← MSHA accidents

FIRE

220131540034 · 05/28/2013 · Hibbing Taconite Company

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
FIRE
Accident type
Contact with hot objects or substances
Occupation
Haul/Off road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber tire truck driver, Transportation truck driver
Activity
Haulage or Dump truck
Injury source
FLAME,FIRE,SMOKE,NEC
Nature of injury
BURN OR SCALD (HEAT)
Body part
HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.37 years

Operator

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

Narrative

EE saw smoke from drivers side mirror and began to pull over to berm. He attempted to manual activate the fire suppression system. He began to descend the emergency egress ladder on the truck. He stepped down a couple of steps and them jumped to the ground. He sustained injuries to his ankle, wrist and burns to both hands.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown