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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220003330013 · 11/20/2000 · Hibbing Taconite Company

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Beltman, Conveyor man, Conveyor belt worker, Mobile bridge carrierman, Feeder operator, Conveyor rider
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
KNIFE
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
—
Mine experience
24.26 years

Operator

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

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING AN AIR HOSE IN THE FIELD. HE USED A BACK SCREW TO CUT THE STEEL BAND THAT SECURES THE HOSE TO THE FITTIN. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO PRY OPEN THE BAND. THE SUDDEN MOVEMENT OF THE STEEL BAND CAUSE DHIM TO INADVERTANTLY CUT HIS LEFT THUMB WITH THE KNIFE HE WAS HOLDING.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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