K-0920
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
A Life Safety Code tag, recorded on the CMS fire safety survey report. These findings concern the building and the systems that protect the people in it.
5,350
Facilities cited
In the last three years
7,656
Individual citations
1,868
Cited more than once
At separate surveys
35%
Repeat rate
35% of the facilities cited on K-0920 have been cited on it again at a later survey. A finding that recurs at the next survey is usually a gap in the routine that produces the record, not a new fault — the same inspection is missed, or completed and not documented in a form the surveyor accepts.
Where it is cited
| State | Facilities cited |
|---|---|
| CA | 905 |
| OH | 457 |
| MO | 290 |
| IN | 283 |
| IL | 281 |
| KS | 262 |
| FL | 221 |
| PA | 216 |
| MI | 204 |
| NY | 204 |
Description as published by CMS. Recorded on CMS Form 2786R.