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MACHINERY

220133570031 · 01/23/2013 · United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Occupation
Grader operator, Roadgrader operator
Activity
Grader
Injury source
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
15.71 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
USX Corp (United States Steel Corp)
Operator
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations
Mine
2100282

Narrative

An employee was jarred inside his caterpillar 16H road grader while grading the lower II surface stockpile in the west pit. The employee experienced lower back pain later on during the shift which he attributed to the jarring episode experienced earlier in the shift.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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