Ladwp: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Oct 25, 2018: Worker washing hands suffers infection from metal shavings

At 3:30 p.m. on October 25, 2018, an employee was working for a metropolitan department of water and power. He was washing his hands in a washing facility rented by his employer. There were no paper towels, so the employee wiped his hands on his pants. When he wiped his hands, they were abraded by metal shavings that were on his pants. Over the next few days, the abrasions became infected. The employee was hospitalized for more than twenty-four hours for treatment. The metal shavings had cut through the skin.

Incident on Sep 13, 2017: Employee wrestles with stuck toolbox and crushes finger in w

At 3:35 p.m. on September 13, 2017, an employee was rolling back the tool box on the back of a flatbed truck while attempting to lock the tool box on the locking mechanism. The tool box wheel was stuck on the wheel track and the employee used some force to push the toolbox from where it was stuck on the track. The employee's left hands middle finger was crushed when the tool box latch and locking mechanism pinched it. The employee was hospitalized for four days and required surgery.

Incident on Feb 7, 2017: Employee falls 20 feet from utility pole and is injured

At 12:45 p.m. on February 7, 2017, an employee was leading a utility pole rescue class where students were practicing recusing a dummy prop. As the employee was tying the dummy prop to a pole utility pole, he fell approximately 20 feet. The employee sustained 9 broke vertebrae, 3 compressed discs in his neck, and nerve damage, which he was hospitalized and received treatment. The incident investigation revealed that although he was belted, his secondary lanyard failed to secure the rope, allowing it to pay out, resulting in the employee falling. resulting in the employee falling.