Inspection Detail

Inspection: 307186056 - Forest Plywood Sales Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 307186056

Report ID: 0950636

Date Opened: 09/18/2007

Site Address:
Forest Plywood Sales Inc
14711 Artesia Blvd
La Mirada, CA 90638

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5211

NAICS: 444190/Other Building Material Dealers

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/14/2008

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/14/2008

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101802981

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202474359

Event: 09/04/2007

Employee Amputates Finger Crushed by Lumber Cart

At approximately 7:35 a.m. on September 4, 2007, Employee #1, a full-time employee who had been employed for 2.5 months as a millworker in the production department at Forest Plywood Sales Inc., was manually moving the lumber cart in the production area. The size of cart was measured to be two feet high by five feet wide. According to the employer, Employee #1 was manually moving a lumber cart with some lumber pieces at high speed in the production area, when the cart tipped and crushed his right middle finger between the floor and cart. Employee #1 suffered a partial amputation to the tip of his right middle finger. He was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, PINNED, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CART

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307186056			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.

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