Westminster School District: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Aug 3, 2017: Employee falls from ladder and fractures elbow and dislocate

At 12:00 p.m. on August 3, 2017, Employee #1, a lead custodian for an elementary school, was removing a 25-30 pound speaker from the wall, about 117 inches (9 feet 9 inches) off of the floor, while standing on a six-foot portable A-frame ladder. The employee was standing on a step of the ladder that was 46 inches from the floor. Employee #1 handed the speaker to his coworker, who was standing next to the ladder. The employee then began to descend the ladder, and believes that his left foot slipped, and he fell on the right side of his body. Employee #1 fractured his left elbow and dislocated his left shoulder. The employee was hospitalized for less than two days but a future surgery would need to be performed.

Incident on Jan 9, 2012: Employee fractures legs in fall on ground

On January 9, 2012, an employee, a teachers' aide of the Westminster School Dist rict, was attempting to deescalate the temperament of a kindergarten student, wh en suddenly the student spun away causing the employee to sustain a serious inju ry to her left lower leg. The Orange County Fire Authority responded and transpo rted the employee to the Huntington Beach Hospital, where she was admitted for s urgery on fractured legs. The employee was discharged from the hospital on Janua ry 12, 2012.