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POWERED HAULAGE

220042570031 · 09/08/2004 · United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Miner, Prospector, NEC
Activity
Caging, Operate elevator
Injury source
HOISTING APPARATUS,NEC
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
2 years

Operator

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

Narrative

While operating a powered lift the injured ee caught his right hand between the machine's handrail & an adjacent structural steel column causing a laceration to his 5th (little) finger requiring 7 stitches. Tight, confined operating area, lift was only means of access.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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