Service drop connected to breaker to power the main panel

[dfossier (Daniel Fossier)]

I’m a apprentice inspector an ran across a panel yesterday and it had no main disconnect and it had the service drop supply connected to a 100 amp in line breaker to power the panel i thought this was an improper set up and looking for some feed back it also had the ground rod connected to the ground bus bar not the ground lug.

[kramm (Kenneth A. Ramm)]

Any photos?
Go to your control panel and put were you are from so others may help you better.

[cevans (Chuck Evans, CMI)]

Back fed breaker is OK but the breaker is required to be secured to the bus (usually a screw). I would comment on the GEC (looks like they cut it too short). I don’t think they’re supposed to have crimped on connectors, but not positive based on the photo.

Back-Fed Devices. Plug-in-type overcurrent protection
devices or plug-in type main lug assemblies that are
backfed and used to terminate field-installed ungrounded
supply conductors shall be secured in place by an additional
fastener that requires other than a pull to release the
device from the mounting means on the panel.

Permitted Methods. Grounding conductors and bonding
jumpers shall be connected by one of the following
means:
(1) Listed pressure connectors
(2) Terminal bars
(3) Pressure connectors listed as grounding and bonding
equipment
(4) Exothermic welding process
(5) Machine screw-type fasteners that engage not less than
two threads or are secured with a nut
(6) Thread-forming machine screws that engage not less
than two threads in the enclosure
(7) Connections that are part of a listed assembly
(8) Other listed means

Depends what falls under “other listed means”

[rmeier2 (Robert Meier)]

Looks like a mess. Is this outdoors? If so the NM cable cannot be in a raceway. The GEC termination (lug) looks improper. The GEC is supposed to terminate on the neutral bus which is apparently does.

[mbrooke (Martin Brooke)]

Call out to an electrician One side of the neutral buss isn’t even bonded to the other, differing breakers, no main hold down kit, improper GEC attachment, the list goes on.