HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Empire Iron Mining Partnership
Start: 07/24/2001

220012290068 · 07/24/2001 · Empire Iron Mining Partnership

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation: Electrician, Lineman
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: TRANSFORMERS,CONVERTERS
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 4
Mine experience: 29 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Cliffs Natural Resources Inc; ArcelorMittal
Operator: Empire Iron Mining Partnership
Mine: 2001012

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A SMALL TRANSFORMER FROM THE PICK UP TRUCK TO THE DRILL PRESS WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK. THIS GRADUALLY BECAME WORSE AND HE WAS SENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 8-1-01. HE WAS TAKEN OFF WORK.

Source

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