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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220253170385 · 10/18/2025 · United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations

Details

Degree of injury
PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects
Occupation
Utility man, Shift tech, Service/Dump truck operator
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
HAND TOOLS,NONPOWERED,NEC
Nature of injury
HERNIA;RUPTURE
Body part
HIPS (PELVIS/ORGANS/KIDNEYS/BUTTOCKS)
Days lost
—
Mine experience
1.62 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
USX Corp (United States Steel Corp)
Operator
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations
Mine
2103352

Narrative

Employee was busting up rocks with a sledgehammer and putting pieces on the belt to clean the tunnel. Reported to manager that they felt a twinge in abdomen after they finished the job. Before starting their next shift, employee was seen by telemedicine. Hernia.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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