Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126054634 - La City Public Works - Street Maintenance

Inspection Information - Office: Los Angeles District Office

Inspection Nr: 126054634

Report ID: 0950641

Date Opened: 02/20/1998

Site Address:
La City Public Works - Street Maintenance
3633 W. 59th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90043

Mailing Address:
600 S. Spring St., 10th Flr., Los Angeles, CA 90014

Union Status: Union

SIC:0783

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/23/1998

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/16/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362563751
Accident	362564312
Accident	362564379

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	14305 D01	06/23/1998	07/14/1998	$0	$0	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	3203 A04	06/23/1998	06/26/1998	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201160561

Event: 02/01/1998

EMPLOYEE'S THUMB CRUSHED BETWEEN MACHINE CONTROL BOXES

At about 9:00 a.m. on February 1, 1998, Employee #1 was grinding a tree stump with a stump grinding machine. The machine controls were on a movable control box at the end of an electric cable attached to the machine. The machine failed to operate properly during the stump grinding operation. Employee #1 placed the machine control box on the machine's platform next to a fined-in-place hydraulic override system. He accidentally hit a switch which rotated a section of the platform. The platform pushed the machine control box closer to the hydraulic override system, and crushed his right thumb between the machine control box and the hydraulic override system. He was treated for his injuries and released from the hospital.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TREE STUMPING, THUMB, CRUSHED, LACERATION, GRINDING MACHINE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126054634			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Forestry workers, except logging

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