Inspection Detail

Inspection: 103272134 - Ak Steel Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Cincinnati Area Office

Inspection Nr: 103272134

Report ID: 0522000

Date Opened: 12/06/1995

Site Address:
Ak Steel Corporation
1801 Crawford St.
Middletown, OH 45043

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3312

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 05/03/1996

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/23/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360429294

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations					31	31
Current Violations					31	31
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$460,000	$460,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$460,000	$460,000
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Latest Event
1.	01001	Unclass	19100022 A01	05/03/1996	05/03/1996	$15,000	$15,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Unclass	19100023 A08	05/03/1996	05/03/1996	$15,000	$15,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Unclass	19100023 C01	05/03/1996	06/30/1996	$15,000	$15,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01004	Unclass	19100023 C02	05/03/1996	05/03/1996	$15,000	$15,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01005	Unclass	19100023 C03	05/03/1996	05/10/1996	$15,000	$15,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	01006	Unclass	19100132 A	05/03/1996	05/08/1996	$15,000	$15,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
7.	01007	Unclass	19100132 A	05/03/1996	05/08/1996	$15,000	$15,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
8.	01008	Unclass	19100132 D01	05/03/1996	05/08/1996	$15,000	$15,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
9.	01009	Unclass	19100134 B08	05/03/1996	08/01/1996	$15,000	$15,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
10.	01010	Unclass	19100134 B09	05/03/1996	05/03/1996	$15,000	$15,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
11.	01011A	Unclass	19100134 F01	05/03/1996	05/16/1996	$15,000	$15,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
12.	01011B	Unclass	19100134 F01	05/03/1996	05/03/1996	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
13.	01012	Unclass	19100134 F02 IV	05/03/1996	05/03/1996	$15,000	$15,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
14.	01013	Unclass	19100146 D03 II	05/03/1996	06/30/1996	$15,000	$15,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
15.	01014	Unclass	19100146 D03 III	05/03/1996	05/03/1996	$15,000	$15,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
16.	01015	Unclass	19100146 D10	05/03/1996	06/30/1996	$15,000	$15,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
17.	01016	Unclass	19100147 C04 II	05/03/1996	05/03/1996	$15,000	$15,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
18.	01017	Unclass	19100147 C04 II	05/03/1996	06/30/1996	$15,000	$15,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
19.	01018	Unclass	19100147 C06 I	05/03/1996	06/30/1996	$15,000	$15,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
20.	01019	Unclass	19100147 D03	05/03/1996	05/03/1996	$15,000	$15,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
21.	01020	Unclass	19100147 D04 I	05/03/1996	05/03/1996	$15,000	$15,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
22.	01021	Unclass	19100147 D05 I	05/03/1996	05/03/1996	$15,000	$15,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
23.	01022	Unclass	19100147 D06	05/03/1996	05/03/1996	$15,000	$15,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
24.	01023	Unclass	19100147 D06	05/03/1996	05/08/1996	$15,000	$15,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
25.	01024	Unclass	19100178 L	05/03/1996	10/31/1996	$15,000	$15,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
26.	01025	Unclass	19100178 P01	05/03/1996	05/03/1996	$15,000	$15,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
27.	01026	Unclass	19100178 Q07	05/03/1996	07/31/1996	$15,000	$15,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
28.	01027	Unclass	19100179 E01 II	05/03/1996	05/03/1996	$15,000	$15,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
29.	01028	Unclass	19100303 G02 I	05/03/1996	05/03/1996	$15,000	$15,000	$0	-
30.	01029	Unclass	19100305 B01	05/03/1996	05/03/1996	$15,000	$15,000	$0	-
31.	01030	Unclass	19100305 B02	05/03/1996	05/08/1996	$15,000	$15,000	$0	-
32.	01031	Unclass	19100305 J03 I	05/03/1996	05/08/1996	$10,000	$10,000	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 699686

Event: 12/05/1995

Fourteen employees injured in blast furnace area explosion

On December 5, 1995, Employees #1 through #14 were attempting to swivel a blank into place into a 56 in. pipe. The purge for the system had been turned off and the gas level inside the piping system had not been tested to confirm the adequacy of the purge. An explosion occurred, followed by two additional smaller explosions, injuring Employees #1 through 14.

Keywords: WORK RULES, BLAST FURNACE, EXPLOSION, PURGING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103272134	Non Hospitalized injury	Hearing Loss	Occupation not reported
2	103272134	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
3	103272134	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
4	103272134	Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
5	103272134	Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
6	103272134	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
7	103272134	Non Hospitalized injury	Hearing Loss	Occupation not reported
8	103272134	Non Hospitalized injury	Hearing Loss	Occupation not reported
9	103272134	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
10	103272134	Non Hospitalized injury	Hearing Loss	Occupation not reported
11	103272134	Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
12	103272134	Non Hospitalized injury	Hearing Loss	Occupation not reported
13	103272134	Non Hospitalized injury	Hearing Loss	Occupation not reported
14	103272134	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported

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