HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Tilden Mining Company L C
Start: 09/01/2000

220002840066 · 09/01/2000 · Tilden Mining Company L C

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion NEC
Occupation: Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity: Walking, Running
Injury source: STEPS
Nature of injury: HERNIA;RUPTURE
Body part: HIPS (PELVIS/ORGANS/KIDNEYS/BUTTOCKS)
Days lost: 39
Mine experience: 12 years

Operator

Controller (parent): U.S. Steel Canada; Cliffs Natural Resources Inc
Operator: Tilden Mining Company L C
Mine: 2000422

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING THE STAIRWAY NEAR THE COMPRESSOR ROOM. AS HE STARTED UP THE STEPS HE NOTICED MUD ON THE BOTTOM OF HIS BOOT. HE STOPPED TO SCRAPE THE MUD OFF ON THE STEP AND AS HE STARTED BACK UP THE STEPS HIS BOOT'S STEEL TOE CAUGHT ONTHE STEP AND HE FELT A PULL IN HIS GROIN. DIAGNOSIS BY PHSICIAN ON 9/29/00 AS A HERNIA.

Source

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