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MACHINERY

220040150051 · 01/12/2004 · Hibbing Taconite Company

Details

Degree of injury
PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation
Welder (shop)
Activity
Welding or cutting
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
25
Mine experience
27.44 years

Operator

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

Narrative

PIPE WAS BEING TRANSPORTED INTO SHOP TO BE WELDED, A FORKLIFT HIT EACH END OF PIPE, ONE FORKLIFT BACKING UP AND ONE FORKLIFT MOVING FORWARD, ELECTRICIAN STARTED MEASURING PIPE AFTER FORKLIFT STOPPED BACKING UP, OTHER FORKLIFT WAS STILL MOVING, PUSHED PIPE AGAINST OTHER FORKLIFT PINCHING WELDER'S FINGER.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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