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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220133160041 · 11/08/2013 · Hibbing Taconite Company

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation
Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
ARM,NEC
Days lost
0
Mine experience
3.23 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Employee was working in the Concentrator on structural repairs. He was unloading a piece of steel from a cart onto the floor grating. The diagnosis was a distal tendon rupture of the right arm.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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