HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Hibbing Taconite Company
Start: 07/23/2002

220022120025 · 07/23/2002 · Hibbing Taconite Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: MINERAL ITEMS,NEC
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: LOWER EXTREMITIES, MULTIPLE PARTS
Days lost: 3
Mine experience: 10.28 years

Operator

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

Narrative

MECHANIC WAS ASSIGNED TO REPLACE AN EXPANSION JOINT ON THE LINE #3 FURNACE WINDBOX RECOUP DUCT IN THE PELLET PLANT. UPON REMOVING THE RUBBER-LIKE JOINT MATERIAL, A LARGE CHUNK OF DUST BUILDUP, HIDDEN BEHIND THE JOINT, FELL AND STRUCK THE MECHANIC'S RT. KNEE. THIS HYPER-EXTENDED HIS RT. FOOT AND ANKLE.

Source

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