Inspection Detail

Inspection: 816280 - Sharon Steel Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Pittsburgh Area Office

Inspection Nr: 816280

Report ID: 0317500

Date Opened: 12/09/1986

Site Address:
Sharon Steel Corporation
Victor Posner Boulevard
Farrell, PA 16121

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 270, Farrell, PA 16121

Union Status: Union

SIC:3312

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/16/1987

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/06/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360506117

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	26	3	5	2		36
Current Violations	26	3	5	2		36
Initial Penalty	$16,400	$30,000	$7,800	$100	$0	$54,300
Current Penalty	$8,200	$15,000	$3,900	$50	$0	$27,150
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	02/12/1987	04/03/1987	$500	$1,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	5A0001	02/12/1987	04/03/1987	$500	$1,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	5A0001	02/12/1987	02/15/1987	$500	$1,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01004	Serious	5A0001	02/12/1987	04/03/1987	$500	$1,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01005	Serious	19100022 B01	02/12/1987	04/03/1987	$250	$500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	01006	Serious	19100022 C	02/12/1987	04/03/1987	$400	$800	$0	I - Informal Settlement
7.	01007	Serious	19100022 D01	02/12/1987	05/04/1987	$200	$400	$0	P - Petition to Mod Abatement
8.	01008	Serious	19100023 A07	02/12/1987	04/03/1987	$150	$300	$0	I - Informal Settlement
9.	01009	Serious	19100023 A08 II	02/12/1987	04/03/1987	$350	$700	$0	I - Informal Settlement
10.	01010A	Serious	19100106 E02 IVD	02/12/1987	04/03/1987	$250	$500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
11.	01010B	Serious	19100106 E06 I	02/12/1987	04/03/1987	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
12.	01011	Serious	19100178 P01	02/12/1987	04/03/1987	$200	$400	$0	I - Informal Settlement
13.	01012	Serious	19100179 B03	02/12/1987	04/03/1987	$200	$400	$0	I - Informal Settlement
14.	01013A	Serious	19100180 C02	02/12/1987	04/03/1987	$200	$400	$0	I - Informal Settlement
15.	01013B	Serious	19100219 F01	02/12/1987	04/03/1987	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
16.	01014	Serious	19100212 A01	02/12/1987	04/03/1987	$250	$500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
17.	01015	Serious	19100242 A	02/12/1987	04/03/1987	$200	$400	$0	I - Informal Settlement
18.	01016	Serious	19100252 A01 IV	02/12/1987	02/15/1987	$450	$900	$0	I - Informal Settlement
19.	01017A	Serious	19100252 A02 IID	02/12/1987	04/03/1987	$150	$300	$0	I - Informal Settlement
20.	01017B	Serious	19100252 A02 IIIB	02/12/1987	04/03/1987	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
21.	01017C	Serious	19100252 A02 IVC	02/12/1987	04/03/1987	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
22.	01018A	Serious	19100252 A04 IVC	02/12/1987	05/11/1987	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
23.	01018B	Serious	19100252 A05 IVA	02/12/1987	04/03/1987	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
24.	01018C	Serious	19100252 A05 IVG	02/12/1987	04/03/1987	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
25.	01019	Serious	19100252 A05 IIIA	02/12/1987	04/17/1987	$500	$1,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
26.	01020A	Serious	19100252 B04 II	02/12/1987	04/03/1987	$400	$800	$0	I - Informal Settlement
27.	01020B	Serious	19100252 B04 VIII	02/12/1987	04/03/1987	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
28.	01020C	Serious	19100252 B04 IXC	02/12/1987	04/03/1987	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
29.	01020D	Serious	19100252 B04 IXC	02/12/1987	04/03/1987	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
30.	01020E	Serious	19100252 E01 II	02/12/1987	04/03/1987	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
31.	01020F	Serious	19100252 D02 XIII	02/12/1987	04/03/1987	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
32.	01021	Serious	19100303 G02 I	02/12/1987	04/03/1987	$500	$1,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
33.	01022	Serious	19100303 G02 III	02/12/1987	04/03/1987	$400	$800	$0	I - Informal Settlement
34.	01023A	Serious	19100304 A02	02/12/1987	04/03/1987	$300	$600	$0	I - Informal Settlement
35.	01023B	Serious	19100304 F05 II	02/12/1987	04/03/1987	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
36.	01023C	Serious	19100304 F05 V	02/12/1987	04/03/1987	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
37.	01023D	Serious	19100305 G02 II	02/12/1987	04/03/1987	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
38.	01024	Serious	19100304 E01 I	02/12/1987	04/03/1987	$350	$700	$0	I - Informal Settlement
39.	01025	Serious	19100305 G01 I	02/12/1987	04/03/1987	$350	$700	$0	I - Informal Settlement
40.	01026	Serious	19100306 B02	02/12/1987	04/03/1987	$150	$300	$0	I - Informal Settlement
41.	02001	Willful	5A0001	02/12/1987	04/03/1987	$5,000	$10,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
42.	02002	Willful	5A0001	02/12/1987	04/03/1987	$5,000	$10,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
43.	02003	Willful	19100179 N01	02/12/1987	04/13/1987	$5,000	$10,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
44.	03001	Repeat	19100022 A01	02/12/1987	04/03/1987	$1,000	$2,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
45.	03002	Repeat	19100023 C01	02/12/1987	04/03/1987	$1,000	$2,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
46.	03003	Repeat	19100132 A	02/12/1987	04/03/1987	$1,000	$2,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
47.	03004	Repeat	19100179 L03 II	02/12/1987	04/03/1987	$600	$1,200	$0	I - Informal Settlement
48.	03005	Repeat	19100305 G01 III	02/12/1987	04/03/1987	$300	$600	$0	I - Informal Settlement
49.	04001	Other	19100303 F	12/12/1986	04/03/1987	$50	$100	$0	I - Informal Settlement
50.	04002	Other	19100305 G02 III	12/12/1986	04/03/1987	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14468888

Event: 12/05/1986

Employee killed in fall into molten iron

Employee #1 fell from the cast house floor into an iron torpedo ladle, containing approximately 90,000 lb of molten iron. He was killed. This iron torpedo was positioned under the #1 spout awaiting the blast furnace cast.

Keywords: IRON WORKER, LADLE, WORK RULES, MOLTEN METAL, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	816280			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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