# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220010850064` · 03/13/2001 · Empire Iron Mining Partnership
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck against stationary object
- **Occupation:** Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
- **Body part:** TRUNK, MULTIPLE PARTS
- **Days lost:** 4
- **Mine experience:** 9.46 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Cliffs Natural Resources Inc; ArcelorMittal
- **Operator:** Empire Iron Mining Partnership
- **Mine:** [2001012](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/2001012)
## Narrative

EE WAS TRYING TO DUMP THE SOUTHSIDE OF LINE 12 CYCLONE SUMP. HE WAS FLUSHING THE DRAIN PIPE WHEN THE SUMP STARTED TO OVERFLOW AND HE TRIED TO AVOID THE WATER. AS HE MOVED AWAY, HE STRUCK HIS L EFT SIDE OF RIBS AND LOWER BACK ON A CROSS MEMBER BRACE.

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*Source: [MSHA Open Government Data](https://arlweb.msha.gov/OpenGovernmentData/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*