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US Steel fined after deadly explosion, community health concerns

7/3/2026

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Quinn family says U.S. Steel gave them no notice of Timothy Quinn’s death after August 2026 Clairion Coke Works explosion that also killed Steven Menefee.
Labor Department fined U.S. Steel $118,214 and MPW Industrial Services $61,473 for safety-management failures.
Health groups say asthma rates near the plant are three times the national average and the new hot-strip mill could raise pollution by up to 40 %, burdening the majority-Black, low-income community.

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Quinn family says U.S. Steel gave them no notice of Timothy Quinn’s death after August 2026 Clairion Coke Works explosion that also killed Steven Menefee.
Labor Department fined U.S. Steel $118,214 and MPW Industrial Services $61,473 for safety-management failures.
Health groups say asthma rates near the plant are three times the national average and the new hot-strip mill could raise pollution by up to 40 %, burdening the majority-Black, low-income community.