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A work-connected injury causes an amputation. How should it be treated for Cal/OSHA reporting analysis?

Correct Answer

A) As a serious injury.

Title 8 Section 330 includes amputation in the serious injury or illness definition.

Answer Options
A
As a serious injury.
B
As first aid only in every case.
C
Continue work and write a safety memo later where a work-connected injury causes an amputation, instead of using the required control before the task continues.
D
Use worker caution or a warning sign where a work-connected injury causes an amputation, instead of removing the hazard before work continues.

Why This Is the Correct Answer

Title 8 Section 330 includes amputation in the serious injury or illness definition.

Why the Other Options Are Wrong

Option B: As first aid only in every case.

As first aid only in every case. may relate to another site control, but it does not remove or guard the serious injury definition exposure being tested.

Option C: Continue work and write a safety memo later where a work-connected injury causes an amputation, instead of using the required control before the task continues.

Continue work and write a safety memo later where a work-connected injury causes an amputation, instead of using the required control before the task continues. may relate to another site control, but it does not remove or guard the serious injury definition exposure being tested.

Option D: Use worker caution or a warning sign where a work-connected injury causes an amputation, instead of removing the hazard before work continues.

Use worker caution or a warning sign where a work-connected injury causes an amputation, instead of removing the hazard before work continues. may relate to another site control, but it does not remove or guard the serious injury definition exposure being tested.

Memory Technique

If Classifying Jobsite can still reach the worker, the control is decoration.

Reference Hint

Study anchor (closed-book): memorize Serious injury definition from Cal/OSHA Title 8 Sections 330 and 342; CSLB Law and Business Study. / Title 8 Section 330 serious injury definition; know the rule or calculation trigger without relying on exam-room lookup.

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