Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing

Industry Summary

Suffering major job losses, employees within the Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing industry have got to be on edge. With 2015 employment numbers coming in at 88,277, The industry has seen a decline of -3.33%. This change put 3,045 folks onto the unemployment line. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Primary Metal Manufacturing Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.

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The accident investigation below was opened on Wednesday, May 22nd 2019 by OSHA representitives in Fontana, CA at California Steels Industries, Inc.. A 25 year old man working as a was killed on the job when the

OSHA ID116544.015

Accident Date2019-05-21

Accident DegreeFatality

NarrativeAt 3:27 a.m. on May 21, 2019, an employee at a steel manufacturer was troubleshooting a fault on the galvanizing line. The employee was in the exit pit of the line and placed a barrel between the belt and the tension reel. The employee was climbing on the barrel when the belt wrapper engaged and the employee became pinned between the belt wrapper and the reel. The supervisor was at the scene, and the equipment was not locked or tagged out.

OSHA investigators arrived in South Lyon, MI on Sunday, February 10th 2019 and began an accident investigation at Michigan Seamless Tube Llc. A 54 year old had been killed when the

OSHA ID113613.015

Accident Date2019-02-09

Accident DegreeFatality

NarrativeAt 12:30 a.m. on February 9, 2019, an employee was standing on the ledge of a pickle tank that contained 160 degree Fahrenheit sulfuric acid. As the employee reached down with a plastic syringe to collect a solution sample, he fell into the tank. The employee suffered chemical exposure and thermal burns, killing him.

OSHA investigators arrived in Jackson, MI on Tuesday, September 25th 2018 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Gerdau Macsteel which had occured on Thursday, May 24th 2018. A 44 year old Machinery maintenance occupation had been injured when the employee jumps from elevated work platform to escape fire an

OSHA ID109428.015

Accident Date2018-05-24

Accident DegreeHospitalized injury

NarrativeAt 5:30 p.m. on May 24, 2018, an employee was trying to dislodge a hot casted bar stock from a hydraulic pump area, using an overhead crane and cable sling. The employee was trapped on a hot mill service platform when the bar stock burned through the hydraulic lines and ignited some hydraulic fluid. The employee jumped from the platform to escape the fire and fractured both feet. The employee was hospitalized.

Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing

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