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DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)

220131900019 · 04/16/2013 · Empire Iron Mining Partnership

Details

Degree of injury
OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6
Classification
DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Accident type
NEC
Occupation
Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
NOISE,NEC
Nature of injury
HEARING LOSS OR IMPAIRMNT
Body part
EAR(S) INTERNAL & HEARING
Days lost
0
Mine experience
9.62 years

Operator

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

Narrative

The ee underwent a comprehensive audiological eval after an abnormal hearing test. It was made known on July 2, 2013 that the employee's work history and test results are consistent with noise-induced hearing loss; the workplace being a significant contributing factor. The ave. age corrected change in the left was was 31.7db from the baseline at 2, 3 , 4 K.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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