HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations
Start: 08/28/2023

220232430010 · 08/28/2023 · United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations

Details

Degree of injury: DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: BRICK,CERAMIC
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: LEG, NEC
Days lost: 45
Mine experience: 5.19 years

Operator

Controller (parent): USX Corp (United States Steel Corp)
Operator: United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations
Mine: 2100820

Narrative

4 employees were removing liners inside a rod mill. The employees were using lining bars to remove liners inside the mill. Employees stated that as they were in the process of removing the second liner from the feed end, the liner to the right of the one they were removing tipped over contacting the employees' right leg. The approximate weight of the liner is 688 lbs.

Source

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