HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Hibbing Taconite Company
Start: 01/25/2002

220020290003 · 01/25/2002 · Hibbing Taconite Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: DRIL-PRCUSV,HRD ROC,JKHMR
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 24.61 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Mittal-US Steel Canada-Cliffs Natural Resources
Operator: Hibbing Taconite Company
Mine: 2101600

Narrative

TWO MAINTENANCE MECHANICS IN THE MINE WERE REMOVING A GUID ROLLER FROM THE #8 DRILL. AS THE INJURED REMOVED A KEEPER PIN, THE GUIDE ROLLER ASSEMBLY SHIFTED, PINCHING HIS LEFT THUMB. THE RESULT ING LACERATION REQUIRED 6 STITCHES TO CLOSE. MEDICAL TREATMENT.

Source

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