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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220120230051 · 01/10/2012 · Hibbing Taconite Company

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
5.15 years

Operator

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

Narrative

EE was performing maintenance on a pallet car. While using a chisel to tighten the lube clamp to the wheel in order to tighten a bolt. When he went to hammer the chisel he missed and struck his left thumb.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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