Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126185586 - Alcastco

Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys District Office

Inspection Nr: 126185586

Report ID: 0950643

Date Opened: 12/04/2001

Site Address:
Alcastco
9180 San Fernando Rd.
Sun Valley, CA 91352

Mailing Address:
7900 Clybourne, Sun Valley, CA 91352

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3646

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/21/2002

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/12/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362288581

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	5			10		15
Current Violations	5			9		14
Initial Penalty	$38,500	$0	$0	$2,800	$0	$41,300
Current Penalty	$28,460	$0	$0	$2,140	$0	$30,600
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	14301 A01	03/20/2002	04/01/2002	$375	$375	$0	06/07/2002	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	3203 B01	03/20/2002	04/01/2002	$0	$375	$0	06/07/2002	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
3.	01003	Other	3203 B02	03/20/2002	04/22/2002	$375	$375	$0	06/07/2002	F - Formal Settlement
4.	01004	Other	3664 A	03/20/2002	03/28/2002	$185	$375	$0	04/02/2002	F - Formal Settlement
5.	01005	Other	25000008 A	03/20/2002	04/08/2002	$185	$185	$0	04/02/2002	F - Formal Settlement
6.	01006	Other	4198 A	03/20/2002	04/22/2002	$185	$185	$0	04/02/2002	F - Formal Settlement
7.	01007	Other	3314 F	03/20/2002	04/22/2002	$185	$185	$0	04/02/2002	F - Formal Settlement
8.	01008	Other	3668 A01	03/20/2002	04/22/2002	$185	$185	$0	04/02/2002	F - Formal Settlement
9.	01009	Other	3328 A	03/21/2002	04/23/2002	$185	$185	$0	04/02/2002	F - Formal Settlement
10.	01010	Other	3308	03/21/2002	04/23/2002	$280	$375	$0	04/02/2002	F - Formal Settlement
11.	02001	Serious	4845 B	03/21/2002	04/02/2002	$3,375	$3,375	$0	04/02/2002	F - Formal Settlement
12.	03001	Serious	23950051 A	03/21/2002	03/22/2002	$3,375	$3,375	$0	04/02/2002	F - Formal Settlement
13.	04001	Serious	3314 A	03/21/2002	03/29/2002	$18,000	$25,000	$0	04/02/2002	F - Formal Settlement
14.	05001	Serious	3385 A	03/21/2002	03/22/2002	$3,375	$3,375	$0	04/02/2002	F - Formal Settlement
15.	06001	Serious	4838 A	03/21/2002	03/22/2002	$335	$3,375	$0	04/02/2002	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201113578

Event: 09/26/2001

Employee's arm crushed in die casting machine

On September 26, 2001, an employee of Alcastoo was placing a piece of "bailing wire" used as a shim between two moulds in a die-casting machine. While attempting to place the "shims" on one of the moulds, the ram closed moving the moulds together. The employee's arm was crushed between the two moulds. He was hospitalized for amputation.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, ARM, DIE CASTING MACHINE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126185586			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machine operators, not specified

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