U.S. Steel, Clairton Coke Works Plant
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2don MSN
Since explosion at U.S. Steel plant in Clairton, concerns surround limited coke-making capacity
U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works' current limited coke-making capacity due to Monday's explosion is prompting concerns.
The deadly explosion at Clairton Coke Works near Pittsburgh occurred when a gas valve was flushed before planned maintenance, U.S. Steel said in preliminary findings.
U.S. Steel released preliminary findings about the potential cause of Monday's deadly explosion at U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works.
U.S. Steel has released new details on what investigators believe caused the explosion at the Clairton Coke Works plant that killed 2 people and injured 10 others.
2don MSN
Gas valve failure during routine maintenance work may have led to fatal explosion, US Steel says
U.S. Steel says preparations for a routine maintenance task may have led to an explosion at a U.S. Steel coal-processing plant near Pittsburgh that left two dead, sent 10 to hospitals and damaged part of the sprawling facility.
U.S. Steel says it believes a gas valve failure led to the explosion Monday morning at its Clairton Coke Works, in which two workers died and 10 others were injured.
In the last five years, U.S. Steel has paid more than $10 million in penalties for violations of the Clean Air Act at Clairton.
A devoted dad has been identified as one of the two steel workers killed from an explosion at a Pennsylvania steel plant on Monday, officials said.
Authorities said 10 other workers required hospital treatment — including five listed in critical but stable condition — after an explosion Monday morning at the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works. The cause of the blast has not been determined.