Inspection Detail

Inspection: 108600115 - Bethlehem Steel Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 108600115

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 03/28/1990

Site Address:
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
U. S. Highway 12
Burns Harbor, IN 46304

Mailing Address:
Po Box 248, Chesterton, IN 46304

Union Status: Union

SIC:3452

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/26/1990

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/17/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360471585

Violation Summary
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

Violation Items
#	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	05/15/1990	06/29/1990	$1,000	$1,000	$0	05/29/1990	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 980615

Event: 03/27/1990

Mail clerk dies in car accident

At 5:30 a.m. on March 27, 1990, Employee #1, a mail clerk employed by Bethlehem Steel Corp., was driving a 1987 Ford Econoline van (company #K-367) en route to the data center from the main office at Bethlehem Steel. Before leaving the main office he had scraped approximately 10 square ft of frost from the windshield and turned on the defroster, but did not wait for the windshield to clear. As he traveled northeast around the parking lot for the main office, Employee #1 started to cut the corner of the parking lot and struck a light pole head-on. There were no tire marks to indicate whether he had applied the brakes. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he died during surgery for internal injuries.

Keywords: TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, OBSTRUCTED VIEW, WORK RULES, UTILITY POLE, POOR VISIBILITY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108600115			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Mail clerks, excluding postal service

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