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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 125385971 - Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor
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:3316
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 07/21/1998
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 08/04/2005
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362667461 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Current Violations | ||||||
| Initial Penalty | $7,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7,500 |
| 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 | 08/14/1998 | 08/19/1998 | $2,500 | $2,500 | $0 | 09/03/1998 | J - ALJ Decision | Citation has been deleted. |
| 2. | 01002A | Serious | 19100147 D02 | 08/14/1998 | 08/19/1998 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $0 | 09/03/1998 | J - ALJ Decision | Citation has been deleted. |
| 3. | 01002B | Serious | 19100147 D05 I | 08/14/1998 | 08/19/1998 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 09/03/1998 | J - ALJ Decision | Citation has been deleted. |
| 4. | 02001 | Other | 19100147 D04 I | 08/14/1998 | 08/19/1998 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 09/03/1998 | J - ALJ Decision | Citation has been deleted. |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 4:00 p.m. on February 19, 1998, Employees #1 and #2, mechanical millwrights at Bethlehem Steel who were assigned to the #2 caster, were removing the damaged leading edge section of a horizontally mounted roller pit cover at the East Tundish dump station pit. The pit measured approximately 40 ft long by 16 ft wide by 23 ft deep. They were removing the last three bolts holding the leading edge to the curtain when the leading edge broke away under the internal stored spring cable tension and struck both employees, sweeping them off the pit's enclosure wall. Employee #1 was catapulted 38 ft across the pit into the west wall; he died of internal hemorrhaging. Employee #2 sustained only minor bruises to his lower extremities as the leading edge passed over him. The primary cause of the accident was that the stored spring tension maintained in the roller lever's drum assembly was not released prior to the employees beginning maintenance work.
Keywords: MAINTENANCE, COVER, HEMORRHAGE, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, ROLLER--MACH/PART, MILLWRIGHT, STRUCK BY, LEADING EDGE
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 125385971 | Non Hospitalized injury | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Industrial machinery repairers | ||
| 2 | 125385971 | Fatality | Concussion | Industrial machinery repairers |