HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Hibbing Taconite Company
Start: 05/16/2023

220231570005 · 05/16/2023 · Hibbing Taconite Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FACE,NEC
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 12.44 years

Operator

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

Narrative

MMG was placing wheel chock stand from bed of truck around wheels of parked vehicle. Wheel chock handle laying down in bed of truck, rotated upward unexpectedly striking MMG on right side of safety glasses. Resulted in a cut (stitches) and bruise to right upper cheek of face.

Source

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