# MACHINERY
> MSHA accident `220070570006` · 02/20/2007 · Empire Iron Mining Partnership
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** MACHINERY
- **Accident type:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Occupation:** Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
- **Activity:** Observe operations
- **Injury source:** KILN PROD,INC BLDUP,REMOV
- **Nature of injury:** BURN OR SCALD (HEAT)
- **Body part:** HEAD,NEC
- **Days lost:** 12
- **Mine experience:** 1.92 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Cliffs Natural Resources Inc; ArcelorMittal
- **Operator:** Empire Iron Mining Partnership
- **Mine:** [2001012](https://api.morvs.ai/mine/2001012)
## Narrative

Employee was working at  Unit 2 Kiln cooler dump point.  While they were observing pellets in the cooler from the area of the access doors, a blast of hot dust and steam from inside the cooler knocked open the steel doors and pushed the employee backwards.  The hot dust contacted him causing first and second degree burns to his head and neck area resulting in loss time.

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