Abstract: At approximately 6:25 a.m. on September 5, 1998, Employee #1 was using a forklift to remove a large molten metal ladle from the furnace area in the melting department for repair elsewhere. With the load in front of him and partially obscuring his path of travel, Employee #1 took a left turn at the bag house and entered a passageway in which an automated overhead crane was transporting ladles filled with molten metal to the pouring department. As he entered the passageway, the load on his forklift struck a full ladle of molten metal, which spilled out onto the forklift. Employee #1 suffered massive burns and ran from the area with his clothes on fire. A coworker responded by soaking his own shirt in water and applying it to him to extinguish the flames. Employee #1 was transported by helicopter to the regional burn center, where he died on September 24, 1998, as a result of his burns.