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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 125868976 - Uss-Posco Industries, Llc
Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office
Site Address:
Uss-Posco Industries, Llc
900 Loveridge Rd.
Pittsburg, CA 94565
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 471, Pittsburg, CA 94565
Union Status: Union
SIC:3312
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 09/28/1998
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 06/08/2005
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362084022 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $17,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $17,500 |
| Current Penalty | $10,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10,000 |
| 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 | 3203 A04 | 10/23/1998 | 04/12/2000 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $0 | 11/13/1998 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 2. | 02001 | Serious | 3203 A07 F | 10/23/1998 | 11/05/1998 | $0 | $5,000 | $0 | 11/13/1998 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
| 3. | 03001 | Serious | 3328 A | 10/23/1998 | 03/10/2000 | $5,000 | $7,500 | $0 | 11/13/1998 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 2:30 p.m., on August 2, 1998, Employee #1 was removing a bearing chock from a metal roller at a cold steel processing company, The roller became unbalanced, causing the chock to slip off its neck. As Employee #1 attempted to get away from the chock, it bounced off the chocking machine and landed on her throat. She was killed. On the day of the accident, Employee #1 was officially classified as a handler; before that time she was classified as a helper, which meant she was on probation. Her duties as a handler were to remove the chocks from the unfinished metal rolls and to install them onto the finished rolls. The rolls would then be taken to various mills within the facility for use during steel finishing processes. The causes of the accident were lack of training and the poor engineering design of the racks used to support the rolls and bearing chocks during the de-chocking operation.
Keywords: CHOCK, THROAT, WORK RULES, SLIP, ROLLER--MACH/PART, INEXPERIENCE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, UNTRAINED
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 125868976 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported |