Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 006 Hazard: ELECTRIC

North Carolina General Statue 95-129(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of North Carolina: The employer did not furnish to each of his employees condition of 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)Migrants exposed to live electrical wires, the refrigerator in camp does not have a proper path to ground resulting in migrants exposure to electricity during routine acts such as food preparation. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method of abatement to correct this hazard is to correctly install new electrical cords on refrigerator with three prong grounding type plug. Employer should conduct weekly inspection to ensure proper electrical maintenance in camp.enance