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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220050980005 · 04/04/2005 · Hibbing Taconite Company

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation
Welder (shop)
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
42
Mine experience
11.81 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Raising the conveyor belt & removing the bangboards to access the mill feed conveyor scale area. After 4 bangboards were removed the conveyor belt was chainjacked up off the idlers. With the bangboard on the belt, EE got on top of the belt to shift the bangboard uphill. When the bangboard was pushed forward, EE's finger got caught between 2 bangboards, breaking his finger.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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