Inspection Detail

Inspection: 124048984 - Bethlehem Steel Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 124048984

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 10/14/1996

Site Address:
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
U. S. Highway 12
Burns Harbor, IN 46304

Mailing Address:
Po Box 248, Chesterton, IN 46304

Union Status: Union

SIC:3452

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/31/1996

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/10/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361310113

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3			1		4
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$9,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,500
Current Penalty	$1,000	$0	$0	$1,250	$0	$2,250
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	2200080101	04/09/1997	04/13/1997	$0	$5,000	$0	05/07/1997	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Other	19100023 A03	04/09/1997	04/13/1997	$1,250	$2,500	$0	05/07/1997	J - ALJ Decision
3.	01003	Serious	19100212 A01	04/09/1997	04/27/1997	$1,000	$2,000	$0	05/07/1997	J - ALJ Decision
4.	02001	Other	19100022 A03	04/09/1997	04/13/1997	$0	$0	$0	05/07/1997	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170384945

Event: 10/11/1996

Employee asphyxiated after fall into pulverized coal

At approximately 5:30 p.m. on October 11, 1996, Employee #1, a coal-handler at a Bethlehem Steel coke plant, was using a broom and shovel to clean coal spillage that had accumulated along coal conveyor #28-A in the east side gallery at the silo D floor chute. She was on the employees' walkway, sweeping the coal into piles and disposing of it down the floor chutes. Employee #1 stepped over or under the standard railing attached to the walkway and continued to clean the floor. Two coworkers were working along the west side of the conveyor, approximately 20 ft away, when Employee #1 fell through a floor chute. She struck the soft, pulverized coal and quickly sank beneath its surface. Employee #1 died of mechanical asphyxia.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, WORK RULES, CLEANING, COAL, FALL, FLOOR OPENING, DUST INHALATION, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124048984			Fatality	Asphyxia	Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec

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