Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125905521 - Cal Trans

Inspection Information - Office: Santa Ana District Office

Inspection Nr: 125905521

Report ID: 0950631

Date Opened: 04/09/1997

Site Address:
Cal Trans
2501 Pullman St
Santa Ana, CA 92705

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:0782

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: StateGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/12/1997

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/14/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362227696

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201140233

Event: 03/10/1997

Employee's hand lacerated by chain saw

At approximately 10:00 a.m. on March 10, 1997, Employee #1 and five coworkers, of Cal Trans, were trimming bushes on the side of a freeway near an exit ramp. Their assigned tasks included shredding of cut branches in a chipper. One branch was too big to fit in the chipper and had to be cut into smaller pieces first. To accomplish this, Employee #1 held the branch while a coworker tried to cut it with a chain saw. The chain saw kicked back and jumped, striking Employee #1's right hand. She sustained a laceration across the palm of her right hand and was treated at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, CA.

Keywords: KICK BACK, PORTABLE POWER TOOL, CHAIN SAW, WORK RULES, LACERATION, HAND, TREE TRIMMING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125905521			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

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