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A worker has an amputation injury connected to employment. What is the reporting classification?

Correct Answer

A) A serious injury requiring immediate report to Cal/OSHA.

Cal/OSHA serious-injury definitions include amputation, and serious injuries must be reported immediately.

Answer Options
A
A serious injury requiring immediate report to Cal/OSHA.
B
Address compliant excavation protection before entry.
C
Assess hazardous material risk.
D
At least quarterly.

Why This Is the Correct Answer

Cal/OSHA serious-injury definitions include amputation, and serious injuries must be reported immediately.

Why the Other Options Are Wrong

Option B: Address compliant excavation protection before entry.

Address compliant excavation protection before entry. may relate to another site control, but it does not remove or guard the serious injury reporting exposure being tested.

Option C: Assess hazardous material risk.

Assess hazardous material risk. may relate to another site control, but it does not remove or guard the serious injury reporting exposure being tested.

Option D: At least quarterly.

At least quarterly. may relate to another site control, but it does not remove or guard the serious injury reporting exposure being tested.

Memory Technique

Name the harm before the guard; address, compliant, excavation cannot stand in for Classifying Jobsite.

Reference Hint

Study anchor (closed-book): memorize Serious injury reporting from Cal/OSHA Title 8 Section 342 serious injury and illness reporting. / Title 8 Section 342 serious injury definition; know the rule or calculation trigger without relying on exam-room lookup.

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