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Workers Injured after Explosion at ArcelorMittal Steel Mill – East Chicago

Posted by: Steve Wagner
February 20, 2009
Topic: Worker's Compensation

Three workers were injured in an explosion last week at ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor steel mill. Two of the workers are still hospitalized with serious burns and head injuries while the third worker, James Broviak, was treated for minor injuries and released. Tracy Sandoval, Valparaiso, Indiana, was transferred to a Chicago area hospital with a serious head injury. Jeff Schnebel suffered third degree burns and is being treated in the Burn Unit at University of Chicago Medical Center. The explosion was unexpected and occurred in a slag processing unit at No. 7 Blast Furnace. All three injured workers were employees of subcontractors working in the mill - Beemsterboer, Lafarge North America, and H2O. It is unknown for which company each man worked.

Under Indiana worker's compensation law, each injured worker will be entitled to medical care provided by their respective employers, temporary total disability (TTD) payments at 2/3rd of their average weekly wage, and a lump sum permanent partial impairment (PPI) award. Depending on the circumstances of the accident, each worker may also have a liability claim against the company responsible for the explosion. An investigation into the facts and circumstances of the accident should be conducted as soon as possible. At Wagner Reese & Crossen, our law firm can assist injured workers in this situation by not only assisting with the work comp claim, but by investigating potential liability claims as well.


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