Inspection Detail

Inspection: 124002536 - Inland Steel

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 124002536

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 01/21/1994

Site Address:
Inland Steel
3210 Watling Street
East Chicago, IN 46312

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3315

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 02/03/1994

Planning Guide: Health-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/25/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361312234

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	4			2		6
Current Violations	4			2		6
Initial Penalty	$7,225	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,225
Current Penalty	$7,225	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,225
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100028 A01	03/31/1994	05/03/1994	$1,700	$1,700	$0	-
2.	01002	Serious	19100038 A05 III	03/31/1994	05/03/1994	$1,275	$1,275	$0	-
3.	01003	Serious	19100134 B03	03/31/1994	05/03/1994	$2,125	$2,125	$0	-
4.	01004	Serious	19100134 F02 IV	03/31/1994	04/18/1994	$2,125	$2,125	$0	-
5.	02001	Other	19100025 D02 XIX	03/31/1994	04/13/1994	$0	$0	$0	-
6.	02002	Other	19100036 D01	03/31/1994	04/05/1994	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170390017

Event: 01/20/1994

Employee dies, others hospitalized after exposed to CO

At approximately 1:20 p.m. on January 20, 1994, Employees #2 and #4 discovered Employee #1 unconscious on top of a 97 1/2 inch high water tank in a machine water pump room. Part of Employee #1's job was to check the water level in the tank. Employee #2 lost consciousness and Employee #4 collapsed while trying to rescue Employee #1. Employees #3, #5, #6, and #7 assisted emergency personnel in removing the injured employees. Employee #1 was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital, and Employees #2 through #7 were treated for carbon monoxide poisoning. The accident occurred because a flare stack exhausting the steel degassing operation was blocked by ice due to the extreme cold, -27 degrees F. The system's back pressure blew a water seal and process gas was forced into a sewer basin, then into the machine water pump room.

Keywords: UNCONSCIOUSNESS, ASPHYXIATED, HIGH PRESSURE, POISONING, OVEREXPOSURE, CARBON MONOXIDE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124002536	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Industrial machinery repairers
2	124002536	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Industrial machinery repairers
3	124002536	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Industrial machinery repairers
4	124002536	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Industrial machinery repairers
5	124002536	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Industrial machinery repairers
6	124002536	Fatality	Asphyxia	Machinery maintenance occupations
7	124002536	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Industrial machinery repairers

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