Accident in Arkansas Steel Plant Leaves One Dead
02/20/2014 - One man is dead after an accident at a Newport, Ark. steel plant where a ladle of liquid steel apparently spilled while being moved in the facility's melt shop, Arkansas Online reports.
According to a news release from the Jackson County sheriff's officer, Michael E. Myers, 49, of Bald Knob, was killed in the accident at the Arkansas Steel Associates plant on Van Dyke Road at 12:55 p.m. Wednesday.
Authorities said a cable on the crane that was moving the kettle of liquid steel broke, causing the kettle "to fall and tip" over, spilling the liquid, which caused Myers' death.
Several emergency crews were called the the scene, including the Arkansas State Police, Newport Fire Department and ambulance service, the Diaz Fire Department and the Jacksonport Fire Department.
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Source: http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2014/feb/19/sheriff-1-dead-newport-steel-plant-accident/?f=news-arkansas
Authorities said a cable on the crane that was moving the kettle of liquid steel broke, causing the kettle "to fall and tip" over, spilling the liquid, which caused Myers' death.
Several emergency crews were called the the scene, including the Arkansas State Police, Newport Fire Department and ambulance service, the Diaz Fire Department and the Jacksonport Fire Department.
Click here to read the story from Arkansas Online.
Source: http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2014/feb/19/sheriff-1-dead-newport-steel-plant-accident/?f=news-arkansas
