Cargill Deicing Technology-Cleveland Mn — Accidents

Total: 357 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/10/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 45d restricted While installing a bearing the pulley shifted causing the shell of the pulley to fall off the surface it was resting on. Resulting in the employee's right and left pinky fingers to be pinched between...
10/07/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Had been installing returns on 22-skip and had removed PPE to get under belt and when he was getting redressed he started pulling on hardhat and walking at the same time and walked into structure. He...
10/01/2011 ELECTRICAL ACCIDENT ONLY None Lost all power to plant, power investigation trace took place and could not find power issue at the plant. Mine evac was started and emergency generator was prepared for use. Emergency generator was s...
09/19/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The hoist kicked out for a heartbeat fault. The hoist could be resent but when the operator tried to move it the hoist kicked out again. EE came out of the mine to troubleshoot the problem. All contro...
09/15/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Production hoist kicked out and would not reset. Brake wear, brake release, and brake pressure faults for NE1, NE2, and SE2.Jumped out switches to dump skip and put in the middle of the shaft. Adjuste...
08/03/2011 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Welding was being performed on the underside of the inlet plenum of the No. 1 Megatex. The plenum is constructed of stainless steel that is internally lined with Tivar 1000 which is a UHMW polyethylen...
06/27/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Brake sensors were out of adjustment causing a brake failure and the hoist to trip out. There was no damage but mine was evacuated until sensors were properly adjusted and hoist was operational.
05/24/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Performing maintenance on an ""out of service"" stamler unit. While installing flight chain bar, worker inadvertently placed left index finger in pinch point. Due to miscommunication, 2nd worker pulle...
03/22/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 30d restricted The employee was attempting to remove a cylinder from an outrigger of a smag drill. When he loosened the cap screw holding the inner leg to the cylinder, the entire inner leg of the outrigger fell. Th...
01/17/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT WAS CONDUCTING THE SERVICE CAGE EMERGENCY GENERATOR TEST. THE SERVICE HOIST WOULD NOT RESET UPON COMPLETION. THE MINE WAS EVACUATED AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A BAD ETHERNET CAR...
01/07/2011 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A production miner was attempting to tram the bolter out of the face from the basket when he lost hydraulic functions to the inch tram. Troubleshooting the possible causes he then noticed flames billo...
11/30/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 33d lost, 45d restricted Around 6:25 the driver side rear wheel of the gator became dislodged causing the vehicle to turn sharply to the left. The gator struck the rib and ejected the employee, with his right thigh striking t...
10/08/2010 MACHINERY ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee was tramming 106 bolter from the basket when the steering controls froze while tramming south. The hydraulic spool that controls this steering action jammed casuing the failure of the system....
08/01/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted The employee was seated on a park bench smoking when he leaned back on the back legs and the supports failed causing him to fall backwards. The employee hit his head on a concrete post knocking his ha...
07/28/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The production skip tripped to manual mode. It was restarted several times, but kept tripping out. A supervisor was called to the scene who decided that the skip would be down for a while. A mine evac...
07/27/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Miners went to board the service cage to exit the mine. They noticed the man door was missing at 9:00 am. Called a mine evacuation at 9:05 am. The door was repaired and the shaft was inspected. The ho...
07/08/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Four power lines providing power to production hoist failed causing us to lose power to our production hoist. The mine was evacuated and power was restored at 10:20 pm the same day.
06/24/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Power line feeding production hoist failed causing a loss of power to the hoist. MSHA, State of Ohio, and CPP were all notified and CPP repaired line.
05/12/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Production Hoist tripped when 1 phase of 4160V feed was lost near the FC building. Cleveland Public Power was called and they repaired the 4160 V feed. Test trips were run and employees were sent back...
03/26/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The header on the cage needed to have a flange welded on. This task must be done in the shop area. The doors to the cage can not be secured without the header in place. The header was repaired and rep...
03/11/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in the process of changing a cylinder on the face drill. Upon moving the cylinder to reposition it, the cylinder unexpectedlty swung pinching the employees finger between the cylinder an...
02/22/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 27d restricted While exiting the loader the employee tweaked his knee. That night his knee swelled up and he began to experience pain. He was taken to the doctor the next day. No restrictions were placed on the empl...
01/23/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None West hoist motor was deenergized to replace brushes on the motor. Upon reenergizing at 10:20 am, it was found that there was no power to the PLC controls. Mine evacuation began and MSHA notified abo...
12/09/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The mine experienced a partial interruption to power to the plant due to the utility company doing work on the lines off of the mine property. The power feed to the production hoist could not be rest...
10/19/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Production hoist tripped to manual at 7:10 pm. Electrician investigated the problem and could not get hoist reset. Mine was evacuated at 7:40 PM and MSHA was notified. Electrician replace SCR card...
