HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Knife River Corporation-Northwest
Start: 09/07/2017

220172610022 · 09/07/2017 · Knife River Corporation-Northwest

Details

Degree of injury: DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
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: WHEEL-FROM CAR OR TRUCK
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FOOT(NOT ANKLE/TOE)/TARSUS/METATARSUS
Days lost: 173
Mine experience: 1.75 years

Operator

Controller (parent): MDU Resources Group Inc
Operator: Knife River Corporation-Northwest
Mine: 3503022

Narrative

A miner was changing a tire on a large piece of off-road equipment when the new tire tipped over as it was being staged in an upright position striking their foot. A groove/run beneath the tire contributed to this incident.

Source

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