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| Bethlehem Steel Corporation Gas Condensate Fire |
| Chesterton, IN, February 2, 2001 |
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| Steelmaking process at Burns Harbor mill, where gas condensate fire caused two deaths |
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Incident Description
On February 2, 2001, a fire occurred at Bethlehem Steel Corporation's Burns Harbor mill in Chesterton, Indiana. One Bethlehem Steel millwright and one contractor supervisor died. Four Bethlehem Steel millwrights were injured, one seriously. Workers were attempting to remove a slip blind and a cracked valve from a coke oven gas line leading to a decommissioned furnace. During removal of the valve, flammable liquid was released and ignited.
Investigation Status
The final report on this investigation was approved on December 6, 2001.
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