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Federal agency flags safety shortcomings that ‘exposed’ workers to explosion at US Steel plant
After a deadly August 2025 explosion, Nippon Steel assumes control of safety and environmental oversight at Clairton, a plant with a history of accidents and regulatory fines.
- A federal safety agency found incomplete procedures and practices at a U.S. Steel plant that exposed workers to an August explosion that killed two and injured eleven others.
- The Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined U.S. Steel $118,214 and issued 10 citations related to the explosion caused by a ruptured gas valve during maintenance.
- U.S. Steel said the explosion happened when workers were flushing a gas valve in preparation for maintenance, and the Chemical Safety Board continues to investigate the incident.
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Federal agency flags safety issues that ‘exposed’ workers to explosion at US Steel plant
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an August blast at a U.S. Steel plant near Pittsburgh that left two workers dead said it found a series of incomplete, outdated or inadequate procedures and practices that “exposed” employees to the explosion, which happened as workers were flushing a gas valve.
·Harrisburg, United States
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Takeaways from AP and Public Source's report on pollution and safety issues at Pittsburgh coke plant
Last year, an explosion at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works outside Pittsburgh killed two U.S. Steel workers and injured 11 others, including contractors.
·United States
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