CLAIRTON, Pa. — Workers were pushing coke out of huge ovens and preparing for maintenance when an explosion rocked a U.S. Steel plant outside Pittsburgh, a company executive said Tuesday, a day after ...
The explosion, which was powerful enough to shake nearby homes, injured more than 10 other steelworkers, including one who spent hours trapped in rubble. It also knocked down a wall, scorched a pickup ...
On August 11, a powerful explosion rocked the US Steel Clairton Coke Works near Pittsburgh, tragically killing one worker and injuring at least ten others, while rescuers searched for a missing ...