HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Empire Iron Mining Partnership
Start: 10/10/2001

220012950179 · 10/10/2001 · Empire Iron Mining Partnership

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: WRENCH
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: FOREARM/ULNAR/RADIUS
Days lost: —
Mine experience: — years

Operator

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

Narrative

WHILE PULLING ON WRENCHES (WORKING ON A COBBER FEED PUMP) EE FELT A PULL ON HIS FOREARM AND SUBSEQUENT PAIN. HE HAD A LUMP DEVELOPE ON HIS UPPER RIGHT FOREARM. THE FOLLOWING DAY IT WAS RED & SWOLLEN. HE WAS SENT TO THE DOCTOR & PRESCRIBED PHYSICAL THERAPY. HE ALSO DEVELOPED CELLULITIS.

Source

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