AN INJURY OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF A FLASH FIRE IN THE PRODUCT COOLER AREA. AN INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING PURSUANT TO TITLE 30 CFR, SECTION 50.11. MSHA HAS GRANTED AN EXTENSION TO THE REPORT DEAD LINE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THIS ACCIDENT WILL BE PROVIDED TO MSHA BY 3-19-99.
QUALITECH STEEL CORP IRON CARBID: 14 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
MSHA record for QUALITECH STEEL CORP IRON CARBID (mine ID 4104001). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 14
- Years on record
- 1998–1999
- Latest incident
- Mar 1999
- Qualitech Steel Corp 1998 to present
QUALITECH STEEL CORP IRON CARBID sits in Nueces County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 1.5% of county employment.
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.Reportable incidents
14 on file1999 · 5 incidents
AN INJURY AS A RESULT OF A FLASH FIRE IN THE PRODUCT COOLER AREA. AN INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING PURSUANT TO TITLE 30 CFR, SECTION 50.11. MSHA HAS GRANTED AND EXTENSION TO THE REPORT DEADLINE. AD DITIONAL INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THIS ACCIDENT WILL BE PROVIDED TO MSHA BY MARCH 19, 1999.
AN INJURY AS A RESULT OF A FLASH FIRE IN THE PRODUCT COOLER AREA. AN INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING PURSUANT TO TITLE 30 CFR, SECTION 50.11. MSHA HAS GRANTED AN EXTENSION TO THE REPORT DEADLINE. ADD ITIONAL INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THIS ACCIDENT WILL BE PROVIDED TO MAHS BY MARCH 19, 1999.
AN INJURY OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF A FLASH FIRE IN THE PRODUCT COOLER AREA. AN INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING PURSUANT TO TITLE 30 CFR, SECTION 50.11. MSHA HAS GRANTED AN EXTENSION TO THE REPORT DEAD LINE. ADFDITIONAL INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THIS ACCIDENT WILL BE PROVIDED TO MSAH BY 3-19-99.
BY NOT FOLLOWING PROCEDURE AND SECURING EQUIPMENT, AN INCIDENT OCCURRED INVOLVING A CONTRACTOR. THE CONTRACTOR FELL TO THE SAME LEVEL RESULTING IN A PERSONAL INJURY.
1998 · 9 incidents
THE INJURY OCCURRED WHILE USING A TORCH TO LIGHTPILOTS ON THE CEMENTATION HEATER. THE TORCH WAS FOUND TO BE FAULTY & THE APPRORIATE PPE WAS NOTWWORN. 2ND DEG BURN WAS RECEIVED ON THE PALM OF T HE LEFTHAND. FIRST AID WAS ADMININSTERED & THE SUBJECT WAS PLACED ON 2 WEEKS RESTRICTIVE WORK DUTY
EMPLOYEE WAS INJURED WHILE BLOWING OUT THE CMG GAS HEATER PILOT NOZZLES WITH AIR. THE PURPOSE OFTHE ACTIVITY WAS TO CLEAN THE NOZZLES PRIOR TO COMMISSIONING THE HEATER. THE RESULTING INJURY WA S A MUSCLE STRAIN TO THE LEFT KNEE CAUSED BY BADPOSTURE. EMPLOYEE VISITED THE COMPANY DOCTOR,(JOHN HOWARD, MD), ON OCTOBER 28, 1998 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. RETURNED TO DUTY 11-3-98
SETTING GRATING ON EL 64. GRATING SLIPPED AND STRUCK FOOT.
GRINDING DISC BROKE HIT RIGHT KNEE
FELL FROM ONE ELEVATION TO ANTOTHER, NO BARACADEEE WAS NOT TIED OFF
BEAM SLIPPED FROM CHOKER AND HIT EMPLOYEE'S FOOT.
SLIPPED ON SCAFFOLD POLE.
FELL APPROXIMATELY 10 FT. WHILE CLIMBING.
FELL DESCENDING STAIRS.