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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Marc Levy

Federal agency flags safety shortcomings that 'exposed' workers to explosion at US Steel plant

US Steel Plant Explosion - (Quinn Glabicki)

A federal safety agency investigating an August blast at a U.S. Steel plant near Pittsburgh that left two workers dead said it found a series of incomplete, outdated or inadequate procedures and practices that “exposed” employees to the explosion, which happened as workers were flushing a gas valve.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined the company a total of $118,214 and issued 10 citations.

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