OSHA cites Ohio foundry following fatal steam explosion
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced Monday it cited a Bedford, Ohio, foundry following a fatal steam explosion this year.
A maintenance supervisor died and 15 other employees were injured in the February steam explosion at Cleveland-based I. Schumann & Co. LLC.
The citations were issued Aug. 4, but they were not publicly announced until Monday.
OSHA cited the company for six serious violations and proposed $62,500 in penalties. The foundry has remained closed since the explosion.
The explosion occurred when workers were inspecting a water leak on a furnace used to smelt solid metals. The explosion was caused by water that had leaked onto the molten metal inside the furnace, according to OSHA.
The foundry recycles materials into metal alloys, ingots and pellets.
The company has 15 business days to contest the citations and fines.
