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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220023300007 · 06/12/2002 · Hibbing Taconite Company

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion NEC
Occupation
Welder (shop)
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
GROUND
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
SHOULDERS (COLLARBONE/CLAVICLE/SCAPULA)
Days lost
101
Mine experience
25.11 years

Operator

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

Narrative

EE WAS ON A CREEPER UNDER A 240 TON TRUCK BOX FOR THE PURPOSE OF RELINING. AS HE WAS GETTING OFFCREEPER, HIS LT. HAND SLIPPED AND HE HIT HIS ELBOW ON THE FLOOR. EE EXPERIENCED ELBOW PAIN AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A ROTATOR CUFF TEAR OF THE LTSHOULDER. SURGERY TOOK PLACE ON 11/18/02.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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