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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220162290013 · 08/11/2016 · Hibbing Taconite Company

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Welder (shop)
Activity
Welding or cutting
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
SCRATCH,ABRASION,SUPERFCL
Body part
EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost
0
Mine experience
24.44 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Employee was cutting piece of two inch pipe with a cutting wheel. Employee reported that debris entered left eye. No foreign body was located upon examination. Employee received Ofloxacin solution to prevent infection.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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