Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170391403 - Two employees killed, one injured in molten steel spill

Accident Summary Nr: 170391403 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 07/18/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125402040	07/21/1997	3316	0	Inland Steel Company

Abstract: At approximately 9:30 a.m. on July 18, 1997, Employees #1 and #2 were attaching an automatic poring device to ladle #21 when molten steel spilled, engulfing them and creating a fireball in which they died. Employee #3 was injured while trying to extinguish the flames on one of his coworkers. A subsequent investigation was unable to determine the root cause of the ladle excursion. The amount of free board--the distance between the molten steel and the top of the ladle--was examined, as was the appropriateness of the protective clothing being worn by Employees #1 and #2.

Keywords: BURN, PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, POURING, LADLE, FIRE, MOLTEN METAL, SPILL, MACHINE--MISC

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125402040	Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's
2	125402040	Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's
3	125402040	Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.