conditions of employment and a place of employment free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to electrical hazards while occupying a temporary labor camp: a) Two temporary labor camps comprised of three sleeping buildings, two bathroom facilities, and a kitchen area located at 746 Maple Swamp Road and a one story house located at 740 Maple Swamp Road in Tarboro, NC-- A total of 43 migrant farm workers were occupying a temporary labor camps where the following electrical hazards existed: Ungrounded window air conditioning unit in the front sleeping building at 746 Maple Swamp Road. Unit was missing the ground pin. At 746 Maple Swamp Road, electrical outlets in the cinder block bathroom facility and in the screened in eating area were not sufficiently covered. In both cases water sources were within six feet of the electrical deficiency. At 746 Maple Swamp Road two non functioning GFCI receptacles in the cinder block bathroom facility. The breaker box located on the front of the last sleeping building at 746 Maple Swamp Road was missing the protective cover and several of the knock outs had been removed, leaving the box exposed. Two outlets in the kitchen area at 746 Maple Swamp Road were missing knock outs, leaving live wires exposed. At 740 Maple Swamp Road the refrigerator was not grounded. Abatement Notice: One feasible and acceptable means of abatement is to have a licensed electrician wire these buildings in accordance with the National Electric Code and local building code requirements.