JERSEY CITY, NJ ·
OSHA Inspection: SIMS METAL MANAGEMENT
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of SIMS METAL MANAGEMENT in 1 LINDEN AVENUE EAST, JERSEY CITY, NJ 07305 (NAICS 423930). OSHA activity number 335810594.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- 1 LINDEN AVENUE EAST
- City
- JERSEY CITY
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 07305
- Mailing
- 1 LINDEN AVENUE EAST, JERSEY CITY, NJ 07305
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 423930
- Employees
- 247
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Feb 14, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $5,250 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 employees from crushing hazards: a) Rail Yard Employees working as ground personnel conducting railcar movements were exposed to crushing hazards from moving railcars. Violation occurred on or about 8/17/2012.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $5250
- · Z (S) $7000
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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 335810594.
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