# ENTRAPMENT
> MSHA accident `220112300022` · 08/16/2011 · United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** ACCIDENT ONLY
- **Classification:** ENTRAPMENT
- **Accident type:** Accident type, without injuries
- **Occupation:** —
- **Activity:** —
- **Injury source:** —
- **Nature of injury:** —
- **Body part:** —
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** — years
## Operator
- **Controller:** USX Corp (United States Steel Corp)
- **Operator:** United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations
- **Mine:** [2100820](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/2100820)
## Narrative

Elevator Entrapment In 10:38 a.m. -- Out 12:24 a.m. - Employee was stuck in the Concentrator Step 3 freight elevator @ 10:38 a.m. for 106 minutes.  MSHA was called at 10:58 a.m.  Electronic voltage controller lost power - did not see voltage so the motor timed out, most likely due to dirty contacts.  Vendor keeps contacts clean.

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*Source: [MSHA Open Government Data](https://arlweb.msha.gov/OpenGovernmentData/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*