HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations
Start: 08/25/2003

220032390020 · 08/25/2003 · United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation: Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
Activity: Set, Remove, Relocate props
Injury source: WOOD ITEMS,NEC
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 8 years

Operator

Controller (parent): USX Corp (United States Steel Corp)
Operator: United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations
Mine: 2100820

Narrative

INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO PLACE SUPPORT FOR TEMP LIGHTING (2X4 LUMBER) WHEN IT SLIPPED FROM HIS HAND AND SWUNG DOWNWARD. HE IMMEDIATELY REGAINED CONTROL BUT THE MOMENTUM CARRIED HIS HAND INTO CONTACT WITH ADJACENT STRUCTURAL ANGLE IRON RESULTING IN HIS RIGHT LITTLE FINGER TO BE PINCHED BETWEEN THE 2X4 AND THE ANGLE IRON.

Source

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