Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125904672 - S C Yamamoto Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Santa Ana District Office

Inspection Nr: 125904672

Report ID: 0950631

Date Opened: 05/03/1996

Site Address:
S C Yamamoto Inc
Alicia Pky & Costeau
Laguna Hills, CA 92653

Mailing Address:
2001 Emery Ave, La Habra, CA 90631

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0783

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/03/1996

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/15/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362219784
Accident	362223679

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170587729

Event: 04/22/1996

Employee's leg amputated in stump grinder

Employee #1, a landscape laborer, was operating a tree stump grinder on a level grassy area. The wheel drive cable linkage, which also controls the deadman switch and the brake for the drive wheels, broke. The grinding lugs were still turning and Employee #1 tried to move around the grinder to turn it off. He slipped and the lugs caught his leg above the ankle, amputating it.

Keywords: GRINDER, ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, SLIP, BROKEN CABLE, CAUGHT BY, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125904672			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

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