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MACHINERY

220190110011 · 01/08/2019 · United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Utility man, Shift tech, Service/Dump truck operator
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
HEAD, MULTIPLE PARTS
Days lost
192
Mine experience
0.37 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
USX Corp (United States Steel Corp)
Operator
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations
Mine
2100820

Narrative

The employee and 2 others were replacing a 1.5"" ball valve. Once completed, the valve was energized & the employee tried to open the valve. The entire pipe assembly started rotating. The valve was isolated & the employee tried to tighten the assembly by hand. The valve was re-energized & the employee was struck by the assembly rotating off the header pipe extension.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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