HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Empire Iron Mining Partnership
Start: 07/02/2002

220022100118 · 07/02/2002 · Empire Iron Mining Partnership

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
Occupation: Shopman repair cars, Mechanic
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: RBR,GLS,PLSTC,FIBRGLS,FAB
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 15
Mine experience: 24.13 years

Operator

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

Narrative

EE WAS PULLING ON A HOSE TO CLEAN UP HIS WORK AREA AND FELT A POP IN HIS BACK. HE HAD 4 DAYS OFF OF WORK AND THOUGHT IT WOULD GET BETTER. IT DID NOT AND HE SOUGHT MEDICAL CARE. HE HAD AN MRI O N 7/14/02 - DIAGNOSED WITH MUSCULAR STRAIN. TAKEN OFF WORK & STARTED ON PHYSICAL THERAPY. LDW 7/7/02.

Source

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