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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220043130099 · 10/27/2004 · Northshore Mining Company

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
APPAREL,NEC
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
HEAD,NEC
Days lost
0
Mine experience
9 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Cliffs Minnesota Minerals Company
Operator
Northshore Mining Company
Mine
2100831

Narrative

Installing 36 ft. track panels on railroad. A panel had been lowered to the ground to be connected. The employee used a lining pry bar to make the connection. The bar was left for a moment and the panel moved causing the bar to strike the employee's hard hat and the hard hat cut the employee's head.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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