Inspection Detail

Inspection: 103040101 - Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel

Inspection Information - Office: Columbus Area Office

Inspection Nr: 103040101

Report ID: 0522500

Date Opened: 02/27/1992

Site Address:
Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel
South Third Street Extension
Steubenville, OH 43952

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3312

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/14/1992

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/15/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361108921

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	5A0001	08/14/1992	08/24/1992	$5,000	$5,000	$0	09/01/1992	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 842732

Event: 02/26/1992

Employee struck and killed by moving railroad car

Employee #1, a conductor, and a locomotive operator (by remote control) were delivering a railroad car inside the #2 shipping building on railroad tracks that curved inside the building through a large overhead door. The employee was working out of the locomotive operator's sight. There was approximately 28 ft clear between the entrance and the retaining wall of the shipping dock. As the operator positioned the railroad car parallel to another railroad car, Employee #1 was struck by the moving car and caught between the car and the retaining wall. He rolled 19 ft before the operator saw him and stopped the locomotive. Employee #1 died. Because of the track's curvature, the cars became parallel at the beginning of the retaining wall, which has a clearance of only 7 1/2 in. It was at this point that the employee was struck.

Keywords: RAILROAD CAR, STRUCK AGAINST, CAUGHT BETWEEN, LOCOMOTIVE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103040101			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Railroad conductors and yardmasters

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