Steel Mills
Fatality at Nucor-Yamato
Written by Sandy Williams
April 18, 2016
A worker was killed Saturday at Nucor-Yamato Steel in Blytheville, Ark., during an equipment malfunction.
Jon Bishop, 34, was performing maintenance work on a roll mill stand when the malfunction occurred, said vice-president and general manager, Leon Topalian.
Bishop was a two year employee of Nucor-Yamato and worked in the Rolling Mill Mechanical Area.
The mill temporarily suspended operations immediately following the incident. Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) officials have been notified and the cause of the incident is currently under investigation.
“On behalf of all our Nucor-Yamato teammates, I want to express my deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Jon Bishop,” Topalian said in a statement. “We are deeply saddened by this event.”
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