| Burns Harbor, Ind. (steel mill) |
November 29, 2002 |
A 47-year-old remote control operator was killed on November 29 in an
industrial accident at Bethlehem Steel in Burns Harbor, Ind. Randal E.
Moehl, a 29-year employee of the company, was pronounced dead at the
scene after his body was discovered in the hot metal area near the basic
oxygen furnace. The accident happened in an area of the plant where hot
iron from the blast furnace is transported to the basic oxygen furnace
in enclosed oval-shaped railroad cars. The cars -- called submarine cars
-- are guided by a remote-controlled switch engine, which Moehl was
operating.
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