OTHER

Name: OTHER at Hibbing Taconite Company
Start: 07/18/2000

220002220030 · 07/18/2000 · Hibbing Taconite Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: OTHER
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Coal/ore shovel operator, Shoveler, Power shoveler
Activity: Idle
Injury source: PULVERIZED MINERAL (DUST)
Nature of injury: SCRATCH,ABRASION,SUPERFCL
Body part: EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 21.61 years

Operator

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

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING IN THE MEN'S DRY IN MINING PRIOR TO HIS SHIFT. THE DOOR WAS OPENED & THE WIND BLEW IN A CLOUD OF DUST. A PIECE OF DUST ENTERED EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT EYE. CORNEAL ABRASION WI TH PRESCRIPTIVE MEDICATION APPLIED.

Source

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