HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at United Taconite LLC
Start: 09/09/2018

220182560002 · 09/09/2018 · United Taconite LLC

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: STEEL RAIL (ALL KINDS)
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 6.42 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Cleveland-Cliffs Inc
Operator: United Taconite LLC
Mine: 2103404

Narrative

EE was removing steel rail lining wall of chute. As EE was attempting to break loose a previously cut section of rail it broke free and fell, pinching the tip of EE's right thumb between it and the rail below, resulting in a closed fracture to the distal end of EE's thumb.

Source

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