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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220191930009 · 07/03/2019 · Northshore Mining Company

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Miner, Prospector, NEC
Activity
Hand load, Hand shoveling
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.12 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Employee was cleaning steel shavings from around a wheel lathe with a pitch fork. A piece of shavings slid up the handle, employee didn't see it and when repositioning EE's hand the shaving cut through EE's glove causing a laceration to the right hand index finger.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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