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ENTRAPMENT

220231090013 · 04/18/2023 · United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations

Details

Degree of injury
ACCIDENT ONLY
Classification
ENTRAPMENT
Accident type
Accident type, without injuries
Occupation
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Activity
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Injury source
—
Nature of injury
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Body part
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Days lost
—
Mine experience
— years

Operator

Controller (parent)
USX Corp (United States Steel Corp)
Operator
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations
Mine
2100282

Narrative

At 1907 (7:07pm) on Tuesday night, a Lakehead employee became entrapped in the Step 3 Fines Crusher elevator. After unsuccessful attempts to reset the elevator, MEI was contacted to make repairs to restore safe operation of the elevator. MSHA was notified at 1928 (7:28pm) of the entrapment and the employee was freed at 2034 (8:34pm). There were no injuries.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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