Inspection Detail

Inspection: 302328810 - U.S. Steel Corp.

Inspection Information - Office: Allentown Area Office

Inspection Nr: 302328810

Report ID: 0317900

Date Opened: 02/26/1999

Site Address:
U.S. Steel Corp.
U S S Fairless Works
Fairless Hills, PA 19030

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3312

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/04/1999

Emphasis: S:Amputations

Case Closed: 07/07/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	201320256	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3					3
Current Violations	3					3
Initial Penalty	$12,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$12,500
Current Penalty	$6,250	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,250
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	06/09/1999	06/14/1999	$2,500	$5,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	5A0001	06/09/1999	06/14/1999	$2,500	$5,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	5A0001	06/09/1999	06/14/1999	$1,250	$2,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201320173

Event: 02/25/1999

Employee Suffers Leg Amputations From Inplant Railroad

On February 25, 1999, Employee #1, a long time in-plant train operator, was riding the end sill of the lead gondola car in an 11-car shove. Employee #1 was operating the locomotive, located at the back, via a remote control box which was strapped to him. As the shove of cars was traveling down the rail at an unknown rate of speed, Employee #1 fell off the end sill. The end sill of this particular car is approximately 11 in. wide and runs the width of the car. When Employee #1 fell, his body lay partially across the tracks. Even though the remote control box had gone into emergency shut-down mode, it took approximately one and one half railroad car lengths for the train to come to a complete stop. These first two cars in the train, which included the lead car Employee #1 was riding on, proceeded to run over his legs, below the knees, and completely severed them from his body. Employee #1 was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FALL, TRAIN, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302328810			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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