HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Empire Iron Mining Partnership
Start: 10/17/2011

220113530028 · 10/17/2011 · Empire Iron Mining Partnership

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 3.15 years

Operator

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

Narrative

EE was working on a cobber feed pump. In the process of changing the liners, a pallet had to be moved closer to the forklift. The suction liner slid onto the left hand, trapping it between the liner and the pallet. The ee pulled his hand free and a short time later, he felt back pain. He has been evaluated by a Physician and a steroid injection was ordered & admin on 12-16-11.

Source

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