HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Hibbing Taconite Company
Start: 01/23/2023

220230330004 · 01/23/2023 · Hibbing Taconite Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: PULVERIZED MINERAL (DUST)
Nature of injury: DUST IN EYES
Body part: EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 14.83 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Cleveland Cliffs Inc; US Steel
Operator: Hibbing Taconite Company
Mine: 2101600

Narrative

EE was sandblasting while cleaning dust collectors on Concentrator Line 7 and reportedly got dust in their eye. EE reported incident a day and a half later due to irritated eye & sought medical evaluation resulting in antibiotics ointment for eye.

Source

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