Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300608478 - Granite City Div., National Steel Corp.

Inspection Information - Office: Fairview Heights Area Office

Inspection Nr: 300608478

Report ID: 0524530

Date Opened: 10/10/1998

Site Address:
Granite City Div., National Steel Corp.
20th & Madison Avenue
Granite City, IL 62040

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: 12/29/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/04/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361107667

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200840379

Event: 10/09/1998

Employee dies of burns from superheated gas and molten metal

At approximately 6:40 p.m. on October 9, 1998, Employee #1 was working on the casting of an iron making furnace belonging to a steel mill. He positioned himself between the mud gun and the iron trough, some 15 ft in front of the tap hole. A tap hole drill was located in front of the tap hole by remote control from inside the mud gun room. Without warning, superheated gases and molten metal erupted out of the tap hole and struck Employee #1. He suffered third-degree burns over 87 percent of his body and was transported to the hospital, where he died at 5:10 a.m. on October 10, 1998. , having been burned to death by superheated gas.

Keywords: BURN, HEAT, STEEL-MELTING FURN, WORK RULES, CASTING, GAS, MOLTEN METAL, HIGH PRESSURE, HIGH TEMPERATURE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300608478			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Laborers, except construction

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