Worker dies after being electrocuted at steel manufacturing plant
A man was electrocuted at the TMK IPSCO Plant in Ambridge, PA.
According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, emergency officials responded to the facility at 11:12 a.m. Wednesday, where authorities said an outside contractor who was working inside the plant suffered electrical injuries. He later died after being transported to Heritage Valley Sewickley hospital.
The Allegheny County medical examiner’s office identified the victim as David Bupp, 46, of Harmony.
The plant manufactures seamless pipes and provides testing and inspections.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is investigating.
OSHA has inspected the Ambridge facility in the past. In August 2017, a worker’s finger was caught in machinery and his fingertip was amputated.
OSHA has up to six months to complete its investigation.
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