Inspection Detail

Inspection: 314866302 - Pacific Die Casting Corp

Inspection Information - Office: Los Angeles District Office

Inspection Nr: 314866302

Report ID: 0950641

Date Opened: 10/31/2013

Site Address:
Pacific Die Casting Corp
6155 S. Eastern Ave.
Commerce, CA 90040

Mailing Address:
6155 S. Eastern Ave., Commerce, CA 90040

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3363

NAICS: 331521/Aluminum Die-Casting Foundries

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/20/2014

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/23/2018

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102765815

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$20,250	$0	$0	$160	$0	$20,410
Current Penalty	$16,200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$16,200
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 G02 A	03/26/2014	04/25/2014	$0	$160	$0	04/03/2014	F - Formal Settlement
2.	02001	Serious	3314 D	03/26/2014	04/02/2014	$16,200	$20,250	$0	04/03/2014	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202546248

Event: 09/30/2013

Workers Fingers Injured When Pinched Between Plate and Bolt

At approximately 9:30 a.m. on September 30, 2013, Employee #1, a 45-year-old male, machine operator with Pacific Die Casting Corp. was setting up a die on the Trim Press. As Employee #1 was tightening the bolt to the upper die shoe it moved up and smashed his right hand between the bolt on top of the upper die shoe and the top frame of the Trim Press. Employee #1 suffered a fracture to his right thumb and right index finger and a laceration to his right thumb. Employee #1 was taken to LAC-USC Medical Center where he underwent surgery to push the muscle tissue located below his right thumb back in and was hospitalized for two nights. The cause of the incident was a failure to de-energize or disconnect the machine from its source of power, or take other actions which would have effectively prevented it from inadvertent start-up or release of stored energy during setting-up operations. The Employer was an aluminum die caster.

Keywords: DIE, PRESS BRAKE, FINGER, MACHINE OPERATOR, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, LACERATION, NIP POINT, PRESS OPERATOR, PRESS

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314866302			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c.

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