← MSHA accidents

POWERED HAULAGE

220092030008 · 07/13/2009 · United Taconite LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck against stationary object
Occupation
Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity
Escaping a hazard
Injury source
GROUND
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost
113
Mine experience
33.54 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Cleveland Cliffs Inc; Laiwu Steel
Operator
United Taconite LLC
Mine
2103403

Narrative

Uniy 9595 Pit F250 service pickup truck was run over by a water truck. The incident happened by the lower pit stand pipe, the one used for filling the 190 ton water trucks. The employee operating the pickup truck jumped from the pickup truck to avoid being run over. The result of this is a sore knee requiring medical attention.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown