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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 300606589 - Granite City Div., National Steel Corp.
Inspection Information - Office: Fairview Heights Area Office
Site Address:
Granite City Div., National Steel Corp.
20th & Madison Avenue
Granite City, IL 62040
Mailing Address:
20th & Madison Avenue, Granite City, IL 62040
Union Status: Union
SIC:3312
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 09/18/1998
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 07/21/1999
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 100840214 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $70,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $70,000 |
| Current Penalty | $39,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $39,000 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citation Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001A | Serious | 19100147 C04 I | 09/22/1998 | 09/24/1998 | $1,000 | $70,000 | $0 | 09/25/1998 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 2. | 01001B | Willful | 19100147 C07 I | 09/22/1998 | 09/24/1998 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 09/25/1998 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
| 3. | 01001C | Unclass | 19100147 D05 I | 09/22/1998 | 09/24/1998 | $38,000 | $0 | $0 | 09/25/1998 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1 was standing on a bucket-type belt conveyor in a mine, manually cleaning out scoops and buckets filled with ore material. The vertical conveyor, which was temporarily shut down for cleaning, was in a 90 ft chute, just above the area where Employee #1 was standing. As he was working, the mechanical hold-back device failed and the weight of the materials caused the conveyor to roll backward at a high rate of speed, in an effect similar to a backward-moving roller coaster. It struck Employee #1, pinning him under a structural beam that ran several feet above the conveyor belt. He was killed.
Keywords: PINNED, WORK RULES, BELT CONVEYOR, CLEANING, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CONVEYOR, MECH MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, CONVEYOR BELT
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 300606589 | Fatality | Fracture | Supervisors, production occupations |