Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300612108 - Granite City Division, National Steel Corp.

Inspection Information - Office: Fairview Heights Area Office

Inspection Nr: 300612108

Report ID: 0524530

Date Opened: 10/09/2000

Site Address:
Granite City Division, National Steel Corp.
20th & Madison Avenue
Granite City, IL 62040

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3312

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/07/2000

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis: L:Fall

Case Closed: 10/01/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100840610

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	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,000	$4,000
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	Unclass	19100176 A	11/13/2000	11/16/2000	$4,000	$7,000	$0	12/11/2000	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200840593

Event: 09/08/2000

Employee injured when caught by door machine, later dies

At approximately 10:10 p.m. on September 8, 2000, Employee #1, a benchman, was apparently climbing over a 35 in. tall guardrail secured to the bench level to gain access to the EQC car. A door machine with a steel frame overlapping the top rail was traveling along the bench level. Employee #1 became caught by this machine and his left pelvis and shoulder were crushed between the top rail and frame. He was transported to the hospital, where he died on October 8, 2000, as a result of injuries sustained in the accident.

Keywords: SHOULDER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, PELVIS, BENCH OPERATOR, MECH MAT HANDLING, DOOR MACHINE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300612108			Fatality	Other	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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