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HANDLING OF MATERIALS
220142310047 · 08/14/2014 · Hibbing Taconite Company
Details
- Degree of injury
- DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
- Classification
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- Accident type
- Over-exertion NEC
- Occupation
- Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
- Activity
- Machine maintenance
- Injury source
- METAL COVERS & GUARDS
- Nature of injury
- SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- Body part
- BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
- Days lost
- 6
- Mine experience
- 6.33 years
Operator
- Controller (parent)
- Mittal-US Steel Canada-Cliffs Natural Resources
- Operator
- Hibbing Taconite Company
- Mine
- 2101600
Narrative
Employee was removing a section of handrail. As employee cut the upright, the handrail fell. The employee grabbed the handrail and strained his back.
Source
- Authoritative
- MSHA Open Government Data
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown