Hibbing Taconite Company — Accidents

Total: 591 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
04/13/2018 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost Employee was water blasting in a scrubber when debris fell from the ceiling hitting employee in the hand/gun, knocking gun out of employee's hands. This created a potential water injection injury, sti...
04/08/2018 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 64d lost Employee was exiting 205 production truck at the end of shift in the 52 shovel cut. When employee stepped on the ground, EE alleges that EE landed on a rock and twisted EE's left knee.
04/07/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was changing lip shrouds on the 50 shovel bucket. Employee hit shroud with an 8 lb sledge hammer. A small piece of metal broke off and entered employee's right shin. The employee received...
03/29/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 107d lost, 172d restricted Employee was repositioning an apron feeder guard. After some time, the employee developed pain in right shoulder. The employee received a diagnosis of impingement syndrome, AC arthrosis and a rotato...
03/19/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting a hydraulic hose protective wrap with a knife. The knife slipped and the employee cut left hand, resulting in a laceration and sutures.
03/07/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was exiting the pickup truck to speak with an employee. While closing the truck door, the employee slammed right middle finger in the door.
03/06/2018 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost Employee was repairing worn spots on a D-11 dozer blade. While building up the blade, a piece of molten metal fell onto the top of employee's left boot and burned through the leather. The diagnoses...
02/08/2018 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pulling a weld torch cart around a shovel stick in the shop. As the employee was walking and pulling the cart, EE struck EE's left ear on a 1"" piece of round stock located on the shop m...
01/24/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 52d lost Employee was exiting pickup truck at the end of shift. As employee exited the vehicle, right foot got entangled in a cord that was hanging down by the brake pedal. The employee fell to the ground as...
01/23/2018 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was changing idlers on lines 8 and 9 of the CF2 with three other mechanics. A pry bar slid down the ramped walkway and struck the employee in the left gluteus causing a bruise.
01/11/2018 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 27d restricted Employee water lancing and dumping #2 rougher sump. As employee turned to get out of the way of the material dumping, twisted right knee.
01/02/2018 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee assigned to pipe replacement on the 1st level of the crusher. While walking toward 1st level, a truck dumped its load creating a cloud of dust. Employee noticed irritation in left eye. Emp...
12/28/2017 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 56d restricted Employee did not report an incident to the Company during or after scheduled shift on December 28, 2017. Rather, EE left a message for the Company on December 30, 2017 stating that EE reported to urg...
12/11/2017 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted As the employee backed the production truck into the shovel cut, the truck struck the shovel bucket causing the pro truck to suddenly stop. The employee received restrictions on December 19, 2017, th...
11/06/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 79d lost, 59d restricted Employee stepped out of truck and slipped on ice and twisted knee.
11/01/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 258d lost, 97d restricted While working with the mining pit labor team, the employee slipped and twisted their right knee.
10/18/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 169d lost Employee was spooling cable onto cable reel, cable moved upward causing pain in right shoulder. MRI revealed: chronic avulsion, prominent tendonosis, severe degenerative arthrosis, and mild osteoarthr...
09/19/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was replacing apron feeder drive chain and sprocket. While placing a nylon sling over the overhead beam, dust fell into the employee's eye resulting in a left eye abrasion.
09/12/2017 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was stepping off of the left fender of the 16M motor grader after pulling oil sample from the engine. EE stepped onto the ground and stepped on a rock and twisted knee. EE did first aid to...
08/30/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee helped pull a suction hose that was stuck in the mud out of the Phase 1 Hydro tank. Employee reported that EE felt pain in EE's right shoulder. On February 14, 2018, employee notified the e...
07/25/2017 IMPOUNDMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None PC490 backhoe & D-11 CAT were draining trapped water on north side of surface dump. D-11 was pushing the ditch material away from trench over dump edge when berm began to fall away & trees in front to...
07/14/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working with partner to replace the latch plate on a shovel dipper. As the employee and partner were setting down the new plate for final placement, the partner dropped the plate onto th...
