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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220133230026 · 11/14/2013 · Pinnacle Mining Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Bull gang foreman, Labor foreman, Leadman, Section foreman, Shift boss
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FOREARM/ULNAR/RADIUS
Days lost
0
Mine experience
5 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc
Operator
Pinnacle Mining Company LLC
Mine
4601816

Narrative

Employees were removing a shaft from a Scoop gear box, and using a hammer to assist in relieving pressure due to the shaft being in a bind. While striking the shaft with a hammer, a piece of spline struck the injured employee in the left forearm.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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