In U.S. Steel town, fatal gas explosion goes unpunished by OSHA

By Jim Morris

The 2009 death of Nick Revetta exposes flaws in the system designed to protect American workers.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Clairton Plant":

"… h suburb of Pleasant Hills and drove 15 minutes to a job at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Plant, a soot-blackened industrial complex on the Monongahela River. He never re …"

"… Steel."Ten months after her husband's death, a second explosion rocked the Clairton Plant, sending 17 workers to the hospital. OSHA blamed the accident on a contrac …"

"… past a string of deserted businesses on his way to U.S. Steel’s hulking Clairton Plant on the Monongahela River.Clairton, a city of 6,800 about 15 miles south of …"

"… I said, ‘Daddy got hurt at work and he’s never coming home.’ ”The Clairton Plant is the largest operation of its kind in the country, with 12 clusters of c …"