HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Northshore Mining Company
Start: 04/02/2019

220190950023 · 04/02/2019 · Northshore Mining Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 2.15 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Cleveland-Cliffs Inc
Operator: Northshore Mining Company
Mine: 2100209

Narrative

Truck shop maintenance employee was removing a retainer pin for bit on a rock breaker. As employee pulled the retainer pin out of the hole, employee lost control of it dropping it on finger. The impact broke the tip of the finger, caused a finger nail avulsion and a nail bed laceration.

Source

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