Inspection Detail

Inspection: 315402941 - Us Steel Great Lakes Works

Inspection Information - Office: Miosha General Industry Safety & Health Division

Inspection Nr: 315402941

Report ID: 0552652

Date Opened: 12/15/2013

Site Address:
Us Steel Great Lakes Works
1 Quality Dr
Ecorse, MI 48229

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3312

NAICS: 331111/Iron and Steel Mills

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/26/2014

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis: S:Enf Targeted

Case Closed: 08/10/2015

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102463171

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$14,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$14,000
Current Penalty	$6,300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,300
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	40801011 A	04/30/2014	06/02/2014	$3,150	$7,000	$0	07/14/2014	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	40801011 A	04/30/2014	06/02/2014	$3,150	$7,000	$0	07/14/2014	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201392982

Event: 12/15/2013

Molten Metal Explodes from Moisture, Fire Kills Steel Worker

On December 16, 2013, Employee #1, a 31-year-old male with Us Steel Great Lakes Works, was in a warming shanty. A coworker had just dumped molten metal into pot. A crane operator picked up the pot of molten metal and moved it approximately 30-to-40 yards to a tilter table. After the crane released the pot and moved, something went catastrophically wrong causing the pot of molten metal to tip over and spill approximately 195 tons of molten metal onto the ground. The molten metal ran out of the side of the building, where when it hit the snow outside it exploded. Employee #1 was in a warming shanty that was approximately 30 yards away from the explosion. The shanty caught on fire, Employee #1 died inside the shanty.

Keywords: BURN, STEEL, MOLTEN SLAG, MOLTEN METAL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315402941			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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