REDWOOD CITY, CA ·
OSHA Inspection: SIMS METAL MANAGEMENT
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of SIMS METAL MANAGEMENT in M/V NEMTAS-2 BERTH#3, REDWOOD CITY, CA 94063 (NAICS 488320). OSHA activity number 335725404.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- SIMS METAL MANAGEMENT
- Site address
- M/V NEMTAS-2 BERTH#3
- City
- REDWOOD CITY
- State
- CA
- ZIP
- 94063
- Mailing
- 699 SEAPOINT BLVD., REDWOOD CITY, CA 94063
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Union (A)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 488320
- Employees
- 52
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1918.22 E
- Issued
- Nov 26, 2012
- Abate by
- Dec 17, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $3,000 · Current $3,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1918.22(e): The employer did not provide a net or other suitable protection where the gangway overhung the water so that there was danger of employees falling between the ship and the dock. a) M/V NEMTAS-2, portside accomodation ladder: The employer did not provide a net or other protection when there was danger of an employee falling between the ship and the dock. There was a three foot gap between the dock and the ladder which was not covered by the net.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $3000
- · Z (S) $3000
1918.22 F
- Issued
- Nov 26, 2012
- Abate by
- Dec 17, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1918.22(f): The space between the foot of the gangway and the apron was more than 1 foot (0.30m), and was not bridged by a firm walkway equipped with a hand rail (with a minimum height of approximately 33 inches (0.84m)) with midrails on both sides: a) M/V NEMTAS-2, portside accommodation ladder: The space between the dock and the gangway was more than one foot and the employer did not provide firm walkway equipped with a handrail with a minimum height of approximately 33 inches in height with midrails on both sides. There was a three foot gap between the dock and the ladder which exposed the employee to a fall into the water.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1918.97 D01
- Issued
- Nov 26, 2012
- Abate by
- Dec 17, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $3,000 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1918.97(d)(1): For each vessel being worked, there was not at least one Stokes basket stretcher, or its equivalent, available to be permanently equipped with bridles for attachment to the hoisting gear: a) M/V NEMTAS-2, portside main deck: An employee was working onboard the vessel and the employer did not have a Stokes basket stretcher, or its equivalent, available to be permanently equipped with bridles for attachment to the hoisting gear. .
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (S) $3000
1918.100 A
- Issued
- Nov 26, 2012
- Abate by
- Dec 13, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1918.100(a): An employer did not develop or implement an emergency action plan: a) M/V NEMTAS-2, portside main deck: An employee was working onboard the vessel and the employer had not developed an emergency action plan that covers actions the employer and employees must take to ensure employee safety from fire or other emergencies.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (O) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 335725404.
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