The accident investigation below was opened on Wednesday, December 13th 2017 by OSHA representitives in Los Angeles, CA after learning of an incident at Ca Maintenance Company, Inc. which had occured on Tuesday, December 5th 2017. A 39 year old Laborer had been injured when the
Accident Date2017-12-05
Accident DegreeNon Hospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 7:50 a.m. on December 5, 2017, Employee #1 was operating a baler for a market. While the ram was ascending, Employee #1 stuck his right hand in to free a piece of cardboard that was stuck at the back of the baler and he used his left hand to steady himself by placing it on the front side of the ram. As the ram rose, his hand got stuck between the front side of the ram and the frame of the baler. Employee #1 sustained injuries on his left hand.