Inspection Detail
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Inspection: 1610722.015 - Timkensteel Corporation
Inspection Information - Office: Cleveland
Site Address:
Timkensteel Corporation
4511 Faircrest Street, Sw
Canton, OH 44706
Mailing Address:
1835 Dueber Ave. Sw, Canton, OH 44706
Union Status: Union
SIC:
NAICS: 331110
Inspection Type: Fat/Cat
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 07/27/2022
Emphasis:
Case Closed:
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 1936667 | ||
Referral | 1925485 | Yes | |
Referral | 1924833 | Yes | |
Accident | 1925718 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Initial Penalty | $0 | $145,027 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $145,027 |
Current Penalty | $0 | $145,027 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $145,027 |
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 | Willful | 5A0001 | 01/12/2023 | 03/02/2023 | $145,027 | $145,027 | $0 | Z - Issued |
Investigation Summary
At 8:00 p.m. on August 19, 2022, three employees were working as attendants at a melt shop electric arc furnace when a steam explosion of the furnace occurred. The three employees were hospitalized with molten metal burns as a result of th e explosion. One employee died that day at the hospital as a result of the injur ies he sustained in the explosion.
Keywords:burn, electric arc, explosion, furnace, melting furnace, molten metal, steam
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1610722.015 | Hospitalized injury | Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. | |||
2 | 1610722.015 | Fatality | Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. | |||
3 | 1610722.015 | Hospitalized injury | Machinery maintenance occupations |