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POWERED HAULAGE

220141890006 · 07/06/2014 · United Taconite LLC

Details

Degree of injury
ACCIDENT ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Accident type, without injuries
Occupation
Activity
Injury source
Nature of injury
Body part
Days lost
0
Mine experience
— years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc
Operator
United Taconite LLC
Mine
2103403

Narrative

An employee was driving a Komatsu 830E 240ton production truck when it caught fire. The employee stopped the truck, shut it off and safely evacuated the vehicle. Local fire departments were called, they responded and safely put out the fire. This is now under investigation to determine the cause of the fire. No injuries occurred from this incident.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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