HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Empire Iron Mining Partnership
Start: 07/27/2011

220112130002 · 07/27/2011 · Empire Iron Mining Partnership

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: PULVERIZED MINERAL (DUST)
Nature of injury: DUST IN EYES
Body part: EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 35 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Cliffs Natural Resources Inc; ArcelorMittal
Operator: Empire Iron Mining Partnership
Mine: 2001012

Narrative

Employee was putting an old hood from the lab into a dumpster when he felt something in his eye. His eye was flushed and he felt irritation in his eye. He was evaluated by a physician-no foreign body noted; however, eye medication was prescribed.

Source

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