Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310097407 - Sims Metal Management

Inspection Information - Office: Foster City District Office

Inspection Nr: 310097407

Report ID: 0950613

Date Opened: 03/23/2010

Site Address:
Sims Metal Management
699 Seaport Blvd.
Redwood City, CA 94063

Mailing Address:
699 Seaport Blvd., Redwood City, CA 94063

Union Status: Union

SIC:5093

NAICS: 423930/Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/18/2010

Emphasis: L:Arrastim

Case Closed: 06/03/2010

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101134492

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$300	$0	$300
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$300	$0	$300
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	Other	3210 A	05/18/2010	06/20/2010	$300	$300	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201127461

Event: 02/20/2010

Employee Fractures Foot When Struck by Piece of Metal

At approximately 7:40 a.m. on February 20, 2010, Employee #1 was removing stainless steel pieces from a conveyor and placing them into a hopper. While he was working at the picking station, the shredder stopped. He was informed that a piece of metal was stuck in the shredder and everything had to be stopped. While waiting on the platform for the shredder to start up again, a piece of metal struck his left foot. His foot was fractured and he was transported to Stanford Hospital, where he was hospitalized for three days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SCRAP METAL, CONVEYOR, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, FOOT, HOPPER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310097407			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Graders and sorters, except agricultural

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