Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1475905.015 - Arcelormittal-Weirton, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Charleston Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1475905.015

Report ID: 0316400

Date Opened: 05/21/2020

Site Address:
Arcelormittal-Weirton, Llc
100 Pennsylvania Avenue
Weirton, WV 26062

Mailing Address:
100 Pennsylvania Avenue, Weirton, WV 26062

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 331110

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/26/2020

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 12/07/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1594002
Complaint	1606716	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$26,988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$26,988
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$9,400	$0	$9,400
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	Other	19100176 A	11/17/2020	12/14/2020	$9,400	$13,494	$0	12/14/2020	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100147 C04 I	11/17/2020	12/14/2020	$0	$13,494	$0	12/14/2020	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 126332.015

Event: 05/21/2020

Employee is crushed and killed by suspended steel coil

At 9:00 a.m. on May 21, 2020, an employee was working at a steel mill. He was operating a remotely operated overhead crane to load steel coils onto a flatbed trailer. He was retrieving the ticket on a 13,150-kilogram (29,000-lb) coil that was suspended from the crane. For unknown reasons, the crane moved. The employee was crushed between the suspended coil and a second steel coil that was located on the floor behind him. He was killed.

Keywords: Caught In, Crane, Flatbed Truck, Hoist, Material Handling, Overhead Crane, Remote Control, Steel, Suspended Load

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1475905.015	53	M	Fatality		Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.

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