HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Hibbing Taconite Company
Start: 09/19/2017

220172650028 · 09/19/2017 · Hibbing Taconite Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR 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: PULVERIZED MINERAL (DUST)
Nature of injury: SCRATCH,ABRASION,SUPERFCL
Body part: EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 5.58 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Employee was replacing apron feeder drive chain and sprocket. While placing a nylon sling over the overhead beam, dust fell into the employee's eye resulting in a left eye abrasion.

Source

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