Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126122118 - Cal-Trans

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 126122118

Report ID: 0950644

Date Opened: 08/18/1997

Site Address:
Cal-Trans
60 West-Bound,Nogales Exit
Walnut, CA 91789

Mailing Address:
21420 E. Golden Springs Dr., Walnut, CA 91789

Union Status: Union

SIC:9621

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/08/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/08/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362266116

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170896419

Event: 08/15/1997

Employee's hand lacerated on barbed wire fence

At approximately 9:00 a.m. on August 15, 1997, Employee #1, age 19, was using loppers to trim branches near a highway off-ramp. He was holding onto the top of a fence with his right hand and was cutting branches with his left hand. As he was moving, his right hand became caught on the barbed wire fence and he suffered a severe laceration between his thumb and index finger. He was treated at La Brea Community Hospital for two days.

Keywords: STRUCK AGAINST, CAUGHT BY, LACERATION, HAND, TREE TRIMMING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126122118			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Laborers, except construction

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