OSHA Inspection: SHEFFIELD STEEL CORP

Issued

May 20, 1994

Abate by

Jun 22, 1994

Penalty

Initial $2,275 · Current $1,520 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The
employer did not furnish
employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized
hazards that were
causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in
that employees were
exposed to:
A second charge dropped into Furnace #1 resulted in an explosion that
sent molten metal and
unmelted scrap into the area approximately seventy feet (21 meters)
radius of the furnace.
Among other methods one feasible and acceptable method is to thoroughly
inspect all scrap and
remove unbroken containers prior to it's being used to make up a charge
for each furnace.