Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200712768 - Employee Is Killed by Molten Steel

Accident Summary Nr: 200712768 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 03/10/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308650654	03/10/2006	3312	331111	Chaparral Steel Midlothian L.P.

Abstract: On March 10, 2006, Employee #1 was working at the furnace in the melt shop, where molten steel was getting ready to be tapped. The furnace was tilted forward to begin tapping, when a hydraulic hose on a tilt cylinder failed, causing the furnace to tilt back. Employee #1 was killed, when molten steel came out the slag door, overfilled the slag pot and an explosion occurred.

Keywords: BURN, FURNACE, STEEL, HYDRAULIC CYLINDER, EXPLOSION, MOLTEN METAL, MELTING FURNACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308650654			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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