MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Tilden Mining Company L C
Start: 07/24/2008

220082130018 · 07/24/2008 · Tilden Mining Company L C

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Hand tools (powered)
Injury source: METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury: CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part: NECK
Days lost: 31
Mine experience: 33.62 years

Operator

Controller (parent): U.S. Steel Canada; Cliffs Natural Resources Inc
Operator: Tilden Mining Company L C
Mine: 2000422

Narrative

EE was removing drive mounting bolts.When rmoving the 7th of the 8 bolts the remaining bolts sheared off.The stored energy in the drive caused it to rotate rapidly.The belt guard on the drive struck employee in the left shoulder-throwing him forcefully into a handrail and structural beam.He was evaluated by a DR and taken off of work.

Source

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