WHEELING PITTSBURG STEEL CORP.
RT 2 NORTH, Follansbee, WV 26037
Having inspection records is common for businesses in regulated industries. Data and methodology
Inspection records
Dec 17, 1985#618876Dec 17, 1985FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#618876$4001 viol.1 violation$400 in penalties
Inspection #618876
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 17, 1985
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 17, 1985
- Contested
- Mar 6, 1986
- Final Order
- Oct 22, 1986
- Closed
- Nov 9, 1987
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 500
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $800
- Penalties on Record
- $400
- Site Address
- Route 2, N. Sinter Plant, Follansbee, WV 26037
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee killed by slip from front of moving railroad car
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Serious | 1 | 4 | $800 | $400 | Mar 13, 1986 | Mar 6, 1986 | Oct 22, 1986 |
Feb 27, 1985#1109842Feb 27, 1985Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#1109842$03 viol.3 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #1109842
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 27, 1985
- Closing Conference Date
- May 2, 1985
- Closed
- Apr 7, 1987
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 75
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Route 2, N. Sinter Plant, Follansbee, WV 26037
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Chemical Exposure Sampling6 substances sampled
Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.
| Substance | Samples | Result Range | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthracene | 9 | 0 | |
| Benzo [a] Pyrene | 9 | 0 | |
| Chrysene | 9 | 0 | |
| Coal Tar Pitch Volatiles (benzene soluble fraction) | 9 | 0 - 5.2 | mg/m³ |
| Phenanthrene | 9 | 0 - 0.0033 | |
| Pyrene | 9 | 0 |
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.141 Sanitation OSHA citation code: 19100141 C01 II | Other | 1 | 67 | $0 | $0 | Aug 9, 1985 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.141 Sanitation OSHA citation code: 19100141 D02 II | Other | 1 | 67 | $0 | $0 | Sep 26, 1985 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 B01 | Other | 2 | 8 | $0 | $0 | Jan 26, 1986 | - | - |
Nov 21, 1983#12285862Nov 21, 1983Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Health#12285862$1,00013 viol.13 violations$1,000 in penalties
Inspection #12285862
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 21, 1983
- Closing Conference Date
- May 23, 1984
- Contested
- Jul 6, 1984
- Final Order
- Nov 13, 1984
- Closed
- May 16, 1986
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 425
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 13
- Violation Types
- 7 serious, 6 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $7,500
- Penalties on Record
- $1,000
- Site Address
- Rt 2 North, Follansbee, WV 26037
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (13 of 13 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 H01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $500 | $500 | Jun 25, 1984 | Jul 6, 1984 | Nov 13, 1984 |
| 01001B | 1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 H04 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jun 25, 1984 | Jul 6, 1984 | Nov 13, 1984 |
| 02001A | 1910.1029 Coke Oven Emissions OSHA citation code: 19101029 C | Serious | 1 | 150 | $7,000 | $500 | Jun 11, 1985 | Jul 6, 1984 | Nov 13, 1984 |
| 02001B | 1910.1029 Coke Oven Emissions OSHA citation code: 19101029 G03 | Serious | 3 | 20 | $0 | $0 | Jul 11, 1984 | Jul 6, 1984 | Nov 13, 1984 |
| 02001C | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 E05 I | Serious | 3 | 20 | $0 | $0 | Jul 11, 1984 | Jul 6, 1984 | Nov 13, 1984 |
| 02001D | 1910.1029 Coke Oven Emissions OSHA citation code: 19101029 G01 | Serious | 1 | 12 | $0 | $0 | Jun 25, 1984 | Jul 6, 1984 | Nov 13, 1984 |
| 02001E | 1910.1029 Coke Oven Emissions OSHA citation code: 19101029 D01 | Serious | 1 | 12 | $0 | $0 | Jul 11, 1984 | Jul 6, 1984 | Nov 13, 1984 |
| 03001A | 1910.1029 Coke Oven Emissions OSHA citation code: 19101029 F03 IA1 | Other | 1 | 12 | $0 | $0 | Jun 25, 1984 | Jul 6, 1984 | Nov 13, 1984 |
| 03001B | 1910.1029 Coke Oven Emissions OSHA citation code: 19101029 F03 IIC | Other | 2 | 28 | $0 | $0 | Jun 25, 1984 | Jul 6, 1984 | Nov 13, 1984 |
| 03001C | 1910.1029 Coke Oven Emissions OSHA citation code: 19101029 F04 I | Other | 5 | 25 | $0 | $0 | Jun 25, 1984 | Jul 6, 1984 | Nov 13, 1984 |
| 03001D | 1910.1029 Coke Oven Emissions OSHA citation code: 19101029 F04 II | Other | 1 | 12 | $0 | $0 | Jul 11, 1984 | Jul 6, 1984 | Nov 13, 1984 |
| 03001E | 1910.1029 Coke Oven Emissions OSHA citation code: 19101029 F06 IV | Other | 1 | 300 | $0 | $0 | Sep 11, 1984 | Jul 6, 1984 | Nov 13, 1984 |
| 03001F | 1910.1029 Coke Oven Emissions OSHA citation code: 19101029 K01 III | Other | 1 | 300 | $0 | $0 | Jul 11, 1984 | Jul 6, 1984 | Nov 13, 1984 |
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
A company page groups inspections with the same normalized employer name, city and state; it is not a legal-entity identifier (how pages are grouped).
This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.
OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.
OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
Source: OSHA chemical exposure sampling data (OSHA Information System). P = Personal (worker breathing zone), A = Area (general air). Rows marked QC are analytical quality control measurements, not chemical exposures. OSHA PEL (Permissible Exposure Limit) values from the OSHA Occupational Chemical Database, matched via IMIS substance code (analyte code) (exact government key).
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
3 inspections, 1983 to 1985. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.