OSHA beefs up steel mill inspections By Lisa Shidler, Gary Post Tribune, IN
This week, the United Steel Workers released a report showing that work-related accidents nearly quadrupled from 13 in 2003 to 51 in 2004. And on Monday and Tuesday, union workers and managers discussed ways to improve safety during the United Steelworkers' annual health and safety conference.
Rivera said 2003 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that one-third of deaths at steel plants across the country occurred in Indiana.