Inspection Detail

Inspection: 123228702 - Metal Management Inc. Northeast

Inspection Information - Office: Bridgeport Area Office

Inspection Nr: 123228702

Report ID: 0111500

Date Opened: 04/10/2001

Site Address:
Metal Management Inc. Northeast
234 Universal Drive
North Haven, CT 06473

Mailing Address:
Foot Of Hawkins Rd/P.O. Box 5158, Newark, NJ 07105

Union Status: Union

SIC:3341

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Complaint

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/07/2001

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/02/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Complaint	202995882	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,500
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	06/22/2001	06/30/2001	$3,500	$3,500	$0	07/03/2001	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201521127

Event: 04/04/2001

Employee injured when beam flipped, causing a fall

Employee #1 was torch cutting a 40-foot by 5-foot wide I-beam down its length. After completing this cut, he stood on the beam and cut a flange that was holding the two pieces together. When the flange was cut, one side of the beam flipped upwards, causing Employee #1 to fall to the ground. Employee #1 struck his head on the ground, contusing his spinal cord, and leaving him paralyzed from the shoulders down. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: HEAD, PARALYSIS, STEEL BEAM, SPINE, FALL, CONTUSION, CUTTING AND BURNING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123228702			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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