What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Alcastco, Inc. at 9180 San Fernando Rd., Sun Valley (Los Angeles County) on Dec 4, 2001. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 47 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 14 citations (5 serious) and proposed $40,925 in penalties; the current total is $30,600. 14 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 1 citation was deleted on appeal and is not counted. The case closed on Dec 12, 2006. The employer has 3 other inspections on its California record.
Citations
Each citation names the rule, its classification and the penalty as proposed and as it stands now.
Issued Mar 20, 2002. Proposed $375, current $375. Contested Jun 7, 2002, final order Dec 4, 2002. Abatement due Apr 1, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Mar 20, 2002. Proposed $375, current $375. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jun 7, 2002, final order Dec 4, 2002. Abatement due Apr 22, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Mar 20, 2002. Proposed $375, current $185. 1 workers exposed. Contested Apr 2, 2002, final order Dec 4, 2002. Abatement due Mar 28, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Mar 20, 2002. Proposed $185, current $185. 2 instances. 1 workers exposed. Contested Apr 2, 2002, final order Dec 4, 2002. Abatement due Apr 8, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Mar 20, 2002. Proposed $185, current $185. 1 workers exposed. Contested Apr 2, 2002, final order Dec 4, 2002. Abatement due Apr 22, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Mar 20, 2002. Proposed $185, current $185. 1 workers exposed. Contested Apr 2, 2002, final order Dec 4, 2002. Abatement due Apr 22, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Mar 20, 2002. Proposed $185, current $185. 1 workers exposed. Contested Apr 2, 2002, final order Dec 4, 2002. Abatement due Apr 22, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Mar 21, 2002. Proposed $185, current $185. 1 workers exposed. Contested Apr 2, 2002, final order Dec 4, 2002. Abatement due Apr 23, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Mar 21, 2002. Proposed $375, current $280. 6 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Apr 2, 2002, final order Dec 4, 2002. Abatement due Apr 23, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Mar 21, 2002. Proposed $3,375, current $3,375. 1 workers exposed. Contested Apr 2, 2002, final order Dec 4, 2002. Abatement due Apr 2, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Mar 21, 2002. Proposed $3,375, current $3,375. 2 workers exposed. Contested Apr 2, 2002, final order Dec 4, 2002. Abatement due Mar 22, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Mar 21, 2002. Proposed $25,000, current $18,000. 1 workers exposed. Contested Apr 2, 2002, final order Dec 4, 2002. Abatement due Mar 29, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Mar 21, 2002. Proposed $3,375, current $3,375. 6 instances. 3 workers exposed. Contested Apr 2, 2002, final order Dec 4, 2002. Abatement due Mar 22, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Mar 21, 2002. Proposed $3,375, current $335. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Apr 2, 2002, final order Dec 4, 2002. Abatement due Mar 22, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Mar 20, 2002. Proposed $375, current $0. 2 instances. Contested Jun 7, 2002, final order Dec 4, 2002. Abatement due Apr 1, 2002. Read the rule.
The accident
Keywords: amputated,lockout,crushed,arm,die casting machine 1 hospitalized
Your rights
If you worked at this site, the inspection file is a public record once the case closes; request it from the Cal/OSHA district office with activity number 126185586. A worker who reported the hazard, the injury or the inspection and was then fired, demoted or cut has a retaliation claim under Labor Code 6310, one year to file with the Labor Commissioner and longer to sue. Injuries themselves go through workers' compensation. Free, confidential review: (800) 371-3088.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, inspection 126185586, checked Nov 1, 2026. How to read a record. Back to the safety tracker.
About this data: Records come from the U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement datasets (inspection, violation, accident and accident injury tables), which carry Cal/OSHA's state-plan inspections alongside federal ones. We load every inspection of a California worksite opened since January 1, 2000 and refresh it weekly. Employer names, addresses and industry codes are as the inspecting office recorded them; similar names are grouped where they clearly refer to the same employer. A citation can be reduced, vacated or withdrawn on appeal, and an inspection can stay open for months, so a record can change. Penalties shown as "current" reflect the latest status in the federal file. This page is public information about the employer's regulatory record, not legal advice and not a statement that any person was harmed or any law broken beyond what the record states.