Accident: 119948016 - Injured In Fall While Framing House

At approximately 7:00 a.m. on December 1, 2000, Employee #1 was framing a residence when he fell 9 ft 6 in., sustaining a fractured right arm and lacerated liver. Employee #1 was transported by paramedics to JFK Memorial Hospital, where he was hospitalized for five days.

laceration, carpenter, fracture, arm, liver, fall, construction

Accident: 119947984 - Injured When Struck By Flying Steel Piece

At approximately 5:15 p.m. on October 24, 2000, Employee #1, a hammer helper, was working in the foundry shop. He was forging and processing a steel ingot when he was struck by a flying piece of steel and sustained a serious neck laceration. Employee #1 was transported by paramedics to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, where he was hospitalized for five days.

neck, laceration, struck by, flying object

Accident: 119947968 - Hand Lacerated In Circular Saw

At approximately 12:00 noon on September 28, 2000, Employee #1, a carpenter employed by Labor Connection, was framing an addition to a private residence. He was using a Skilsaw to cut a 2-by-4 when he lacerated his left hand. Employee #1 refused transportation by paramedics and drove himself to the Big Bear Community Hospital. He was treated and subsequently transferred to Loma Linda University Medical Center, where he underwent tendon repair and was hospitalized for two days.

carpenter, laceration, hand, portable power tool, struck against, saw, circular saw

Accident: 120277397 - Wrist Lacerated Against Edge Of Sheet Metal

On May 2, 2000, Employee #1, a regular worker at a company that fabricated and installed sheet metal, and a coworker were removing a large piece of sheet metal plating from a storage area that had numerous pieces of sheet metal stacked together. As they pulled on the sheet metal, it started to move and then became stuck. Employee #1's right hand was moving forward and, when the sheet become stuck, he could not stop his hand's forward movement. It slipped off the piece they were trying to move and struck the sharp edge of another piece of sheet metal that was stacked in the area. He sustained a severe wrist laceration. Paramedics were called, and Employee #1 was transported to Grossmount Hospital, where he spent two days. He is expected to return to full duty.

construction, sheet metal, hand, struck against, wrist, laceration, stuck, manual mat handling

Accident: 125890723 - Employee'S Fingers Lacerated In Hopper/Picker

At approximately 10:00 a.m. on April 19, 2000, Employee #1 was unclogging a hopper/picker. The machine caught his left hand, severely lacerating three of his fingers. Employee #1 was transported to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, where he underwent surgery and was hospitalized for two to three days.

laceration, finger, hopper, work rules, hand, clogged, lockout, caught by