Inspection: 311263362 - Arcelor Mittal Indiana Harbor West

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana
Nr: 311263362Report ID:0551800Open Date: 03/24/2008
Arcelor Mittal Indiana Harbor West
3001 Dickey Road
East Chicago, IN 46312		 Union Status: Union
SIC: 3312/Steel Works, Blast Furnaces (Including Coke Ovens), and Rolling Mills
NAICS: 331111/Iron and Steel Mills
Inspection Type:Accident
Scope:CompleteAdvanced Notice:N
Ownership:Private
Safety/Health:SafetyClose Conference:04/16/2008
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing Close Case:06/10/2008
Related Activity:TypeIDSafetyHealth
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Violation Summary
Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 2



2
Current Violations 1

1
2
Initial Penalty 5950



5950
Current Penalty 2975

1000
3975
FTA Amount






Violation Items
# ID Type Standard Issuance Abate Curr$ Init$ Fta$ Contest LastEvent
  1. 01001 Other 19100147 C01 04/29/2008 06/16/2008 $1000 $2975 $0 I - Informal Settlement
  2. 01002 Serious 19100147 D05 I 04/29/2008 06/16/2008 $2975 $2975 $0 -

Accident Investigation Summary
Summary Nr: 200996825Event: 03/24/2008Employee Is Crushed By Falling Joist
At approximately 10:30 a.m. on March 24, 2008, Employee #1 was a rigger. He was wrapping a 0.5-in. wire rope sling around joists that a crane would lift into position. The steel joists were approximately 48 ft long and weighed approximately 500 lbs. Employee #1 rigged a joist with the wire rope sling to a hook on shackles above the headache ball and then to a hook below the headache ball on the Grove crane. The crane operator had lifted the joist approximately 15 ft when the wire rope sling came off the top hook. Employee # 1 was killed when he was crushed by the falling joist. The top hook was not used in a manner to not side load the hook or to ensure the load was not carried by the latch of the hook.
Keywords: joist, rigging, struck by, crushed, falling object, wire rope, sling, crane, hoist, unsecured
Inspection Degree Nature Occupation
1 311263362 Fatality Amputation Occupation not reported