08/21/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Power feed lines going to the production hoist failed due to corrosion at the connection. This caused a power failure to the hoist. Cleveland Public Power arrived to repair the problem.
06/18/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Production hoist kicked to manual at 5:00 pm. Electricians investigated and reset production hoist controls. After several test runs, hoist kicked to manual again. hoist could not be controlled in...
04/12/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None When shift started, the hoist indicated a ""heartbeat fault"" in the controller. Connections from the hoist to the monitor were cleaned and the monitor was rebooted. No people were in the mine at th...
03/17/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Case# 1-61706518. The computer program that controls the automatic operation of the hoist was updated with the wrong version causing an error. MSHA was notified at 3:24 pm that the hoist was down....
01/20/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Hoist running slowly in automatic mode. Upon investigation, an overspeed drive fault was discovered. Cycled the power on the hoist control computer, reset the fault, and put the hoist back into oper...
01/18/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Case#1-59923133. Prior to the first crew of the week entering the mine, the service hoist could not be started due to no power on the MG set. Electricians worked on the promblem and the hoist was re...
01/07/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Case number 1-59610573. South brake on production hoist experienced a set fault error that could not be reset. Mine was evacuated at 6:20 pm and MSHA notified at that time as well. A loose connecti...
12/12/2008 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Production hoist tripped to manual at 7:05 am 17 ' from the collar. Notified MSHA at 7:30 am. Evacuated the mine at 7:35 am. Was able to reset in manual and pull the load. Ran test trips on the ho...
12/05/2008 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Automatic hoist tripped to manual operation. After cycling power, the hoist rest. Ran several test trips and put back into automatic operation.
11/23/2008 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Hoist failure due to hoist drive plan card (interface). Failed at 6:15am called MSHA 6:22am report # 1-58519631. Evacuation complete by 6:56am. Card replaced and hoist tested, fully functional by 9:00...
11/23/2008 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Hoist operator testing production hoist prior to hoisting product. Hoist tripped on # 2 converter fault. Shut down # 2 converter, started # 1 converter, made several test trips, all fine. Did not evac...
11/11/2008 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None During the normal pinion brake drag test, the hoist kicked out and would not reset. The pinion brake wear switches were adjusted & a broken wire reattached to the versa valve in south brake panel. Ope...
09/29/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 48d lost, 141d restricted Employee had fueled LHD, stepped off LHD onto back bumper of fuel truck, and signaled the LHD operator to leave. As LHD pulled away, injured employee fell between tires. Left forearm was caught under...
08/21/2008 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A report of the hoist brake developed a leak. Supervisor notified MSHA @ 7:53pm after initiating evacuation. Hoist repaired 8:15pm. Employees return to work.
08/21/2008 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Employee reports hoist drive problems to supervisor. He notifies MSHA @ 10:40pm of hoist problems adn initiates evacuation. Problem found (blown fuses) and repairs were made and completed at 6:30am 8/...
07/28/2008 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Following our previous evacuation the production hoist kicked out with same fault as indicated earlier. MSHA was notified immediately and mine was evacuated. Tachometer was replaced again and wiring w...
07/28/2008 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Production hoist tripped out in automatic due to tachometer fault. MSHA notified by phone at 6:48 AM and mine evacuated immediatley. Employees returned to work at 7:30 AM after tachometer was replace...
07/09/2008 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None During the morning startup the production hoist kicked out. It was reset and moved, but then kicked out again. The hoist then could not be restarted because of an overloaded motor lead. An evacuati...
01/05/2008 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The automatic operation of the service hoist tripped at approximately 12:50 am due to a failure in the cable gate switch. MSHA was notified by the emergency reporting hotline within the required time...
10/18/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Hoist outage- the bottom limit switch on the service hoist went to ground. This eliminated automatic of the hoist for 33 minutes until it was returned to service in maunal operation. The mine was ev...
10/01/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Mechanic needed to fill a Gator with hydraulic oil. He went to retrieve a 5-gallon pail of oil (weight 38.76lbs). During the lift he felt a sharp pain in his elbow. He experienced limited motion an...
09/07/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A mine electrician reported an outage of the service hoist. After investigation it was determined that the lower track limit switch was damaged and required replacement. The mine was evacuated and M...
08/27/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Service cage arrived at mine level and kicked out with warnings, ""Mine level magnetic switch,"" and, ""Mine level e-stop."" The mine was evacuated by the production hoist. The underground magnetic s...
08/15/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 48d restricted Employee was training on a conveyor belt. He struck the structure at the base of a troughing idle roller, and as he pulled the hammer back it contacted the moving conveyor belt. His index finger was...
08/03/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A maintenance mechanic was doing miscellaneous cleaning in the surface maintenance shop. He attempted to dispose of an old chlorine gas cylinder (over 15 years old). He checked cylinder pressure by...