STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT

Name: STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT at Hibbing Taconite Company
Start: 09/12/2017

220172830040 · 09/12/2017 · Hibbing Taconite Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
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: Getting on or off equipment
Injury source: BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 24 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Employee was stepping off of the left fender of the 16M motor grader after pulling oil sample from the engine. EE stepped onto the ground and stepped on a rock and twisted knee. EE did first aid to knee with a triage doc for a couple of weeks, applying ice and taking it easy but it wasn't getting better. Today. 10-10-2017 ee is going to the clinic to be treated.

Source

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