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HOISTING

220012150027 · 07/26/2001 · U S Steel Mining Company Llc

Details

Degree of injury
PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
Classification
HOISTING
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity
Caging, Operate elevator
Injury source
ELEVATORS,CAGES,SKIPS,ETC
Nature of injury
AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
72
Mine experience
4.01 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Usx Corp
Operator
U S Steel Mining Company Llc
Mine
4605868

Narrative

INJURED'S LEFT LITTLE FINGER WAS SURGICALLY AMPUTATED FOLLOWING AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE FINGER WAS PULLED AFTER BEING CAUGHT IN A ELEVATOR DOOR STRAP. INJURED HAD REACHED OVER A SAFETY GATE TO G RAB THE STRAP WHILE THE ELEVATOR WAS MOVING.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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