MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Hibbing Taconite Company
Start: 08/31/2007

220072540004 · 08/31/2007 · Hibbing Taconite Company

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: MOLTEN METAL
Nature of injury: BURN OR SCALD (HEAT)
Body part: THIGH/FEMUR
Days lost: 5
Mine experience: 30 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Employee was welding under a 14"" pipe and during the welding process, a piece of molten metal fell from the weld and lodged against the front of this leg. The next day was treated for the burn and was treated for cellulitis

Source

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