OSHA Inspection: U.S. STEEL CORP.

Issued

Jun 9, 1999

Abate by

Jun 14, 1999

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $2,500 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 crush hazard:
a) USS, Fairless Works - Employees were exposed to serious
injury when they were able, required or allowed to operate in-
house railcars (gondolas, hoppers) which had deficient or
missing uncoupling (cutting) levers.
CAR #CAR ENDTYPEDEFICIENCY2369NorthGondolaMissing cutting
lever2358NorthGondolaMissing cutting lever2527NorthGondolaMissing cutting
lever2527SouthGondolaMissing cutting lever2170SouthGondolaMissing cutting
lever2272NorthGondolaMissing cutting lever2384NorthGondolaMissing cutting
lever2542NorthGondolaMissing cutting lever2369NorthGondolaMissing cutting
lever2283NorthGondolaMissing cutting lever1435SouthGondolaDamaged cutting
lever2275NorthGondolaMissing cutting lever3315NorthHopperDamaged cutting
lever2275SouthGondolaMissing cutting lever2179NorthGondolaMissing cutting
lever2357NorthGondolaDamaged cutting lever2357SouthGondolaDamaged cutting
lever2318NorthGondolaMissing cutting lever2318SouthGondolaMissing cutting
lever2344SouthGondolaDamaged cutting lever2175SouthGondolaMissing cutting
lever2175NorthGondolaMissing cutting lever2213NorthGondolaDamaged cutting
lever2142SouthGondolaMissing
cutting lever3310NorthHopperMissing cutting lever59045SouthHopperMissing
cutting lever
Abatement Note: One feasible and useful means of abatement among
other methods would be for the company to implement and enforce a
safety appliance repair program to ensure rail cars are not used
unless they are free from defects that may cause employees to
become injured.
USS, Fairless Works was previously cited for a violation of this
occupational safety and health standard, or its equivalent
standard, 5(a)(1) which was contained in OSHA Inspection:
100938190, Citation # 2 , Item # 4 , issued on  08/19/1988 , at
Philadelphia ;AND Inspection #  018252957 , Citation # 1 , Item #
1  issued on  01/20/1989 , at Philadelphia

Issued

Jun 9, 1999

Abate by

Jun 14, 1999

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $2,500 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 crush and struck by hazards:
a) USS, Fairless Works - Employees were exposed to the hazard
of falling under moving railroad cars while they were
attempting to mount or dismount them because the grab irons
and stirrups were deficient.
CAR #CAR ENDTYPEDEFICIENCY3316NorthHopperDamaged grab irons and
stirrups3315All
cornersHopperDamaged grab irons and
stirrups59045SoutheastHopperDamaged Stirrup33808NortheastHopperDamaged
grab irons
Abatement note: One feasible and useful means of abatement among
other methods would be for the company to implement and enforce a
safety appliance repair program to ensure rail cars are not used
unless they are free from defects that may cause employees to
become injured.
USS, Fairless Works was previously cited for a violation of this
occupational safety and health standard, or its equivalent
standard, 5(a)(1) which was contained in OSHA Inspection:
100938190, Citation # 2 , Items # 2 & 3  , issued on  08/19/1988 ,
at Philadelphia .

Issued

Jun 9, 1999

Abate by

Jun 14, 1999

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $1,250 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 the hazard of thrown from or crushed by
in-house trains:
a) USS, Fairless Works - The RD rail north of the east yard
had a four (4) bolt splice bar in which both bolts from the
north end of the splice bar were missing.
Abatement Note: One feasible and useful means of abatement among
other methods would be for the company to better implement and
enforce a safety inspection and repair program to ensure all active
railroad tracks are not used unless they are free from deficiencies
that may cause employees to become injured.