Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18252957 - U.S. Steel Division Of Usx Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Osha Philadelphia Area Office

Inspection Nr: 18252957

Report ID: 0317000

Date Opened: 08/26/1988

Site Address:
U.S. Steel Division Of Usx Corporation
Fairless Works, Mail Station Cm-06
Fairless Hills, PA 19030

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3312

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/23/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/01/1990

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360337281

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations		1				1
Current Violations		1				1
Initial Penalty	$0	$10,000	$0	$0	$0	$10,000
Current Penalty	$0	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
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	Willful	5A0001	01/20/1989	01/26/1989	$5,000	$10,000	$0	02/13/1989	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14243406

Event: 08/25/1988

Employee killed when head crushed between railroad cars

Employee #1, a remote control locomotive operator, was transporting a buggie containing bins of limestone and scrap steel to the open hearth charging floor area of a furnace. He was uncoupling the buggie cars on the #1 turnout, which had defective decoupling levers. Employee #1 was apparently taking the slack out of the cars when he placed his head between them. Because of the defective lever, his head was crushed between the two major bins located at each end of the buggie cars, and he was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, WORK RULES, CONTROL LEVER, RAILROAD CAR, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, MECH MALFUNCTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18252957			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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