Inspection Detail

Inspection: 313164881 - H Wayne Lewis Inc Dba Amber Steel Company

Inspection Information - Office: Santa Ana District Office

Inspection Nr: 313164881

Report ID: 0950631

Date Opened: 04/22/2010

Site Address:
H Wayne Lewis Inc Dba Amber Steel Company
29400 Block Of Oso Pkwy
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688

Mailing Address:
312 S Willow Ave, Rialto, CA 92377

Union Status: Union

SIC:1791

NAICS: 238120/Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/19/2010

Emphasis: L:Arrastim

Case Closed: 10/19/2010

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102589900

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202552063

Event: 03/29/2010

Employee's Thumb Is Crushed by Rebar, Is Later Amputated

On March 29, 2010, Employee #1 was installing a prefabricated wall of a pumping station, when a bundle of rebar being lowered caught on the wall. To release the catch, Employee #1 cut a wire holding a horizontal member, which sprang out and smashed his thumb against the bundle. The crushing injury required amputation of approximately 0.5 inches of the left thumb tip. The Division was notified by employer on March 29, 2010 that a serious injury had occurred earlier that day.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, INSTALLING, REBAR, CAUGHT BY, THUMB, CRUSHED, PUMPING STATION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313164881			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation Not Listed

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