U.S. STEEL GARY WORKS
1 NORTH BROADWAY, GARY, IN 46402
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Inspection records
Aug 11, 2009#313126880Aug 11, 2009Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#313126880$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #313126880
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 11, 2009
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 31, 2009
- Closed
- Sep 15, 2009
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 5,450
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1 North Broadway, Gary, IN 46402
- Industry
- 331111
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.
Dec 3, 2007#310373196Dec 3, 2007Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#310373196$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #310373196
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 3, 2007
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 3, 2007
- Closed
- Dec 27, 2007
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 5,400
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1 North Broadway, Gary, IN 46402
- Industry
- 331111
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.
Mar 13, 2006#309061182Mar 13, 2006Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#309061182$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #309061182
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 13, 2006
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 17, 2006
- Closed
- May 1, 2006
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 5,400
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1 North Broadway, Gary, IN 46402
- Industry
- 331111
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.
Feb 16, 2006#309061141Feb 16, 2006Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#309061141$6501 viol.1 violation$650 in penalties
Inspection #309061141
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 16, 2006
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 16, 2006
- Closed
- May 9, 2006
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 5,400
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $650
- Penalties on Record
- $650
- Site Address
- 1 North Broadway, Gary, IN 46402
- Industry
- 331111
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 (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 L03 I | Other | 1 | 25 | $650 | $650 | May 1, 2006 | - | - |
Jan 5, 2006#309061075Jan 5, 2006Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#309061075$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #309061075
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 5, 2006
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 5, 2006
- Closed
- Mar 7, 2006
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 5,400
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1 North Broadway, Gary, IN 46402
- Industry
- 331111
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.
Dec 1, 2005#309061026Dec 1, 2005Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#309061026$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #309061026
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 1, 2005
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 1, 2005
- Closed
- Feb 6, 2006
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 5,400
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1 North Broadway, Gary, IN 46402
- Industry
- 331111
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.
Sep 22, 2005#308207661Sep 22, 2005Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#308207661$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #308207661
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 22, 2005
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 26, 2005
- Closed
- Oct 4, 2005
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 5,400
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1 North Broadway, Gary, IN 46402
- Industry
- 331111
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.
May 9, 2005#308207471May 9, 2005Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#308207471$4,0001 viol.1 violation$4,000 in penalties
Inspection #308207471
Dates
- Opened
- May 9, 2005
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 23, 2005
- Contested
- Sep 14, 2005
- Final Order
- Feb 25, 2008
- Closed
- Feb 25, 2008
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 5,400
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $4,500
- Penalties on Record
- $4,000
- Site Address
- 1 North Broadway, Gary, IN 46402
- Industry
- 331111
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.
Three employees are hospitalized due to dust inhalation
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 2200080101 OSHA citation code: 2200080101 2 | Serious | 1 | 160 | $4,500 | $4,000 | Sep 15, 2005 | Sep 14, 2005 | Feb 25, 2008 |
Jan 18, 2005#308202001Jan 18, 2005Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Health#308202001$5,0002 viol.2 violations$5,000 in penalties
Inspection #308202001
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 18, 2005
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 21, 2005
- Contested
- May 13, 2005
- Final Order
- Jan 23, 2008
- Closed
- Jun 9, 2005
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 4,600
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $10,000
- Penalties on Record
- $5,000
- Site Address
- 1 North Broadway, Gary, IN 46402
- Industry
- 331111
Unprogrammed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an unprogrammed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 F02 I | Other | 1 | 5 | $5,000 | $2,500 | Jun 9, 2005 | May 13, 2005 | Jan 23, 2008 |
| 01003 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H03 III | Other | 1 | 2 | $5,000 | $2,500 | Jun 9, 2005 | May 13, 2005 | Jan 23, 2008 |
Dec 22, 2004#308201987Dec 22, 2004FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, HealthFatality#308201987$6,5004 viol.4 violations$6,500 in penalties
Inspection #308201987
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 22, 2004
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 2, 2005
- Contested
- Jun 9, 2005
- Final Order
- Dec 5, 2007
- Closed
- Feb 20, 2008
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 4,600
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $7,000
- Penalties on Record
- $6,500
- Site Address
- 1 North Broadway, Gary, IN 46402
- Industry
- 331111
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 dies of exposure to fumes
Chemical Exposure Sampling1 substance sampled
Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.
| Substance | Samples | Result Range | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carbon Monoxide | 1 | 3040 | ppm |
Violations
Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 B01 I | Serious | 1 | 6 | $2,000 | $2,000 | May 18, 2005 | Jun 9, 2005 | Dec 5, 2007 |
| 01002A | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 K05 II | Serious | 1 | 10 | $5,000 | $4,500 | Jun 30, 2005 | Jun 9, 2005 | Dec 5, 2007 |
| 01002B | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 L01 | Other | 1 | 10 | $0 | $0 | Jun 30, 2005 | Jun 9, 2005 | Dec 5, 2007 |
| 01002C | 1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 A02 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jun 30, 2005 | Jun 9, 2005 | Dec 5, 2007 |
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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.
50 inspections, 2002 to 2022. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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Standards cited
Chemical exposure sampling
Sample results are listed in the record of each inspection that collected them.