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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220001110061 · 04/16/2000 · National Steel Pellet Company

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Fall onto or against objects
Occupation
Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost
—
Mine experience
24.21 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
National Steel Corp
Operator
National Steel Pellet Company
Mine
2100249

Narrative

INJURED WAS WORKING INT HE COUNTER TRACTOR IN THE SECONDARY BASEMENT BY THE SOUTH END OF THE SECONDARY MILL #4. EMPLOYEE WAS UNPLUGGING TH EDISCHARGE DRAIN PIPE ON THE SECONDARY MILL DISCHARG E SUP ON SECONDARY MILL #4. WHEN PIPE UNPLUGGED EMPLOYEE WAS HIT BY THE WATER AND SLURRY AND EMPLOYEE WAS BLOWN BACK INTO A WATER PIPE.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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