OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14469688
UNITED STATES STEEL
BRADDOCK, PA—
Event description
MOLTEN METAL PIECE FELL INTO WATER; EXPLOSION OCCURRED
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEES #1 THROUGH #3 WERE OBSERVING SOME WATER TRAPPED IN A BOP FURNACE FROM AN OVERHEAD POSITION. A MOLTEN "SKULL" FELL INTO THE WATER, CAUSING THE WATER TO BE COVERED BY A LAYER OF MOLTEN METAL WHICH WAS HEATED TO ABOUT 2,900 DEGREES. THE WATER VAPORIZED, CAUSING AN EXPLOSION WHICH BURNED AND BLASTED THE THREE EMP LOYEES.
Victims (3)
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#1 Fatality Age 35 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 12
- Source
- 23
- Occupation code
- 19
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 11
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Fatality Age 32 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 12
- Source
- 23
- Occupation code
- 19
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 11
- Task assigned
- 1
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#3 Fatality Age 29 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 12
- Source
- 23
- Occupation code
- 19
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 11
- Task assigned
- 2
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