MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Empire Iron Mining Partnership
Start: 02/20/2006

220060620011 · 02/20/2006 · Empire Iron Mining Partnership

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Contact with hot objects or substances
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Welding or cutting
Injury source: MACHINE,NEC-WELDR,OFC MAC
Nature of injury: BURN OR SCALD (HEAT)
Body part: THIGH/FEMUR
Days lost: 2
Mine experience: 28 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Employee was cutting directly overhead when a piece of slag landed on his glove. While brushing the slag off his glove he inadvertently swung the torch across his right leg, resulting in a burn to his leg. He was evaluated by a physician and taken off of work for 2 days: 2/28/06 and 3/1/06.

Source

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