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ENTRAPMENT

220180920020 · 03/29/2018 · Northshore Mining Company

Details

Degree of injury
ACCIDENT ONLY
Classification
ENTRAPMENT
Accident type
Accident type, without injuries
Occupation
Activity
Injury source
Nature of injury
Body part
Days lost
Mine experience
— years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc
Operator
Northshore Mining Company
Mine
2100831

Narrative

Employee entered elevator and pressed the 1st floor button. Elevator traveled downward and stopped. Control panel in elevator lost power and could not be moved up or down and the doors would not open. Employee had a power plant radio and called for help. Elevator repair company was called and replaced a failed mechanical relay. Once repaired, employee was able to exit elevator

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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