HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Empire Iron Mining Partnership
Start: 01/26/2006

220060410005 · 01/26/2006 · Empire Iron Mining Partnership

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Welder (shop)
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 0.37 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Cliffs Natural Resources Inc; ArcelorMittal
Operator: Empire Iron Mining Partnership
Mine: 2001012

Narrative

While taking apart a section of worn pipe the pipe broke apart and swung out, then swung back to its position scraping employee's thumb. He was seen in the ER and later by a specialist. He received stitches.

Source

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