HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Empire Iron Mining Partnership
Start: 11/20/2003

220033380037 · 11/20/2003 · Empire Iron Mining Partnership

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck against stationary object
Occupation: Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: STEEL RAIL (ALL KINDS)
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: HEAD,NEC
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 29.05 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Cliffs Natural Resources Inc; ArcelorMittal
Operator: Empire Iron Mining Partnership
Mine: 2001012

Narrative

WORKING ON HOSING DECK. HIS NOZZLE WAS LEAKING SO HE WENT TO SHUT OFF WATER AND OBTAIN A NEW NOZZLE. HE WAS RETURNING TO HIS WORK SIGHT WHEN HE TURNED HIS HEAD AWAY TO AVOID BLOWING AIR AND WAS OBSERVING HIS NEW NOZZLE. HE HIT HIS HEAD ON A LOW CLEARANCE BEAM CUTTING HIS FOREHEAD.

Source

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