HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Hibbing Taconite Company
Start: 07/03/2017

220171940003 · 07/03/2017 · Hibbing Taconite Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: WRENCH
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 11.5 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Employee attempted to return a crowd belt tensioning wrench on its hanging hook. As employee attempted to secure the wrench, it missed the hook and the wrench fell on the employee's left index finger, resulting in a fracture.

Source

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