HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Hibbing Taconite Company
Start: 03/05/2003

220030830008 · 03/05/2003 · Hibbing Taconite Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 13.88 years

Operator

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

Narrative

EE WAS CHANGING OUT A CARRYING IDLER ON THE SHUTTLE CONVEYOR. IN ORDER TO TIGHTEN THE IDLER HE WAS PLACING THE ROLLERS ON A CART. WITH THE ROLLER IN HIS HANDS HE SWUNG BACK STRIKING & PINCHING HIS LT. RING FINGER BETWEEN THE ROLLER & CONVEYOR FRAME. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A DISTAL TIP FRACTURE AND A HEMATOMA.

Source

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