# MACHINERY
> MSHA accident `220161720004` · 06/05/2016 · Hibbing Taconite Company
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** MACHINERY
- **Accident type:** Struck by... NEC
- **Occupation:** Painter
- **Activity:** Hand tools (powered)
- **Injury source:** HAND TOOLS,POWERED,NEC
- **Nature of injury:** SCRATCH,ABRASION,SUPERFCL
- **Body part:** MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- **Days lost:** 17
- **Mine experience:** 2 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Mittal-US Steel Canada-Cliffs Natural Resources
- **Operator:** Hibbing Taconite Company
- **Mine:** [2101600](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/2101600)
## Narrative

EE was sandblasting on elevated platform wearing personal fall arrest gear and PPE. EE sandblasted one of the nylon straps causing the platform to tilt. EE slid down platform, but fall gear stopped fall. EE lost control of the blast hose, and it remained operational. The freefloating hose then turned toward EE. EE sustained sandlblast injuries to face, hand & leg.

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*Source: [MSHA Open Government Data](https://arlweb.msha.gov/OpenGovernmentData/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*