PROVIDENCE, RI —
OSHA Inspection: SIMS METAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of SIMS METAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED in 242 ALLENS AVE, PROVIDENCE, RI 02905 (NAICS 336611). OSHA activity number 335081980.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- SIMS METAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- Site address
- 242 ALLENS AVE
- City
- PROVIDENCE
- State
- RI
- ZIP
- 02905
- Mailing
- 242 ALLENS AVE, PROVIDENCE, RI 02905
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 336611
- Employees
- 35
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $3400.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees in that employees were exposed to the hazards of being struck by materials being handled with a hoist being operated with a control actuator whose controls were not adequately marked to indicate the direction of resultant motion: (a) Machine shop: The control actuator of the Budget 1/2 ton hoist was not marked to indicate the direction of resultant motion of the individual controls, on or about 6-7-12.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $3400
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $4250.00 · Current $3000.00 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Machine guarding was not provided to protect operator(s) and other employees from hazard(s) created by rotating parts: (a) Machine shop: The rotating chuck of the Schaerer and Lodge & Shipley lathes were not provided with an adequate guard or guarding device, on or about 6-7-12.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3000
- — Z (S) $4250
1910.303 F02
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $2550.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2): Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident: (a) Machine shop: The circuit breakers of the 240 / 120 volt electrical load center were not legibly marked to indicate their purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident, on or about 6-7-12.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $2550
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 335081980.