OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #709006
UNITED STATES STEEL CORP.
OREM, UT·
Event description
MOLTEN METAL SPLASHED ON EMPLOYEE, BURNING HIM
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1, THE FIRST HELPER AND FURNACE OPERATOR, WAS WORKING ON THE SIDE OF A HEN BREAK LOOSE. THIS IS CALLED A "TURN OVER", WHICH CAUSES MOLTEN METAL TO BE S PLASHED OUT OF THE FURNACE. N OPEN HEARTH FURNACE WHEN THE MOLTEN METAL STARTED TO RUN OUT OF THE FURNACE. T HE FURNACE DOOR WAS RAISED APPROXIMATELY 20 INCHES. EMPLOYEE #1 ATTEMPTED TO STO P THE RUN BY RAISING THE BANK JUST INSIDE THE FURNACE DOOR. THIS WAS ACCOMPLISHE D BY SHOVELING DOLOMITE ONTO THE BANK. WHILE EMPLOYEE #1 WAS BUILDING UP THE BAN K A "TURN OVER" OCCURRED. MOLTEN METAL WAS BLOWN OUT OF THE FURANCE ONTO EMPLOYE E #1, SETTING HIS CLOTHING ON FIRE AND ENGULFING HIM IN FLAMES. THE FURNACES ARE FIRST CHARGED WITH LIMESTONE, THEN BARTH ORE, SCRAP METAL, AND FINALLY, MOLTEN METAL. OCCASIONALLY THE "FINES" IN THE ORE WILL FORM A CRUST ON THE LIMESTONE, T
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 58 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 766
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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