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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220091270012 · 04/22/2009 · Hibbing Taconite Company

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation
Forklift operator
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost
7
Mine experience
32.19 years

Operator

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

Narrative

EE was moving shovel parts with the forklift and the parts fell off the fork. He then got off and lifted the parts back onto the forklift. Later he felt stiffness and soreness in the knee. He mentioned he has had some knee problems with the left knee and thought by favoring his left he was put more stress on the right knee

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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