Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300783107 - La County Sanitation

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 300783107

Report ID: 0950642

Date Opened: 09/15/2003

Site Address:
La County Sanitation
5926 Sheila St
Commerce, CA 90040

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:4911

NAICS: 221122/Electric Power Distribution

Inspection Type: Unprog Rel

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/06/2004

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/06/2004

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101054633

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201057874

Event: 07/09/2003

Employee amputates finger betwee cable and hoist drum

At approximately 11:20 a.m. on July 8, 2003, Employee #1 of La County Sanitation was conducting quarterly preventative maintenance service to a clamshell monorail one-ton crane lift hoist. He was visually communicating via hand signals with a coworker, a power plant assistant with the Los Angeles County Refuse to-Energy Commerce Facility, who was in the control room. During the wire rope inspection phase, the cable of the crane was going in an upward direction. At the same time, the inspector would feel for cable defects while wearing his leather gloves. Employee #1's glove and right index finger inadvertently got caught between the cable and the hoist drum which resulted in the amputation of his right second middle finger. He was hospitalized at the Beverly Hospital and treated for the amputation.

Keywords: DRUM HOIST, AMPUTATED, FINGER, CRANE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300783107			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Production inspectors, checkers and examiners

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