SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Name: SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON at Hibbing Taconite Company
Start: 03/01/2000

220001400057 · 03/01/2000 · Hibbing Taconite Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type: Fall onto or against objects
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 22.61 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Mittal-US Steel Canada-Cliffs Natural Resources
Operator: Hibbing Taconite Company
Mine: 2101600

Narrative

MECHANIC WAS ASSISTING ON PALLET CAR CHANGEOUT FOR LINE 1 FURNACE. A CAR WINCH PULL CHAIN CAUGHT AND DAMAGED A PIECE OF GRATING. THE MECHANIC INADVERTENTLY STEPPED ON IT, TWISTING HIS LEFT A NKLE. AS TIME PASSED, HIS BACK BECAME SORE. HE RECENTLY BEGAN PHYSICAL THERAPY FOR A BACK STRAIN, ATTRIBUTED TO THIS INCIDENT. THE GRATING WAS REPAIRED.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown