Inspection Detail

Inspection: 115001257 - U.S. Steel Gary Works

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 115001257

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 02/13/1991

Site Address:
U.S. Steel Gary Works
1 North Broadway
Gary, IN 46402

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3316

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Unprog Rel

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/28/1991

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/24/1991

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 904300

Event: 02/12/1991

Employees are exposed to CO, two are hospitalized

At approximately 11:35 p.m. on February 12, 1991, Employees #1 through #30 returned from a lunch break to clean brick from the walls inside blast furnace #13. After working for approximately 20 minutes, the employees became very weak and began to suffer shortness of breath. Approximately 10 minutes later, an employee passed out. Carbon monoxide had been seeping into the furnace. The employees were unaware of it because a carbon monoxide monitoring system was not installed. Some employees were able to climb a ladder to safety. Others had to be pulled out with a rope. Employees #8 and #29 were hospitalized.

Keywords: UNCONSCIOUSNESS, WORK RULES, OVEREXPOSURE, CARBON MONOXIDE, FURNACE, CONFINED SPACE, BLAST FURNACE, CONSTRUCTION, FAINTED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115001257					Occupation Not Listed

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