Inspection Detail

Inspection: 122022536 - Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Structural Products D

Inspection Information - Office: Allentown Area Office

Inspection Nr: 122022536

Report ID: 0317900

Date Opened: 11/11/1994

Site Address:
Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Structural Products D
Bof
Bethlehem, PA 18016

Mailing Address:
501 E. Third Street, Bethlehem, PA 18016

Union Status: Union

SIC:3312

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/12/1995

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/10/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360918288

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$7,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,000
Current Penalty	$7,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,000
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	01/17/1995	02/18/1995	$7,000	$7,000	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170340814

Event: 11/11/1994

Employee struck and killed by backing dump truck

Employee #1 was walking from a passageway onto a dirt track area. A dump truck (25 ton capacity) had just started to back up, going south. Employee #1 tried to avoid the backing truck but it struck him and ran him over, killing him. Three factors may have contributed to this accident. Employee #1 was wearing safety glasses with side shields that may have affected his peripheral vision. The area was extremely noisy and Employee #1 may not have heard the weak back-up alarm, which was not operating at design specifications. In addition, the back-up or white reverse light on the truck was missing.

Keywords: BACK-UP ALARM, INADEQUATE MAINT, OBSTRUCTED VIEW, WORK RULES, DUMP TRUCK, STRUCK BY, RUN OVER, BACKING UP, WARNING SIGN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	122022536			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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