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Pegasus Tower Co.: OSHA inspections and violations

Starkville, Mississippi · Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction · NAICS 237130

1inspections
4citation items
$140,720current penalties
Nov 16, 2019last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Pegasus Tower Co. in Mississippi one time.

It opened on Nov 16, 2019 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Starkville and is still open.

In all, OSHA issued 4 citation items: 2 serious, 1 willful and 1 other-than-serious.

The penalties, $140,720 in total, stand where OSHA first set them.

Among construction employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,080 penalty. Pegasus Tower Co. averages $140,720 across 1 cited inspection.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Pegasus Tower Co.: OSHA citation items per year, 2019 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344466255 OPENED NOV 16, 2019Open

Fatality or catastrophe · Complete · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Open

11345 Highway 12 West, Starkville, MS 39759 · Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Nov 16, 2019 (fatal): Employee is killed in fall from cell tower

At 4:30 p.m. on November 16, 2019, Employee #1 was working on a communication tower, during a construction project. Employee #1 worked on attaching sections, four and five of the tower, located approximately 80 to 90 feet above ground. While Employee #1 bolted the sections together, on one of the three legs of the tower, he accidentally fell, a distance of 80-90 feet, from the tower to the ground. Employee #1 then sustained numerous fatal injuries and was killed. and was killed.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause
 Serious$1,735$1,735May 14, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.104(b) · Safety belts, lifelines, and lanyards
 Serious$4,048$4,048May 14, 2020Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.105(a) · Safety nets
 Willful$134,937$134,937May 14, 2020Final
Citation 3, item 1
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2) · Construction safety training
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 14, 2020Final

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1926.104 · Safety belts, lifelines, and lanyards

29 CFR 1926.104(b)

(b) Lifelines shall be secured above the point of operation to an anchorage or structural member capable of supporting a minimum dead weight of 5,400 pounds.

29 CFR 1926.105 · Safety nets

29 CFR 1926.105(a)

(a) Safety nets shall be provided when workplaces are more than 25 feet above the ground or water surface, or other surfaces where the use of ladders, scaffolds, catch platforms, temporary floors, safety lines, or safety belts is impractical.

29 CFR 1926.21 · Construction safety training

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2)

(2) The employer shall instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

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