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OSHA Inspection: METROPOLITAN GLASS

Referral inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of METROPOLITAN GLASS in 6400 FRANKLIN STREET, DENVER, CO 80229 (NAICS 238150). OSHA activity number 341306157.

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Establishment
METROPOLITAN GLASS
Site address
6400 FRANKLIN STREET
City
DENVER
State
CO
ZIP
80229
Mailing
6400 FRANKLIN STREET, DENVER, CO 80229
Inspection type
Referral (C)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
A
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
238150
Employees
35
Ownership type
A

1 citation on file for this inspection.

1910.176 B

Other-than-serious 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Jun 15, 2016
Abate by
Jul 12, 2016
Penalty
Initial $3,500 · Current $3,500
29 CFR 1910.176(b): Storage of material created a hazard:    a)  Metropolitan Glass at 6400 Franklin Street, Denver, CO 80229:  On or before 3/7/16, the employer did not ensure that vertical glass panes were stored in a safe and secure manner.  Employees were handling eight vertical glass panes, each measuring 47 3/4 inches high x 121 3/8 inches wide, that were shipped in one wooden crate.  Two employees manually moved the glass panes, one at a time, from the vertical wooden crate to an adjacent rack.  A third employee was attaching a suction cup near the middle of a glass pane that was on this adjacent rack.  A fourth employee, working with an arm in a cast, was standing to the side of the wooden crate to support the remaining vertical glass panes.  These  remaining glass panes tipped over and struck the third employee.  The glass shattered, causing lacerations and a fracture.  Employees were exposed to struck-by hazards caused by the unsafe handling of the glass panes on the wooden crate.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $3500
  • — Z (S) $3500

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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 341306157.

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