Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126024611 - Superior Industries International - California, In

Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys District Office

Inspection Nr: 126024611

Report ID: 0950643

Date Opened: 01/20/2000

Site Address:
Superior Industries International - California, In
7800 Woodley Ave.
Van Nuys, CA 91406

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3462

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/05/2000

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/07/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362502924

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$450	$0	$450
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$450	$0	$450
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	3314 A	06/06/2000	06/09/2000	$450	$450	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201112448

Event: 12/08/1999

Employee's finger amputated by a casting machine

At about 4:30 a.m. on December 8, 1999, a serious injury accident occurred at Superior Industries International, Inc. in Van Nuys, CA in the metal wheel casting department. During a production cycle a casting machine produces one wheel rim at a time. Employee #1, the operator, reached into the area between the lower mold and the upper platen to adjust a clevis pin which regularly moves. This procedure is normally done with a metal safety extension on the pin to avoid reaching into the machine danger point. As the machine continued its auto cycle, Employee #1's left first finger was pinched. The injury resulted in the partial amputation of the finger. He was not hospitalized.

Keywords: WHEEL, AMPUTATED, FINGER, CASTING, NIP POINT, MOLD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126024611			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Molding and casting machine operators

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