MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Cleveland-Cliffs Minorca Mine Inc.
Start: 08/24/2005

220052430002 · 08/24/2005 · Cleveland-Cliffs Minorca Mine Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Contact with hot objects or substances
Occupation: Welder (shop)
Activity: Welding or cutting
Injury source: FLAME,FIRE,SMOKE,NEC
Nature of injury: BURN OR SCALD (HEAT)
Body part: UPPER EXTREMITIES, MULTIPLE
Days lost: 8
Mine experience: 28.17 years

Operator

Controller (parent): ArcelorMittal USA LLC
Operator: Cleveland-Cliffs Minorca Mine Inc.
Mine: 2102449

Narrative

Injured suffered a 2nd & 3rd degree burn to the palm and ring finger of his right hand when the piece of sheeting he was cutting out fell onto the oxygen hose and burned through it causing an intense flame which contacted his gloved right hand.

Source

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