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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 102273554 - Sheffield Steel Corporation
Inspection Information - Office: Oklahoma City Area Office
Site Address:
Sheffield Steel Corporation
2300 S. Hwy. 97
Sand Springs, OK 74063
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 218, Sand Springs, OK 74063
Union Status: Union
SIC:3312
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 12/15/1989
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 04/23/1990
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360444525 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $900 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $900 |
| Current Penalty | $900 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $900 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 5A0001 | 04/06/1990 | 04/11/1990 | $900 | $900 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
At about 7:30 p.m. on December 13, 1989, Employee # 1 and three others were in a locomotive switch engine pushing three railcars loaded with billets on an in plant railroad track. The employees attempted to couple an additional car to the three-car line. Railcar number 30, at the end of the line was bumped twice into an uncoupled railcar number 44 in order to be coupled, however, the coupler on car number 30 failed to open. Employee #1 dismounted the switch engine and walked between the railcars to manually open the coupler and allow the hook-up. The chain that connected the drawbar to the coupler pin was broken and was missing, and caused the coupler drawbar to become in operable. Employee 1 squat between the two railcars and attempted to open the coupler. The uncoupled railcar number #44, which weighed approximately 110 tons, was setting on a grade of tangent equaling 0.3, rolled toward Employee #1 was not blocked, scotched or secured. The Railcar squeezed Employee #1's head between the two couplers and causing a massive head injury resulting in his death.
Keywords: CHAIN, HEAD, PIN, ENGINE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, LOCOMOTIVE
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 102273554 | Fatality | Fracture | Machine operators, not specified |