Cargill Deicing Technology-Cleveland Mn — Accidents

Total: 357 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/11/2026 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None PHoist did not pass pinion brake checks. A mechanic was called to adjust, and upon inspection, it was found that an electrical contact in the pinion brake caliper had corroded and was broken. An evac...
10/06/2025 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Two employees were bolting in a narrow belt line area when the bolter tripped the e-stop cable. While discussing reset options, one employee attempted to squeeze through a tight area. While doing so,...
09/12/2025 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Lost power to the mine due to an outage from Cleveland Public Power (CPP). Reported issue to CPP
09/01/2025 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Faults were occurring on Phoist that could not be cleared at approximately 11:35 pm. EVAC was called at approximately 12:05 am since we were still troubleshooting the issue and did not have control of...
08/11/2025 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Loss of power due to transformer issue at neighboring business. Notified Cleveland Public Power (CPP) of issue.
07/29/2025 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Loss of power on surface and underground due to city outage. Reported to Cleveland Public Power (CPP) for repair.
07/24/2025 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Power failure due to loss of incoming power from city substation. Notified Cleveland Public Power to report outage.
06/28/2025 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None An employee observed an electrician's golf cart that was parked near the Phoist control room was on fire and notified their supervisor. The supervisor contacted CFD and verified that the EVAC system w...
06/19/2025 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Lost operation of the PHoist due to a failed drive module
06/19/2025 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Lost use of PHoist due to drive fault/bad module caused by high moisture.
06/15/2025 MACHINERY ACCIDENT ONLY None At approximately 10:30 PM, the number one main fan went down due to mechanical issues. Based on the inspection, it appears the impellers came off, the bearing locked up and it went high amps/temp.
05/27/2025 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None During hoist checks, the tanks for the pneumatic system did not refill. Issue could not be resolved within allotted time frame, so EVAC was called. Cause of issue was found to be a rubber gasket from...
05/02/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted An employee was cutting a zip tie off of a D-ring when the knife slipped and sliced the inside of EE's left forearm. The laceration was approximately 1"" in length and required 3 stitches. The employe...
03/25/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Surface employee tripped/fell near rail yard and suffered minor abrasions/contusions to left hand, right knee/thigh & right chest. Medical attention was offered and declined. 3 days later (3/28/25), e...
02/22/2025 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Lost drive module on Phoist.
01/09/2025 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Transformer blew on surface, which caused power to drop on the surface and in the mine. Outage was reported to Cleveland Public Power (CPP) and mine was evacuated until power was restored.
12/09/2024 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Lost power to the site. Issue was related to Cleveland Public Power (CPP). Issue was being worked on and resolved by CPP.
11/27/2024 POWERED HAULAGE FATALITY Fatal A loader bucket on a CAT R3000H came down and crushed an employee while in use, resulting in a fatality. The injured employee was operating a UTV (gator) in Unit 43 near the feeder breaker (Stamler) w...
10/30/2024 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Lost use of the Phoist. Troubleshooting found that there was a bad drive/fuse that needed to be replaced. Called evacuation while repairs were being made
10/17/2024 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None PHoist brake not functioning properly. Brake switch needed to be adjusted
09/25/2024 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Mine EVAC was called due to liner issues on SHoist
08/16/2024 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Power outage dropped power on surface and in mine, no power to Phoist.
08/06/2024 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Inclement weather caused mine and part of surface operations to drop power. Generators were utilized and a mine evac was called.
07/09/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Chipping concrete and a piece of concrete dropped and rolled towards employee cutting EE's leg.
07/01/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working to repair an emergency lowering and jammed EE's finger while removing the guard. EE reported but declined medical attention. Employee reported swelling and discomfort 8 days later...
05/13/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 165d lost, 182d restricted Employee shoveling and their shovel struck the cardboard/rocks surrounding, causing the shovel to stop abruptly. Employee felt a sharp pain in right shoulder and informed supervisor. Medical was offer...
05/03/2024 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Ground fault on PHoist, SVI or SVE fault codes
04/18/2024 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None SHoist fault, believed to be an electrical issue with a sensor but we are trouble shooting to identify and repair.
03/27/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted Employee was working on 1928 screw replacement. EE was pulling on the screw & felt pain in left shoulder. The employee was offered and declined medical attention. On 4/16/24 the employee stated that t...
02/27/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 133d restricted EE was shoveling salt onto the belt while cleaning 22 skip tail. While raising the shovel to dump the salt onto the belt, the EE felt a sharp pain in their right shoulder/arm. EE noticed a large bruis...
02/21/2024 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None SHoist tripped out and could not be reset.
01/24/2024 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None Drilling in unit 41, employee hit a methane bleeder. Initial readings were above permitted range, so a mine evacuation was called.
01/16/2024 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 362d lost An electrician reported pain in their right knee while walking up and down stairs. The employee declined medical attention. The employee later reported that the knee was feeling worse, so we took them...
12/14/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted EE was lifting a steel bar attempting to load it into a roll of belt. During this process, the EE strained their left shoulder.
12/07/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE suffered 1st degree burn on right arm while checking coolant on piece of equipment.
11/22/2023 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Damaged brake line on P hoist making it inoperable until repaired.
11/20/2023 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None P Hoist was not operable due to a blown hydraulic line.
11/20/2023 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Actuator mount on SHoist was loose, so maintenance tightened it up. When doing so, it threw the position sensor off. An electrician attempted to adjust the switch and the connection broke off making i...
11/15/2023 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None PHoist had an alarm and would not function in auto or manual - South SPV1 pressure valve alarm would not reset.
10/13/2023 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None VFD module on PHoist
10/06/2023 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Cleveland Public Power outage caused skip mine to drop power
09/24/2023 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Programming error on P hoist
09/22/2023 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Service hoist down, MG set will not start.
09/06/2023 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Track limit switch failure on the PHoist
07/22/2023 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Drive fault on P-hoist
07/19/2023 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Overtravel of SHoist, unable to correct in manual.
07/16/2023 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Production hoist was down due to blown drive module.
07/16/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 29d restricted One of the hoist ABB drives was overheating needed to be replaced. While installing the new drive, the drive rocked back, pulling hard on the EE's left shoulder and striking EE's shin. The employee su...
06/30/2023 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Production Hoist fault
05/30/2023 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Loss of power feed from the utility company, Cleveland Public Power (CPP), that provides power to hoist.