NEW YORK, NY —
OSHA Inspection: METROPOLITAN STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of METROPOLITAN STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC. in 1 WEST END AVE., NEW YORK, NY 10023 (NAICS 238120). OSHA activity number 341290898.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- METROPOLITAN STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Site address
- 1 WEST END AVE.
- City
- NEW YORK
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 10023
- Mailing
- 601 FRITZTOWN ROAD, SINKING SPRING, PA 19608
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238120
- Employees
- 8
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1926.502 D16 III
- Issued
- Jul 22, 2016
- Abate by
- Aug 1, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $4,900
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii): Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, were not rigged such that an employee could not free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m) nor contact any lower level: a) Site #5, 8th floor structural steel: Two employees used personal fall arrest systems while rimming bolt holes on structural steel beams. One employee lost balance and fell 14 feet 3 inches to the 7th floor partial deck. He was also exposed to falling 30 feet 2 inches to the 6th floor completed deck. The personal fall arrest systems were not rigged such that employees could not free fall more than 6 feet nor contact any lower level. On or about 02/25/16.
Recent events (1)
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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 341290898.
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