HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Northshore Mining Company
Start: 12/02/2002

220023500099 · 12/02/2002 · Northshore Mining Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: ICE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: LOWER EXTREMITIES, MULTIPLE PARTS
Days lost: 88
Mine experience: — years

Operator

Controller (parent): Cliffs Minnesota Minerals Company
Operator: Northshore Mining Company
Mine: 2100831

Narrative

USING A GENIE (EXTENSIBLE AERIAL MANLIFT) TWO MEN WERE ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN OUT PIPE. THEY HAD CLEANED ABOUT 2' WHEN 13"" BY 20' OF FROZEN FINES AND ICE CAME OUT, STRIKING INJURED ON HIS RIGHT A NKLE AND KNOCKING OTHER EE OUT OF THE BASKET, WHERE HE HUNG FROM HIS LANYARD.

Source

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