Federal agency flags safety shortcomings that 'exposed' workers to explosion at US Steel plant

A federal safety agency investigating an August blast at a U.S. Steel plant near Pittsburgh that left two workers dead says it found safety shortcomings that “exposed” employees to the explosion. The $118,214 in fines from the Occupational and Health Safety Administration accompanied 10 citations. OSHA says that U.S. Steel’s written procedures, practices and training to safely maintain equipment and perform maintenance were incomplete, outdated or inadequate. U.S. Steel says it was reviewing the OSHA report. OSHA lets a company contest the findings. The United Steelworkers says it's “grateful" to OSHA for investigating and is dedicated to implementing OSHA’s recommendations. Another federal agency, the Chemical Safety Board, has said it is investigating.