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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220112210004 · 07/25/2011 · Hibbing Taconite Company

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion NEC
Occupation
Welder (shop)
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
6.46 years

Operator

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

Narrative

EE was pulling on a piece of angle iron that was stuck between two channel irons. When the piece freed it pushed against his gloved right hand thumb, causing the thumb to bend back towards the wrist.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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