Surface Active Agent Manufacturing

NarrativeAt either 10:35 a.m. or p.m. on January 2, 2014, an employee was working as a sanitation worker at a poultry farm in Compton, CA. The employee had been sent by a temporary employment agency to work there. He had been employed by either the agency or the farm since December 26, 2013. At the time of the incident, the employee was cleaning Kettle Number 6. To perform this task, the employee was instructed by a coworker to hose down the exterior portion of the kettle. For an undetermined reason, the employee climbed up a step ladder and reached inside the kettle. He may have inadvertently activated the kettle, as his right arm was pulled into the kettle's moving agitator. He sustained multiple fractures in his right arm. He was taken to St. Francis Medical Center, where he was treated for his injuries. The causal factor was that the employee placed his hand on an unguarded portion of the mixer while the machine was running. His direct supervisor, a second coworker, seemed not to have been involved. At approximately 1:15 p.m. on January 3, 2014, a representative from Select Staffing reported the accident to a Cal/OSHA district office.

NarrativeAt approximately 1:25 p.m. on December 7, 2013, Employee #1, a HVAC maintenance mechanic of Aerotek, was assigned to perform maintenance on an HVAC system. The employee was lubricating and checking the belts for wear and tear. Employee #1 was using a rag to wipe down the cover of the HVAC system to determine if this was the correct unit listed on the work order. He then removed the cover on the HVAC system to locate any wear and tear, as it was not visible from the outside of the unit. As the employee bent over to place the cover on the ground with his right hand, his left hand that was still holding the rag became entangled in the rotating shaft of the HVAC unit. Employee #1 was taken to Marina Del Rey Hospital by Emergency Medical Service paramedics, where he was treated for an amputation of his left index finger.