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Inspection Information - Office: Pittsburgh | ||||
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| Nr: 314109356 | Report ID: 0317500 | Open Date: 07/23/2010 | ||
| Horsehead Corporation | ||||
| 300 Frankfort Road Monaca, PA 15061 | Union Status: Union | |||
| SIC: 3339/Primary Smelting and Refining of Nonferrous Metals, Except Copper and Aluminum | ||||
| NAICS: 331419/Primary Smelting and Refining of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | Y | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 01/19/2011 | |
| Close Case: | 05/15/2013 | |||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 100541721 | |||
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Current Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $21,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $21,000 |
| Current Penalty | $21,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $21,000 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Violation Items | |||||||||||
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| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 5A0001 | 01/19/2011 | 01/24/2011 | $7,000 | $7,000 | $0 | 02/07/2011 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 5A0001 | 01/19/2011 | 01/24/2011 | $7,000 | $7,000 | $0 | 02/07/2011 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 3. | 01003 | Serious | 5A0001 | 01/19/2011 | 01/24/2011 | $7,000 | $7,000 | $0 | 02/07/2011 | F - Formal Settlement | |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 200542025 | Event: 07/22/2010 | Two Employees Die In Explosion | ||||
| Employee #1 and Emplyee #2 died when molten zinc leaked from the tray column and into the firing chamber. The molten zinc vaporized and expanded in the firing chamber and combusted with the available oxygen. This expansion and combustion was significant enough to blow out all four explosion panels. This allowed the introduction of a significant amount of oxygen from the outside air which caused the vaporized zinc to combust and result in a fire ball. | ||||||
| Keywords: fire, explosion | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 314109356 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Occupation not reported | ||
| 2 | 314109356 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Occupation not reported | ||