Inspection Detail

Inspection: 979872 - Bethleham Steel Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Buffalo Area Office

Inspection Nr: 979872

Report ID: 0213600

Date Opened: 09/20/1984

Site Address:
Bethleham Steel Corporation
2558 Hamburg Turnpike
Lackawana, NY 14218

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3312

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Complaint

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/20/1984

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/20/1984

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Complaint	70510243	Yes

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14485734

Event: 09/20/1984

MAN CRUSHED BETWEEN COKE OVEN DOOR AND DOOR MACHINE

Employee #1 was cleaning a coke oven door while a maintenance man and Employee #1's foreman were trouble shooting the oven for a malfunction. Employee #1 was standing in or near the door's opening and on the side of the door machine. The door machine was moved, and possibly without activating the warning signal. Employee #1 was caught between the coke oven and the opening of the door machine. Employee #1 died after being crushed.

Keywords: COKE OVEN, CRUSHED, DOOR MACHINE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	979872			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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