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DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)

220031290003 · 12/02/2002 · Hibbing Taconite Company

Details

Degree of injury
OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6
Classification
DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Accident type
Over-exertion NEC
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Surface equipment, NEC
Injury source
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
JOINT,TENDON,MUSCL INFLAM
Body part
ELBOW
Days lost
33
Mine experience
22.25 years

Operator

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

Narrative

EMPLOYEE INDICATED THAT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SHIFT HIS RIGHT ARM FROM ELBOW TO HAND WAS SORE FROM OPERATING TRACTOR EQUIPMENT. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH MEDIAL EPICONYLITIS & ULNAR NEUROPATHY. HE HAD SURGERY ON HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON 5/6/03.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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