HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Hibbing Taconite Company
Start: 01/18/2019

220190300074 · 01/18/2019 · Hibbing Taconite Company

Details

Degree of injury: DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation: Welder (shop)
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: BOILR,PRES VSL,AIR HOS,OX
Nature of injury: HERNIA;RUPTURE
Body part: ABDOMEN/INTERNAL ORGANS
Days lost: 33
Mine experience: 27.98 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Employee felt a pull in stomach while lifting an empty CO2 gas cylinder over a 1-inch lip on welding cart. The employee reported that in June 2018, had a non-work related herniated belly button repaired and thought may have damaged the repair.

Source

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