Cargill Deicing Technology-Cleveland Mn — Accidents
Total: 357 accidents | Fatalities: 1
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/11/2020 | HOISTING | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | Production hoist went to manual on a safety circuit fault. E2 pinion break sensor would not clear. |
| 07/01/2020 | HOISTING | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | Facility lost incoming power from supplier (CPP) to package warehouse and production hoist. |
| 06/08/2020 | HOISTING | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | Public power electric supply failure. Production hoist lost one phase of the 4160 power to the production hoist. |
| 05/16/2020 | HOISTING | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | City public power lost service to the grid providing power to the West side of the city. All site power was interrupted. |
| 05/04/2020 | HOISTING | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | Overhead Line on Cleveland Public Power feed to Production Hoist failed. |
| 04/28/2020 | HOISTING | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | Production Hoist brake pinions would not release and allow the conveyance to move. |
| 03/10/2020 | STRIKING OR BUMPING | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | A surface bulk handler contacted left knee on a rail switch component while walking in the rail yard. The impact with the steel structure resulted in an approx. 1 and ? inch laceration directly above... |
| 01/23/2020 | HOISTING | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | Production hoist would not release for proper cycle. |
| 11/23/2019 | HOISTING | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | Service hoist tripped out during lowering on a track limit switch fault. |
| 11/20/2019 | HOISTING | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | The service skip over traveled approx 1-2 feet beyond the mine landing while lowering a fuel trailer. |
| 11/06/2019 | HOISTING | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | Heartbeat fault occurred on production hoist and could not be cleared |
| 11/06/2019 | HOISTING | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | Production hoist power supply board failed. Loaded skip was mid shaft at the time of the board failure. Board was replaced, skip was emptied, and test runs were performed. |
| 10/21/2019 | HOISTING | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | Total site power loss as result of an area wide power interruption from Cleveland Public Power |
| 08/09/2019 | HOISTING | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | Production hoist tripped out on a rope slip fault. Tach was replaced and test runs were performed. |
| 07/12/2019 | HOISTING | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | Power dropped from the service provider to the facility. Power was restored to the site but upon testing the service hoist would not function properly. Investigation identified that the soft start on... |
| 03/27/2019 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | The employee slid down a small slope and hit an obstruction forcing EE to stumble. EE tried to catch self with left arm, resulting in a dislocated left shoulder. |
| 02/12/2019 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | An employee working at the UG stacker slipped when stepping down from the loader EE was operating. The employee had one hand on the handrail when EE slipped, and as EE fell off balance, EE swung sidew... |
| 01/03/2019 | HOISTING | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | As a result of excess grease build up the production hoist pinion brakes would not set properly to perform the static test. |
| 10/30/2018 | HOISTING | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | Production hoist head rope #4 was found to be out of spec during regularly scheduled NDT testing. The hoist was taken out of service and work is underway to replace the production head ropes. |
| 09/28/2018 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 39d restricted | Upon completion of repair work an employee rolled ankle while stepping down from the cab of a face drill. Upon follow up visit to a physician on 10/11/2018 the employee received restrictions and medic... |
| 08/21/2018 | HOISTING | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | Running generator test and drive unit faulted. |
| 08/14/2018 | HOISTING | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | Communication fault on drive system of production hoist. Troubleshooting identified the problem as a defective communication cable. The cable was removed and replaced the hoist was tested and put back... |
| 08/11/2018 | HOISTING | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | All plant power was lost due to an area wide blackout impacting the entire west side of Cleveland. Power was restored by CPP at approx 2 am. |
| 08/09/2018 | HOISTING | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | Production hoist brake line failed and needed to be replaced. *After repair was made to brake line hoisting system could not clear a brake position fault. This was not a secondary issue it was part of... |
| 07/26/2018 | HOISTING | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | After receiving NDT test results it was determined that one of the production hoist tail ropes was at retirement criteria and needed to be changed. |
