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OSHA Injury Report: Sims Metal Management - Richmond, CA

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Sims Metal Management - Richmond, CA in 600 S. 4th Street, Richmond, CA 94804 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was truck Driver in scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Sims Metal Management - Richmond, CA
Parent company
Sims Metal Management
Street
600 S. 4th Street
City
Richmond
State
CA
ZIP
94804
On-site location
Yard

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
39

Before the incident

Opening roll off box doors to dump the load

What happened

Our driver opened a roll of box that was pressurized. Once the safety pin was removed the S[REDACTED] locking bar was forced open just as the door opened striking the driver in the face.

Injury or illness

Chipped Tooth Cut laceration to Mouth

Object or substance involved

Locking mechanism on right hand side of the box

Summary line

Chipped Tooth Cut laceration to Mouth caused by Locking mechanism on right hand side of the box

Employee and industry

Job description
Truck Driver
SOC code
53-3033 — Light Truck Drivers
NAICS code
423930 — Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
69
Total hours worked
157743
EIN
943053218
Establishment ID
578565
Employer case #
IN-2023083

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
14:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
09JAN24:00:01:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.