Inspection Detail

Inspection: 2689503 - United States Steel Corp

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 2689503

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 12/30/1985

Site Address:
United States Steel Corp
1 North Broadway
Gary, IN 46402

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3325

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/09/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/24/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360743140

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$800	$0	$0	$0	$0	$800
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Serious	2200080101	01/24/1986	02/05/1986	$800	$800	$0	03/12/1986	R - Review Commission	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 671768

Event: 12/27/1985

BUNDLE OF SCRAP STEEL FELL FROM RR CAR; STRUCK EMPLOYEE

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS A LOCOMOTIVE OPERATOR, USING A REMOTE CONTROL TO MOVE RAIL CARS AROUND. HE UNDERTOOK TO MOVE TRAIN ENGINE #50 AND SEVEN GONDOLA CARS LOADED FULL OF SCRAP STEEL BUNDLES (THE BUNDLES WERE APPROXIMATELY FOUR FEET BY THREE BY THREE FEET, WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY A THOUSAND POUNDS APIECE). EMPLOYEE #1 WAS LOCATED AT THE FRONT OF THE SIXTH CAR, APPROXIMATELY SIX FEET EAST OF THE TRACKS. WHEN EMPLOYEE #1 WAS FOUND, ONE SCRAP STEEL BUNDLE WAS ON THE GROUND JUST EAST OF HIS HEAD. IT IS LOGICAL TO ASSUME THAT THE BUNDLE FELL FROM ONE OF THE RAIL CARS AND STRUCK, AND KILLED, EMPLOYEE #1.

Keywords: HEAD, UNSECURED, RAILROAD CAR, SCRAP METAL, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE LOAD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2689503			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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