Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 134416.015 - Steel worker is burned when moisture gets into mold

Accident Summary Nr: 134416.015 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 03/19/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1522394.015	03/29/2021		331210	United States Steel Corporation

Abstract: At 11:10 a.m. on Friday, March 19, 2021, an employee was working for a firm that operated steel mills across the United States. He was at a mill that specialized in making tubular products. He was working on the cast floor. The UPA said that he was standing on a caster mold cover to insert a tundish fly connector bar. A later account said that he was placing a connecter into a mold. Some moisture got into the mold. The instant transition from water to steam caused pieces of molten steel to be thrown through the air. Some of the molten steel landed on the employee. The employee suffered burns to his legs, a heel, his hands, and the back of his head. He was hospitalized. The moisture that got into the mold caused the melted steel to pop and injure the employee.

Keywords: Burn, Casting, Casting Die, Flying Object, Foot, Hand, Head, Leg, Mill--Plant, Mold, Molten Metal, PPE, Skin, Steam, Steel Tube, Steel Worker, Struck By, Unsafe Position

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1522394.015	55	M	Hospitalized injury

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