Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1556215.015 - Dynacast, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Santa Ana District Office

Inspection Nr: 1556215.015

Report ID: 0950631

Date Opened: 10/04/2021

Site Address:
Dynacast, Llc
25952 Commercentre Drive
Lake Forest, CA 92630

Mailing Address:
25952 Commercentre Drive, Lake Forest, CA 92630

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 333514/ Special Die and Tool, Die Set, Jig, and Fixture Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/02/2022

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/08/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1819802
Inspection	1556223	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$22,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$22,500
Current Penalty	$9,560	$0	$0	$1,060	$0	$10,620
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	4202(A)	03/04/2022		$1,060	$11,250	$0	04/04/2022	O - Administrative Law Judge Order
2.	02001	Serious	4206(A)	03/04/2022		$9,560	$11,250	$0	04/04/2022	O - Administrative Law Judge Order

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 144059.015

Event: 09/08/2021

Employee punctures, cuts finger when caught in leak test mac

At 2:15 a.m. on September 8, 2021, an employee was working as a temporary employee at an aluminum components die casting manufacturer. The employee was employed by a staffing agency and was working as a packer at the site. The employee was calibrating a APTIV Model #9242099 Leak Testing Machine prior to testing the actual parts. As a packer, she was assigned to conduct a leak test of each individual component. The leak test machine requires calibration at the beginning of the shift. The employee put the rabbit (testing piece) into the machine and pressed the reset button. She then immediately pressed the cycle start (palm buttons) and the machine cycled. She then reached into the machine and the clamp attached to the pneumatic cylinders caught her left index finger. A coworker, who was her supervisor was on the floor, did not witness the accident. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization for a puncture wound and laceration to the finger.

Keywords: Aluminum Processing, Catch Point, Clamp, Finger, Hand, Inspecting, Inspection, Laceration, Machine Guarding, Manufacturing, Metal, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Pneumatic cylinder, Pneumatic equipment, Production Line, Puncture, Puncture Wound, Reaching In, Staffing Agency, Struck By, Temporary, Temporary Employment Agency, Temporary Worker, Unsafe Position

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1556215.015	32	F	Non Hospitalized injury		Compressing and compacting machine operators

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