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NSA Honors Tube City IMS Operations for Safety Performance
Mar. 27, 2008 - Several Tube City IMS sites receive a total of 35 Safety and Industry Best Practices awards from the National Slag Association in recognition of superior performance as measured against OSHA recordable injury rates.

Cleveland-Cliffs Comments on United Taconite Accident Report
Mar. 24, 2008 - Cleveland-Cliffs comments on a U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration report regarding an April 2007 accident that resulted in the death of a United Taconite miner.

OSHA Cites Auburn Metal Processing for Safety Violations
Feb. 22, 2008 - OSHA cites Auburn Metal Processing for a total of 22 alleged serious and repeat violations of safety standards following the death of an employee who became caught in a conveyor belt.

OAO Severstal Resumes Blast Furnace Operations at Cherepovets
Feb. 5, 2008 - OAO Severstal resumes operation of Blast Furnace No. 5 at its Cherepovets steel plant, following a fire on January 31 that resulted in the death of one Severstal employee and the injury of two others.

AK’s Ashland Coke Plant Wins Industry Safety Award
Feb. 4, 2008 - Employees at AK Steel’s Ashland, Ky., coke plant earn the American Coke and Coal Chemicals Institute’s Max Eward Safety Award, in recognition of having the best safety record during 2007 for an ACCCI-member coke plant.

ArcelorMittal Provides Update on Fatalities at Abaiskaya Mine Accident
Jan. 15, 2008 - ArcelorMittal confirms the final number of fatalities as 30 for the Abaiskaya Mine Accident in Kazakhstan.

ArcelorMittal Provides Update Concerning Accident in Kazakhstan
Jan. 14, 2008 - ArcelorMittal provides update on the accident that occurred January 11 at its Abaiskaya mine in Kazakhstan, the cause of which has not yet been identified.

Severstal NA Halts Production at Blast Furnace Pending Investigation
Jan. 14, 2008 - Severstal North America confirms that it has halted production at Blast Furnace B, its smaller blast furnace, as a result of a January 5 accident at that facility.

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