Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18253369 - U.S. Steel Division Of U.S.X. Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Osha Philadelphia Area Office

Inspection Nr: 18253369

Report ID: 0317000

Date Opened: 10/03/1988

Site Address:
U.S. Steel Division Of U.S.X. Corporation
Fairless Works Mail Station - Cm - 06
Fairless Hills, PA 19030

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: 12/01/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/14/1990

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360667349

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$1,600	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,600
Current Penalty	$1,600	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,600
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	12/22/1988	01/05/1989	$800	$800	$0		-
2.	01002	Serious	19100132 A	12/22/1988	01/05/1989	$800	$800	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14243422

Event: 10/02/1988

Employee killed when buried in ore bin

Employee #1, a crane operator, had just dumped a hopper load of ore smelts into a transfer car bin at an ore bridge operation. He had apparently left the operator's cab and was standing atop the pellets in the ore bin to clean off the windows of his cab when the transfer car operator dumped a load of pellets. Employee #1 died of suffocation.

Keywords: SUFFOCATED, WORK RULES, FLOWING MATERIAL, OFF LOADING, BURIED, CRANE OPERATOR, COMMUNICATION, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18253369			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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