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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220002840148 · 09/24/2000 · Northshore Mining Company

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
Mine experience
4.48 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Cliffs Minnesota Minerals Company
Operator
Northshore Mining Company
Mine
2100831

Narrative

WHILE ALIGNING A SHEAR PIN INTO A SHAFT, THE EMPLOYEE WAS CAUGHT BY SUPRISE WHEN THE PIN DROPPEDQUICKLY INTO PLACE, STRIKING HIS FINGER AND PINCHING IT BETWEEN THE TWO PIECES OF METAL.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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