HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Hibbing Taconite Company
Start: 12/28/2009

220100110027 · 12/28/2009 · Hibbing Taconite Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects
Occupation: Crane operator, Mobile equipment operator (MEO), Dragline operator, Dropball operator, Rigger
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: BLOCKING
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 34.38 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Crane 124 was at the 53 Shovel to pick the Mine-air off the shovel. The operator needed the blocks off the crane deck due to uneven ground. The operator started throwing the blocks down to the ground. After finishing the pick and getting out of the cab he felt stiffness and discomfort in lower back.

Source

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