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Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 959398.015 - Arkansas Steel Associates Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Little Rock Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 959398.015
Report ID: 0627100
Date Opened: 02/19/2014

Site Address:
Arkansas Steel Associates Llc
2803 Van Dyke Rd
Newport, AR 72112

Mailing Address:
2803 Van Dyke Rd, Newport, AR 72112

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 331111/Iron and Steel Mills

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/20/2014

Emphasis: N:Pmetals, L:Fabmetsh

Case Closed: 07/07/2014

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 873008
Case Status: CLOSED
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 2 2
Current Violations 2 2
Initial Penalty $12,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $12,000
Current Penalty $9,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $9,000
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 Serious 19100132 A 06/18/2014 07/03/2014 $5,000 $7,000 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
2. 01002A Serious 19100179 K02 06/18/2014 07/03/2014 $4,000 $5,000 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
3. 01002B Serious 19100179 M01 06/18/2014 07/03/2014 $0 $0 $0 I - Informal Settlement  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 58248.015
Event: 02/19/2014
Employee is burned by molten steel and is killed

At 1:00 p.m. on February 19, 2014, an employee at his work table under a nearby mezzanine was waiting for a crane to lift a ladle of steel and place it's cover over the steel ladle. The crane cable broke when lifting the covered ladle. he ladle full of molten steel then fell onto the adjacent concrete wall and tiltled over, releasing the steel onto the concrete floor areas. The molten steel splashed onto the employee, causing full body burns. He was killed from his injuries.

Keywords: Broken Cable, Burn, Caught In, Crane, Falling Object, Flowing Material, Material Handling, Steel-Melting Furn, Struck By

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 959398.015 49 M Fatality Occupation not reported
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