Sixteen workers died in accidents at Bethlehem Steel's local plant from January 1980 to October 1988 -- one of the highest fatality counts in any U.S. steel plant in the 1980s.accident occurred in cupola of the standard steel car company's plant -- men were literally cooked. Butler, Pa., Oct. 6-- An explosion caused by the upsetting of the metal pot in the No. 1 cupola of the Standard Steel Car company here late tonight caused the death of four men, fatally injured twenty and seriously injured ten others.

According to Part II, Section 5.1 of the Safety and Health in the Iron and Steel Industry Code, the choice and the implementation of specific measures for preventing workplace injury and ill health in the workforce of the iron and steel industry depend on the recognition of the principal hazards, and the anticipated injuries and diseases, ill health and incidents.The NLMK Pennsylvania steel mill in Farrell. FARRELL – An NLMK Pennsylvania worker died in an industrial accident early Tuesday morning at …

This page provides data on work-related fatalities that occurred under Federal OSHA and State Plan jurisdiction for cases that have been closed or citations issued on or after January 1, 2017.. Employers must report worker fatalities to OSHA within eight hours.Similarly, Bethlehem Steel Corp.'s mill in Burns Harbor, Ind., had five fatalities over the last 15 years, according to OSHA records. That would give the 6,000-employee plant a relatively good ...

8 injured in Colorado steel mill explosion: A 'rare' event, fire department says. Three of the victims were in critical condition after Saturday's explosion.The state is fining the Indiana Harbor steel mill in East Chicago $21,000 for serious safety violations uncovered after a worker's death in July.

Huntingdon Man Killed In Smoky City Steel Mills. Mrs. Lucy BUMGARDNER, 324 Church Street, received a telegram this afternoon that her son, Glenn BUMGARDNER, aged about 28, had been instantly killed in an accident at a Pittsburgh steel mill, where he …Fatal accidents in the steel mills, he calculates, accounted for 20% of all male deaths in Pittsburgh in the 1880s. Newspaper lists of men killed and wounded each year were as long as a casualty list for a small battle in the American civil war.-"Labor and Steel".

CMC Steel South Carolina plant at 310 New State Road, Cayce. CAYCE, SC. A 25-year old welder from Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, was killed Thursday afternoon in …A 53-year-old steelworker was killed and two others critically injured in an explosion Sunday at US Steel's mill in Fairfield, Alabama. The fatal accident was the latest in a series of such ...

Shift change at US Steel mill in Ecorse. Fox 2 News reported that initially both Mid-American, based out of Newport, Michigan, and the Ecorse police refused to comment on the accident.A strong and visible commitment from the very top of the company shared by all levels of management is essential to achieve a healthy accident-free workplace. Steel companies that have the best safety records are those whose chief executives are held accountable by the board of directors for the safety and health of all people working on their ...

Mountain Steel Mills, a division of Oregon Steel Mills, Inc. in Pueblo, Colorado, was burned to death when super-heated steel bars crashed through the cab of his vehicle while he was transporting a load of billets on one of the mill's roadways. He was a replacement worker hired to replace the locked-out members of Local Union 2102.The contractor is the second to die at a steel mill in the region this month. Lucas Asher, 34, of Valparaiso, died after a medical incident at U.S. Steel's Gary Works steel mill in Gary ...

The Wilton steel mill employs 220 people, Langenberg said. According to the company's website, the Wilton mill went into operation in 1976 and was originally owned by North Star Steel.Published since the 1870s this report contains production statistics, mine names, locations, owner information, and accident statistics. Prior to the mid-1880s the reports for anthracite and bituminous coal were produced by separate agencies; therefore early reports for bituminous coal are available as part III "Industrial Statistics" of the Annual Report of the Bureau of

The primary metal manufacturing subsector consists of these industry groups: Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing: NAICS 3311. Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel: NAICS 3312. Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing: NAICS 3313. Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing: NAICS 3314.his investigation report examines the steel manufacturing incident that occurred on February 2, 2001, at the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Burns Harbor mill, Chesterton, Indiana. Two workers were killed, and four were injured. This report identifies the root and …

UNITED STATES IRON & STEEL MILLS (NAICS 331111) Indiana Iron & Steel Mills Fast Stats: 1996-2008 Year U.S. Injury & Illness Rate Indiana Injury & Ill-ness Rate Indiana Days Away Number Indiana Fatalities 1996 12.9 7.7 694 3 1997 11.3 6.0 332 4 1998 10.0 5.9 359 3 1999 7.9 6.6 455 - 2000 8.2 5.3 263 - 2001 7.3 5.4 371 - 2002 7.3 4.8 313 - 2003 6 ...The steel industry produced some of the most violent accidents that this journal reported. At a steel mill in Butler, Pennsylvania, a heavy pot of hot metal spilled molten steel onto wet sand, causing a huge explosion which destroyed part of the plant. Streams of hot metal poured down on the workmen, engulfing and literally cooking some of them.

Texas Man Dies in Industrial Accident in Alabama. DECATUR, Ala. (AP) — A Texas man who was working for a contractor at an Alabama steel mill …At around 11:30 last night, a worker who was inspecting facilities at Steel's Dangjin Steelworks in Dangjin, Chungcheongnam-do died in a presumed jamming accident. According to the KCTU and the metals union, 44-year-old A of the Dangjin Works worked alone in the 1st hot rolling mill and 3rd heating furnace at the steel mill.

Safety firstAs the mill grew, thousands of immigrants, many from Southern and Eastern Europe, came to Johnstown to work in the steel mills and coal mines, and many settled next to the mill in the area of Johnstown still known as Cambria City. By 1890, Johnstown's population had increased to 30,114.

It's the fourth fatal workplace accident at ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor steel mill since 2017, when Willie Batteast succumbed to injuries he suffered in a crane accident and Alfredo Cadena died ...In addition, three workers, Kevin Myers, 36; Mario Ortiz, 25; and Dennis Janiszewski, 37; all of Portage, were killed in the 7:08 a.m. explosion that was felt as far away as South Gary and ...

Accident: 170128714 - Employee Is Burned By Fireball In A Steel Mill. Employee #1, a ladleman at Cascade Steel Rolling Mills, Inc., had just directed the crane to move a ladle off from the caster and to the pit for dumping. Employee #1 was positioned on an overhead catwalk, picking up a ladle rake. The crane began to dump the contents of the ...Workplace deaths at mills are on the rise. At a time when steel mills in the U.S. are running flat out to meet increasing demand, the steel industry …