MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Northshore Mining Company
Start: 05/10/2021

220211330013 · 05/10/2021 · Northshore Mining Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: MACHINERY
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: Surface equipment, NEC
Injury source: METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: ANKLE
Days lost: 49
Mine experience: 28 years

Operator

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

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING IN BETWEEN 30"" WALL LINERS HOOKING UP TO THE CRANE. ONCE THE CABLES WERE HOOKED UP THE CRANE, OPERATOR STARTED TO LIFT THE PLATES. ONE OF THE PLATES DRIFTED INTO EMPLOYEES LEFT ANKLE PINCHING IT BETWEEN THE PLATE ON FLOOR BEHIND EE'S HEEL. THE CRANE OPERATOR GRABBED THE CABLE AND PULLED THE SUSPENDED PLATE OFF EMPLOYEES ANKLE.

Source

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