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OSHA Injury Report: Sims Metal Management - Richmond, CA

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at Sims Metal Management - Richmond, CA in Richmond, CA 94804 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was truck Driver in scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers.

Establishment
Sims Metal Management - Richmond, CA
Parent company
Sims Metal Management
Street
600 S. 4th Street
City
Richmond
State
CA
ZIP
94804
On-site location
Yard
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
39

Opening roll off box doors to dump the load

Our driver opened a roll of box that was pressurized. Once the safety pin was removed the S[REDACTED] locking bar was forced open just as the door opened striking the driver in the face.

Chipped Tooth Cut laceration to Mouth

Locking mechanism on right hand side of the box

Chipped Tooth Cut laceration to Mouth caused by Locking mechanism on right hand side of the box

Job description
Truck Driver
SOC code
53-3033 — Light Truck Drivers
NAICS code
423930 — Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
69
Total hours worked
157743
EIN
943053218
Establishment ID
578565
Employer case #
IN-2023083
Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
14:00:00.000
Submitted
09JAN24:00:01:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.