Incident on Jun 21, 2018: Employee amputates finger when caught between railing of des
At 5:45 a.m. on June 21, 2018, an employee and coworker were on a scissor lift (JLG 2630S, Serial Number ES26N-052) installing drywall. The scissor lift, operated by the coworker, was next to three electrical conduit lines that were not connected to power. As the coworker attempted to lower the scissor lift platform to continue work, the employee reached out and to physically move one of the conduit lines that were blocking the scissor lifts movement. As the employee kept the conduit out of the way with his hand, the coworker continued to lower the scissor lift. The employee was unable to react quickly enough to move his hand out of the way of the descending platform and his left middle finger was caught between the scissor lift rail and the conduit. As a result, the employee's left middle finger was pinched between the two objects and amputated. The employee was hospitalized.
Citation and rule
Type
Proposed
Current
Issued
Status
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 3646(B)
Other-than-serious
$550
$0
Nov 6, 2018
Final
Injury and illness logs
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2021, the Inglewood site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 15 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.3 for its industry.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Westpacc, Inc.
Inglewood · 2021
15
0
0
0.0
2.3
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
Other drywall and insulation contractors employers in California
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