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220132540011 · 09/05/2013 · Northshore Mining Company

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
OTHER
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Miner, Prospector, NEC
Activity
Walking, Running
Injury source
PULVERIZED MINERAL (DUST)
Nature of injury
DUST IN EYES
Body part
EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost
0
Mine experience
2 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc
Operator
Northshore Mining Company
Mine
2100831

Narrative

Employee was walking from job trailer to company truck without safety glasses when dust/dirt blew into his right eye. Employee did not report eye irritation until the start of his shift the next morning 09/06/13. Employee was taken to Eye Dr. where foreign body (dirt) was flushed out and given an antibiotic prescription as a precaution for his eye.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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