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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 124002536 - Inland Steel
Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor
Site Address:
Inland Steel
3210 Watling Street
East Chicago, IN 46312
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: Union
SIC:3315
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Health
Close Conference: 02/03/1994
Planning Guide: Health-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 05/25/1994
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 361312234 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||
| Current Violations | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $7,225 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7,225 |
| Current Penalty | $7,225 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7,225 |
| 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 | 19100028 A01 | 03/31/1994 | 05/03/1994 | $1,700 | $1,700 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100038 A05 III | 03/31/1994 | 05/03/1994 | $1,275 | $1,275 | $0 | - | ||
| 3. | 01003 | Serious | 19100134 B03 | 03/31/1994 | 05/03/1994 | $2,125 | $2,125 | $0 | - | ||
| 4. | 01004 | Serious | 19100134 F02 IV | 03/31/1994 | 04/18/1994 | $2,125 | $2,125 | $0 | - | ||
| 5. | 02001 | Other | 19100025 D02 XIX | 03/31/1994 | 04/13/1994 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 6. | 02002 | Other | 19100036 D01 | 03/31/1994 | 04/05/1994 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 1:20 p.m. on January 20, 1994, Employees #2 and #4 discovered Employee #1 unconscious on top of a 97 1/2 inch high water tank in a machine water pump room. Part of Employee #1's job was to check the water level in the tank. Employee #2 lost consciousness and Employee #4 collapsed while trying to rescue Employee #1. Employees #3, #5, #6, and #7 assisted emergency personnel in removing the injured employees. Employee #1 was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital, and Employees #2 through #7 were treated for carbon monoxide poisoning. The accident occurred because a flare stack exhausting the steel degassing operation was blocked by ice due to the extreme cold, -27 degrees F. The system's back pressure blew a water seal and process gas was forced into a sewer basin, then into the machine water pump room.
Keywords: UNCONSCIOUSNESS, ASPHYXIATED, HIGH PRESSURE, POISONING, OVEREXPOSURE, CARBON MONOXIDE
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 124002536 | Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Industrial machinery repairers | ||
| 2 | 124002536 | Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Industrial machinery repairers | ||
| 3 | 124002536 | Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Industrial machinery repairers | ||
| 4 | 124002536 | Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Industrial machinery repairers | ||
| 5 | 124002536 | Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Industrial machinery repairers | ||
| 6 | 124002536 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Machinery maintenance occupations | ||
| 7 | 124002536 | Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Industrial machinery repairers |