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Inspection: 100589050 - Weirton Steel Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Charleston Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 100589050
Report ID: 0316400
Date Opened: 07/19/1993

Site Address:
Weirton Steel Corporation
Route 2
Weirton, WV 26062

Mailing Address:
400 3 Spring Drive, Weirton, WV 26062

Union Status: Union

SIC:3312

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/20/1993

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/20/1993

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 360503551

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14232904
Event: 07/17/1993
Employee crushed to death while loading steel coil

Employee #1 was trying to load a coil of steel onto a side trimmer. He was crushed to death when a coil weighing approximately 32,000 lb tipped over and pinned his torso against another coil of steel.

Keywords: LOADING, PINNED, TORSO, CRUSHED, FALLING OBJECT, OVERTURN

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 100589050 Fatality Other Misc. metal & plastic processing machine operators
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