HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Northshore Mining Company
Start: 12/01/2012

220123450022 · 12/01/2012 · Northshore Mining Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation: Ledgeman/hand, Quarry man
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 3
Mine experience: 10 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Cleveland-Cliffs Inc
Operator: Northshore Mining Company
Mine: 2100209

Narrative

Employee picked up a drill plug from the left side of his body to put back on the casing. He had one foot on top of the drill mound (ant hill) and one foot on the inside of the mound. When he moved the plug he felt a pull in his lower back.

Source

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