Cement Cutting Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Jan 5, 2018: Employee's hand is entangled in drill and fingertips are cut

At 9:30 a.m. on January 5, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a company specializing in cutting concrete, was drilling holes in a customer's marble block. The marble measured approximately 3 feet long by 2 feet wide by 10 inches thick. As Employee #1 used a DTA core drill with adapter bit, his left hand's safety glove became entangled and his fingers were pulled around the rotating drill bit. Employee #1 shut off the power, but the rotating bit did not immediately stop, and Employee #1 sustained lacerations to his fingertips. His supervisor transported Employee #1 to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated. Employee #1 required surgery, including partial amputation of his middle finger. his middle finger.

Incident on Dec 28, 2010: Employee fractures back falling from ladder

At approximately 1:12 p.m. on December 28, 2010, Employee #1 and Employee #2 rem oved drywall on the second floor of a construction site in San Diego, CA. Both e mployees worked next to each other on 8 ft. ladders, and stood on the fourth run g from the bottom making cuts into the drywall. The area being cut was approxima tely 4 ft. wide by 3 ft. high. Employee #2 warned Employee #1 that the cut drywa ll would swing out towards him. The cut piece of drywall swung off the wall and hit Employee #1's ladder. The ladder fell from underneath him. Employee #1 fell approximately 4 ft. to the ground and landed on his back. Employee #1 sustained an L1 compression fracture of the back. Employee #1 was taken to Sharp Memorial Hospital in Kearny Mesa by ambulance. Employee #1 spent three days in the hospit al receiving several diagnosis (MRI and CATSCAN) and pain medication. Employee # 1 was a full time demolition laborer. Cement Cutting, Inc. was a demolition cont ractor working in the San Diego County area.

Incident on Sep 23, 2008: Employee is struck by falling concrete, suffers injuries

At approximately 1:55 p.m. on September 23, 2008, Employee #1, a cement cutter, was working at an industrial building where a single doorway was being installed in an exterior wall leading to the electrical room. Employee #1's job that day was to cut a 5-ft by 7-ft hole in a 6-in. concrete and steel rebar exterior wall . The General Contractor helped Employee #1 set up the cut, and then left while Employee #1 continued with the work alone. Employee #1 did not secure or brace t he wall while he was cutting. Employee #1 was making his final cut on the top ri ght corner with the bottom cut wedged on both sides, when the wall gave way and toppled. Employee #1 was trapped between the wall and the ground. Employee #1 su ffered a broken pelvis and internal injuries, and was hospitalized for more than 3 months.

Incident on Jul 23, 2008: Employee drops drill motor on hand, sustains fracture

At 3:30 p.m. on July 23, 2008, Employee #1 was core drilling 3-in. holes in vari ous locations on a vertical wall. After he drilled the last hole on the wall, he dismounted off of a 6-ft portable ladder, from which he had been working. He wa s getting ready to lower the core-drilling motor (weighing approximately 30 lbs. ) to the ground when he slipped on conduit and lost his balance. The employee fe ll with the core-drilling motor landing on his right hand. He sustained crushing injuries to his right index finger, including a fracture. He drove himself to a clinic and was transferred to a hospital, where he was hospitalized for 3 days and underwent surgery.