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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220071690043 · 06/11/2007 · Northshore Mining Company

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Occupation
Miner, Prospector, NEC
Activity
Move non-self-propelled equip
Injury source
STEEL RAIL (ALL KINDS)
Nature of injury
UNCLASSIFIED,NOT DETERMED
Body part
LEG, NEC
Days lost
7
Mine experience
— years

Operator

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

Narrative

Moving a mobile monorail. Employees were pushing the monorail when the pin connecting the beam to the frame broke. The beam fell, struck employee on shoulder, hip and landed on left leg.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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