HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Empire Iron Mining Partnership
Start: 03/27/2002

220021260061 · 03/27/2002 · 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: CHAIN,ROPE,CABLE-NT CONVY
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: SHOULDERS (COLLARBONE/CLAVICLE/SCAPULA)
Days lost: 85
Mine experience: 29.38 years

Operator

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

Narrative

EE WAS WORKING WITH A GROUP TO MOVE DRILL INTO POSITION. THEY WERE LIFTING A CABLE DOWN FROM A JUNCTION BOX TO GET READY FOR CONNECTION. AS THEY WERE LOWERING IT, EE FELT A PAIN IN HIS RT SHOU LDER. HE SOUGHT MEDICAL CARE WHEN SYMPTOMS WOULD NOT SUBSIDE & WAS ORDERED PHYSICAL THERAPY. MRI REVEALED A TEAR IN THE SHOULDER MUSCULATURE ON 4/30/02.

Source

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