STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT

Name: STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT at Hibbing Taconite Company
Start: 10/18/2016

220163050011 · 10/18/2016 · Hibbing Taconite Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Accident type: Struck against stationary object
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: ANKLE
Days lost: 15
Mine experience: 8.5 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Employee was accessing the discharge end of the L3 furnace when EE's foot got stuck on a rail causing EE to lose EE's balance, resulting in a right ankle sprain.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown