MOBILE, AL ·
OSHA Inspection: SIMS METAL MANAGEMENT
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of SIMS METAL MANAGEMENT in 1360 CONCEPTION STREET RD., MOBILE, AL 36610 (NAICS 423930). OSHA activity number 339458903.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- 1360 CONCEPTION STREET RD.
- City
- MOBILE
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 36610
- Mailing
- 304 W BANKHEAD ST. ATTN: SHEC DEPARTMENT, NEW ALBANY, MS 38652
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 423930
- Employees
- 1500
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.22 A01
- Issued
- Feb 20, 2014
- Abate by
- Mar 4, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,550 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms or service rooms were not kept clean and orderly or in a sanitary condition. a) On or about 6 November, 2013 and times prior at the SGM Platform: The employer exposed employees to trip/fall hazards in that the employer failed to provide a clean and orderly area around SGM stairway. b) On or about 6 November, 2013 and times prior at the Shredder Line: The employer exposed employees to trip/fall hazards in that the employer failed to provide a clean and orderly area around the shredder line stairway.
Recent events (3)
- · J (O) $0
- · C (S) $2550
- · Z (S) $2550
1910.24 F
- Issued
- Feb 20, 2014
- Abate by
- Mar 6, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.24(f): Rise height and tread width were not uniform throughout any flight of stairs including any foundation structure used as one or more treads of the stairs: a) On or about 6 November, 2013 and times prior at the SGM Platform: The employer exposed employees to trip/fall hazards in that the employer failed to provide uniformly spaced stairs. b) On or about 6 November, 2013 and times prior at the Shredder line: The employer exposed employees to trip/fall hazards in that the employer failed to provide uniformly spaced stairs.
Recent events (3)
- · J (O) $0
- · C (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.23 C01
- Issued
- Feb 20, 2014
- Abate by
- Feb 28, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $3,400 · Current $3,400
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent) and toeboards: a) On or about 6 November, 2013 and times prior at the DNF building, The employer exposed employees to fall hazards in that the employer did not provide a midrail on a platform 7' 3" above the ground.
Recent events (3)
- · J (O) $3400
- · C (S) $3400
- · Z (S) $3400
1910.180 C02
- Issued
- Feb 20, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $3,613 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.180(c)(2): The cab(s) of truck crane(s) were not provided with a load rating chart with clearly legible letters and figures, which was easily visible to the operator while seated at the control. a) The yard: The employer exposed employees to struck-by/crush-by hazards in that the safe working load chart was not provided to employees while moving loads.
Recent events (3)
- · J (S) $0
- · C (S) $3613
- · Z (S) $3613
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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 339458903.
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