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SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

220171440040 · 12/13/2016 · Hibbing Taconite Company

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type
Fall to the walkway or working surface
Occupation
Welder (shop)
Activity
Getting on or off equipment
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
SHOULDERS (COLLARBONE/CLAVICLE/SCAPULA)
Days lost
136
Mine experience
26.12 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Employee stepped down from a storage dock in the lay down yard. As ee stepped down, the employee slipped and fell against a steel channel resulting in pain in right shoulder. Employee underwent right shoulder surgery on May 16, 2017.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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