Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #219830380197

Welder (Shop)

February 2, 1983 at 8:20 AM
Cliffs Erie, LLC. · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal
St Louis County, MN
Classification SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Type Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Investigator narrative
TWO STAIR TREADS HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM A STAIRWAY TO ALLOW MATERIAL TO BE HOISTED FROM A LOWER FLOOR. THE TOP OF THE STAIRWAY WAS ROPED OFF AND TWO YELLOW WARNING RIBBONS WERE TIED BETWEEN THE HANDRAILS, ONE AT THE TOP OF THE HANDRAIL AND ONEAT THE INTERMEDIATE RAIL LEVEL. AN ADDITIONAL WARNING RIBBON WAS INSTALLED ACROSS THE HANDRAILS HALFWAY BETWEEN THE TOP OF THE STAIRWAY AND TH
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Crawling, Kneeling
Subunit / location
MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type
Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Source of injury
FLOOR,WALKING SURF-NOT UG
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience
30 years
Experience at this mine
30 years
Experience in this job
30 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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