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MACHINERY

220150620005 · 02/22/2015 · Hibbing Taconite Company

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Bulldozer
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
4.96 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Employee noticed a pain developing in their lower back. The employee believes the pain developed over his last two shifts while performing frost ripping with a D11 dozer in the pond. The employee was sent into the clinic on February 25, 2015 and received work restrictions.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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