OSHA Exposes U.S. Steel’s Safety Failures Leading to Deadly Explosion

When two workers lost their lives in an explosion at the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works near Pittsburgh this past August, the tragedy was not simply an accident — it was the foreseeable outcome of systemic safety neglect. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has now exposed a pattern of incomplete, outdated, and inadequate procedures that directly exposed employees to deadly hazards. How Could Such Basic Safety Failures Persist at America’s Largest Coke Facility? The sprawling Clairton plant is the largest coke production facility in the Western Hemisphere, yet OSHA’s detailed report reveals shocking gaps in critical training and...