HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Empire Iron Mining Partnership
Start: 05/23/2002

220021540141 · 05/23/2002 · Empire Iron Mining Partnership

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: ELBOW
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 4.07 years

Operator

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

Narrative

ATTEMPTING TO OPEN AN OVERHEAD DOOR BY USING THE MANUAL CRANK, AFTER TURNING THE CRANK TO OPEN THE DOOR THE CRANK SPUN OUT OF HIS HAND AND SPUN AROUND HITTING HIM IN THE LEFT ELBOW. THE CUT W AS IN A LOCATION (ELBOW) OF FUTURE TENSION ON THE AREA SO 2 SUTURES WERE PUT IN TO PLACE. WOUND LEFT OPEN FOR DRAINAGE.

Source

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