US EditionAir Quality Concerns Linger in the Wake of Steel Plant Explosion in Pennsylvania
The explosion at U.S. Steel's largest North American coking plant killed two workers and injured over 10, with investigations focusing on past safety violations and maintenance issues.
- On Monday, a blast at U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Works plant shortly before 11:00 a.m. killed two workers and injured more than 10 others, prompting rescue efforts.
- After a 2010 explosion, OSHA fined U.S. Steel $175,000, and in recent years, the plant experienced multiple fatal incidents, with the cause still under investigation, Shapiro said.
- Five hospitalized individuals remained in critical but stable condition after U.S. Steel's plant explosion, with relief pressure valves activating as designed, said Scott Buckiso.
- Tuesday, Berger Montague and Fishman Haygood LLP opened an investigation into the incident and its potential harm, and Gov. Josh Shapiro visited to commend emergency responders.
- More than $2 billion in investment by Nippon Steel is expected to upgrade safety and efficiency at the plant, Shapiro said.
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“This could have been prevented”: Clairton steelworkers speak out after deadly plant explosion
Steelworkers at US Steel’s Clairton Coke Works have come forward to expose the long-standing and deadly safety hazards that preceded Monday’s explosion, which killed Timothy Quinn and Steven Menefee and injured ten others.
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Air quality concerns linger in the wake of steel plant explosion in Pennsylvania
Allegheny County is increasing air quality monitoring after an explosion at a U.S. Steel plant south of Pittsburgh killed two people and injured more than 10 others.
Colorado Springs Gazette
Salena Zito laments loss of two US Steel workers ‘who keep our country secure’
Washington Examiner senior columnist Salena Zito noted the importance of steelworkers amid the loss of two employees who died in an explosion at a US Steel plant during her appearance on the Hugh Hewitt Show. “Look, these men and women,…
Investigator: Pennsylvania coke plant blast that killed two ‘shouldn’t have happened’
CLAIRTON, Pa. (PAI)—The Aug. 9 explosion at U.S. Steel’s Clairton, Pa., Coke Works plant, which killed two workers and injured 10 others, “should not have happened and could have been prevented,” says a member of an independent board investigating chemical accidents. “This is a very serious incident that fatally injured two people and put others at serious risk,” added Sylvia Johnson, a member of the independent federal Chemical Safety Board. Af…
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