HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Hibbing Taconite Company
Start: 03/21/2012

220120870028 · 03/21/2012 · Hibbing Taconite Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Contact with hot objects or substances
Occupation: Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity: Idle
Injury source: MISCELLANEOUS,NEC
Nature of injury: BURN OR SCALD (HEAT)
Body part: FACE,NEC
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 had put a can of soup into the food warmer. When he went to open the can later, he said he couldn't open the can as it was too hot. He asked his partner to open and as it was being opened, the pressure released and the can exploded out hot soup which hit the employee in the face.

Source

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