MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Tilden Mining Company L C
Start: 01/15/2002

220020280097 · 01/15/2002 · Tilden Mining Company L C

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 15.84 years

Operator

Controller (parent): U.S. Steel Canada; Cliffs Natural Resources Inc
Operator: Tilden Mining Company L C
Mine: 2000422

Narrative

EE WAS WORKING ON TOP OF UNIT 1 KILN. AN EE USED AN AIR BLOW GUN TO REMOVE SLAG, FLUX AND METAL SHAVINGS FROM THE WORK AREA AND INADVERTANTLY BLEW THE MATERIAL IN EE'S DIRECTION CAUSING A PIEC E OF MATERIAL TO LODGE IN HIS EYE. WAS EVALUATED BY A PHYSICIAN ON 1-16-02 AND EYE MEDICATION WAS PRESCRIBED.

Source

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