| 07/26/2018 | HOISTING | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | All plant power was lost as a result of a Cleveland Public Power feed issue. |
| 07/23/2018 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While working, an employee used left foot to slide a half full bucket of oil out of the way and felt pain in the left knee. Over the course of several months the employee worked through multiple diagn... |
| 07/10/2018 | INUNDATION | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | During a periodic inspection elevated methane and hydrogen sulfide levels were identified in an isolated area of the mine used to store water produced by the operation's drilling and grouting efforts.... |
| 06/11/2018 | HOISTING | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | Service Hoist faulted while lowering materials and could not be reset. |
| 06/02/2018 | HOISTING | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | Service hoist became inoperable due to an HMI communication fault and could not be reset. |
| 03/17/2018 | HOISTING | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | Cleveland Public Power line failure. Power line down on backside of the production hoist control room, across railroad tracks. |
| 02/15/2018 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | A maintenance employee was using a lock back utility knife to remove the lid from an oil bucket. While in the process of cutting the lid free, the employee's hands slipped and the blade of the utility... |
| 01/14/2018 | HOISTING | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | Lost power to the entire site from the Cleveland Public Power electrical feed. |
| 01/04/2018 | HOISTING | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | Service hoist tripped out on a brake fault and could not be reset. Leaking air valve was identified during trouble shooting. Valve was repaired, test runs were performed and the hoist was put back int... |
| 12/26/2017 | HOISTING | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | All power to all surface and underground operations were lost due to a Cleveland Public Power equipment failure at an offsite substation that supplies power to the west side of the city. |
| 11/20/2017 | HOISTING | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | Production Hoist braking system would not release. The Hoist was deemed out of service, evac was called, and MSHA was notified. |
| 11/10/2017 | HOISTING | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | The production hoist went down and could not be reset. Troubleshooting began and a fault in the #2 drive was identified. The fault was corrected, test runs were performed, and the hoist was put back i... |
| 10/04/2017 | MACHINERY | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 10d lost | Core hole drilling was taking place at the unit 10 drill site. While an employee was in the process of reattaching the quill rod to the drill string a piece of core rock unexpectedly exited the end of... |
| 08/01/2017 | HOISTING | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | During normal operation of the hoisting system the deflection wheel broke free from its mounts and became displaced. This caused a misalignment of hoist head ropes. |
| 04/28/2017 | HOISTING | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | The production hoist tripped out on a heartbeat fault and could not be reset. |
| 04/10/2017 | HOISTING | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | Production hoist was out of service due to a PLC loss of communication. |
| 04/07/2017 | HOISTING | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | Lost power feed from Cleveland Public Power to both Hoists. |
| 04/05/2017 | HOISTING | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | A phase was lost on the power pole that supplies power to the production hoist. The loss of phase caused the production hoist cool fan motors for the hoist converters to fail. |
| 04/03/2017 | HOISTING | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | The production hoist W2 pinion brake would not release. |
| 03/28/2017 | HOISTING | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | A Hydraulic line on the south east brake unit of the production hoist failed. |
| 02/08/2017 | HOISTING | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | An employee damaged the service cage header while unloading materials. The employee tried to make the repairs but when unable, ee reported the incident to the Mill operator. The Mill operator relayed... |
| 02/01/2017 | INUNDATION | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | While in the process of installing chain hangers an employee drilled into a small pocket of methane. The employee stopped work and called the supervisor. All work was stopped in the unit, power was de... |
| 10/20/2016 | HOISTING | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | Electricians could not get the MG set to operate properly. It was identified that the brake control stick was not properly positioned. The brake controller was repositioned and the system was reset. |
| 09/24/2016 | HOISTING | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | The feeder coil on the surface 70 ton bin failed. The bin was unable to feed material out and was too full to accept a load from one of the productions skips that had already been loaded. The feeder c... |
| 09/13/2016 | HOISTING | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | Service Hoist tripped out on over speed due to receiving a faulty amp signal. |