Cargill Deicing Technology-Cleveland Mn — Accidents

Total: 357 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
04/29/2023 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Issue with the PHoist PLC causing problems with travel. Error message showed ""E-stop"". Called EVAC of mine while we were troubleshooting to repair.
03/31/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE's foot got caught on a chain and EE fell to the ground. EE put hands out to stopped self from falling. When EE hit the ground, EE injured finger.
03/28/2023 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 132d lost, 54d restricted An underground storeroom employee was working near a shelf when a pulley fell off the shelf and struck their right foot. Employee was given first aid by surrounding employees, transported out of the m...
03/22/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 310d lost EE USING AN OIL DRUM CART/DOLLEY TO MOVE A FULL 55 GALLON DRUM IN SURFACE LUBE ROOM. EE PICKED UP THE DRUM WITH THE CART, SLIPPED AND FELL. THE DRUM AND CART LANDED ON TOP OF EE, PINNING EE. EE WAS AB...
03/07/2023 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Production Hoist Blew a brake hydraulic Hose and the brake would not release.
02/18/2023 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None On first skip of the day, hoist kicked out at the landing. Electricians began troubleshooting. Found E house to be very cold. Found bad converter. Began replacement once evacuation was called.
01/04/2023 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Electrician called stating they had no control over the production hoist as it was tripping out on the ground fault. They were not able to clear the fault and regain control of the hoist within 30 min...
12/27/2022 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Hoist fault drive - water leaked from roof onto drive causing it to fault
11/15/2022 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None One of the door hinges broke off on the door for the service hoist.
11/08/2022 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Got hot oil on the production hoist, tripped breaker. Reset breaker and let cool.
10/31/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A seasonal worker was using an unapproved box cutter to cut up a bag when they cut their hand. The cut required stitches.
10/28/2022 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Lost power to production hoist because utility owned line went dead.
10/27/2022 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Lost power from the utility company that powers our production shaft.
10/27/2022 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Lost power to production hoist because utility Own line went dead
10/23/2022 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None 3 shaft inspectors were doing a shaft inspection in the production hoist when a drive and 2 fuses blew. The skip the inspectors were on was near the mine landing at the time the incident occurred.
10/04/2022 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Large piece of salt got stuck in head chute. Employee was jack hammering the salt piece loose, when the salt piece came loose the employee slipped causing their left hand ring finger to get pinched in...
08/16/2022 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None 70 ton feeder on the surface was full and a skip was loaded so it could not dump into the feeder. Hoist was still technically operational.
08/08/2022 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None 70 ton feeder on the surface was full and a skip was loaded so it could not dump into the feeder. Hoist was still technically operational.
08/01/2022 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None An electrician was working to diagnose a problem with encoder faults on the production hoist. A service specialist remoted in and advised making a change in the diagnostic screen. This change took c...
07/23/2022 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Hoisting Manufacturer was preforming annual inspects they triggered a fault in the computer system that they were unable to manually clear.
07/05/2022 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None During skip checks it was noticed that the skip was stopping 3 ft short while dumping in automatic mode. This was because of normal rope stretch that occurs over the life of the hoisting system. The c...
06/26/2022 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 4d restricted Two employees were in close contact while powdering on 6/23/2022. One of these employees began to experience symptoms at the end of shift on 6/23 and went home and later tested positive for COVID 19....
06/23/2022 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Power outage to the plant due to utility provider issue (Cleveland Public Power) causing main power supply for service hoist to be disrupted.
06/20/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee was removing a guard when it swung down and cut their arm which required 6 stitches.
05/05/2022 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The 70 ton bin that the skip dumps into stopped running and the hoist continued to run and filled the 70 ton up and causing the belt it feeds into to become buried. The skips were fully loaded and had...
04/09/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted While putting equipment on the lowering slide, a drill cylinder fell off. The employee went to lift it back in place. When lifting it in place they hurt their bicep and shoulder.
03/31/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 110d restricted Employee was performing visual inspection of equipment while standing on step (attached to machine) elevated approximately 18 inches from ground level. Step failed/broke at the weld point causing the...
02/18/2022 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None At start of production limit switch trip because the east skip did not make it all the way up to trip the switch.
01/24/2022 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Electrical fault resulting in the failure of the DC Motor for our Service Hoist.
01/12/2022 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None There was an intermittent control fault and hoist could not be put back in to normal function.
01/11/2022 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None There was a drive fault on the production hoist and for it would not set.
01/07/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None At approx. 10:00pm on 1/7/2022 an UG mechanic was traveling out of the mine when they discovered the a roof fall @ fault hill. The initial report estimated it to be 6'x4'x2'. Upon investigation it was...
01/05/2022 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Hoisting was commencing as normal until the hoist tripped out and ABB had to be called to trouble shoot computer issues remotely.
01/03/2022 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Production hoist had a fault that could not be cleared, making it inoperable. Through diagnostic testing was done remotely by ABB and it was determined that the ethernet card was bad and needed to...
12/05/2021 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Hoist Operator was preforming skip checks when they discovered that the track limit switch was not working properly.
10/13/2021 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 27d lost, 11d restricted EE was walking down a set of stairs and turned right at the bottom landing of the stairs and felt a pain in their right knee.
08/15/2021 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None When performing production hoist daily checks the hoist consistently failed static and drag tests.
07/28/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While entering the basket of a powder truck the employee reached over with left hand to close the lift arm. During this EE's hand slipped allowing for EE's left pinky finger to slide into a pinch poin...
07/07/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Two maintenance employees were working on No 5 air door to remove the two bottom sections that had been previously damaged. While removing the rollers the door unexpectedly fell impacting the employee...
03/23/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While performing repair work on a forklift, a maintenance employee pinched fingers on both hands between the first and second stages of the mast. The employee received 5 small (<1/2 inch) lacerations...
01/11/2021 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Production hoist brakes set on a pressure fault and would not release.
12/29/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 86d lost, 35d restricted A surface maintenance employee was working on an e-stop PM for the OCS gallery. Upon completion at 1 belt tail, the employee walked back to golf cart that was parked at 14 belt head. During the employ...
10/29/2020 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Production hoist module 6 high temp fault as a result of inadequate cooling.
10/28/2020 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Hoist high temp fault tripped the production hoist out and could not be cleared.
10/11/2020 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Production hoist was getting brake pump faults and no hoisting functions would operate.
09/25/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost IE was assisting with lowering an apparatus into a reclaim tunnel. The IE pushed on the lowering cable when the load shifted causing the IE to fall toward the hole. The IE jumped across the corner of...
08/24/2020 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None A gas bleeder was hit while bolting in Unit 40 C Right. Employees were removed from the unit, equipment was shut down, power was de-energized, and ventilation changes were made.
08/20/2020 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The connection point on one of the guide rope cheese weights of the production hoist failed. The cheese weight separated at the reliance clamp and no longer provided tension to the rope.
08/10/2020 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None At 7am on 8/10/20 the production hoist went down due to a power feed failure from Cleveland Public Power. The initial power problem was remedied at approx. 1pm. However, during the process of resettin...
07/13/2020 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Production hoist tripped to manual on a brake fault that was unable to be reset. Pinion switch was cleaned and lubricated. Production hoist was reset and tested.