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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 107930992 - Elgin Joliet & Eastern Railroad
Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor
Site Address:
Elgin Joliet & Eastern Railroad
Usx Gary Works
Gary, IN 46401
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 899, Gary, IN 46401
Union Status: Union
SIC:4011
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 04/06/1989
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 10/16/1990
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360469571 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | ||||||
| Initial Penalty | $1,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,000 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 2200080101 | 05/03/1989 | 05/04/1989 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $0 | 05/26/1989 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 3:20 a.m. on March 5, 1989, Employee #1 was repairing rails on the B track underneath the south B spout of blast furnace #7 due to a previous spill. As Employee #1 was repairing the tracks, the blast furnace began to cast hot metal into a ladle on the A track. A dam made of sand, which had been built in the trough for the south B spout, had erupted, allowing hot metal to run down into the area where Employee #1 was working. Employee #1 sustained burns over 80 percent of his body. He was taken by ambulance to Mercy Hospital and then by helicopter to the University of Chicago Hospital Burn Center. Employee #1 was in stable but critical condition, but died March 25, 1989.
Keywords: SAND, MOLTEN METAL, BURN, FURNACE, DAM, RAIL, BLAST FURNACE, UNSTABLE SOIL, HIGH TEMPERATURE
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 107930992 | Fatality | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Helpers, mechanics and repairers |