Since 2000, OSHA inspectors have visited California Die Casting in California 4 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Aug 3, 2023 as a planned inspection, in Ontario.
In all, OSHA issued 14 citation items: 1 serious and 13 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $19,980; today they stand at $3,050, 85% less.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. California Die Casting averages $550 across 1 cited inspection.
California Die Casting also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
California · latest 90 days of OSHA records
1,111employers cited
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Incident on Oct 9, 2000: Employee amputates four fingers operating a trimming press
At approximately 6:00 p.m. on October 23, 2000, Employee #1 was operating a trim ming press, KPT-16, Serial Number 198-A7/00, to trim round parts. He was using t wo hand controls and had trimmed 70 to 80 parts. He was cleaning the table with his left hand and as he tried to reach a part with his right hand and the machin e cycled. His hand was crushed between the ram and the table. He stated that he did not pull the safety bars. He received an amputation of his left thumb, index , middle and ring finger and was hospitalized.
Citation and rule
Type
Proposed
Current
Issued
Status
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 342 A
Other-than-serious
$275
$200
Apr 4, 2001
Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 3576 A
Other-than-serious
$135
$100
Apr 4, 2001
Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 4203 A
Other-than-serious
$275
$0
Apr 4, 2001
Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 4206 A
Other-than-serious
$14,400
$200
Apr 4, 2001
Final
Injury and illness logs
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Ontario site logged 5 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 50 workers: 10.3 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 5.4 for its industry.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
California Die Casting, Inc.
Ontario · 2025
50
5
0
10.3
5.4
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.