07/03/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee attempted to return a crowd belt tensioning wrench on its hanging hook. As employee attempted to secure the wrench, it missed the hook and the wrench fell on the employee's left index finger...
06/27/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was opening a welding rod can. The lid cut through glove causing a laceration to the second finger on EE's right hand. The laceration was closed with medical glue.
06/15/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While exiting the 62 shovel, employee realized that ee forgot to turn on the MG set. The employee turned and caught the door latch as it was closing. EE left index finger got pinched between the doo...
06/14/2017 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee utilized dual eye protection while grinding overhead on the 51 shovel project. At shift end, the employee felt something in right eye but did not see anything. The employee reported to the e...
06/05/2017 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee reported pain in right wrist and thumb. The employee could not recall any incident at work that caused the pain. Employee believes the pain is related to the repetitive motion required to op...
05/11/2017 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 76d lost Employee did not report a specific incident. Attributes the condition to repetitive motion. In the fall of 2017, the employee had surgery for a right carpal tunnel release. Employee received a simila...
05/11/2017 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 45d lost Employee reported that while checking cable standards in the mine employee noticed pain in right index finger from repetitive motion. Employee did not report a specific incident. The diagnosis was r...
04/24/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was disconnecting a pipe at the pumping site. As the employee removed the last bottom bolt, the pipe spun and struck the employee on employee's hard hat.
04/10/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost Employee was assisting a forklift operator who was transporting a pipe. The pipe shifted and rolled over the employee's left hand while the load was still on the ground. The employee received left h...
04/07/2017 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee oiling a 4.5 inch air grinder with a cut-off wheel. While setting the grinder on a work bench, the wheel spun and made contact with the employee's knuckle on right index finger. The grinder...
03/17/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee is a pro truck driver. On March 17, 2017, EE was lifting/pulling cable on the labor crew. After performing this repetitive work, EE noticed pain in EE's rt shoulder. EE did not have pain a...
02/17/2017 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee turned a nut to remove a filter bag in the Pellet Plant. The employee felt pain in right shoulder. An MRI revealed tendinosis of the supraspinatus tendon and degenerative enthesopathy of th...
02/12/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost Employee was leaving the drill using the main steps. As the employee reached the bottom step, the employee lost balance and fell forward landing on the left shoulder.
01/19/2017 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee stepped on a piece of skirting while walking on the hearth layer floor.
01/09/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 56d lost, 30d restricted Employee was replacing a troughing idler. While pulling the idler out of the frame, EE felt a pain in left shoulder. Employee underwent a left shoulder scope on April 13, 2017 for a glenoid labrum t...
01/05/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee placed employee's left foot on the first step to onboard employee's drill at shift start. As employee stepped up and pulled with employee's arms to onboard, employee felt a pull in employee'...
12/13/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 136d lost Employee stepped down from a storage dock in the lay down yard. As ee stepped down, the employee slipped and fell against a steel channel resulting in pain in right shoulder. Employee underwent righ...
11/17/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 80d lost, 121d restricted Employee engaged in cutting apart WT beams, as EE made the second to last cut, the beam sprung apart and struck employee in the shins causing EE to fall face forward on to the shop floor.
10/18/2016 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Employee was accessing the discharge end of the L3 furnace when EE's foot got stuck on a rail causing EE to lose EE's balance, resulting in a right ankle sprain.
09/27/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee working on 61 shovel reported eye irritation the following day. A corneal foreign body of unknown origin was removed from left eye and prescription eye drops were issued.
09/24/2016 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The right rear tire on the 201 haul truck failed as it exited the 52 shovel loading pattern. The tire failure caused a cobbing size rock to strike the 207 haul truck windshield. Shattered glass came...
09/07/2016 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 263d lost Employee was carrying a liner, when they set it down they felt discomfort in their right arm and hand.
09/02/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee grabbed a pry bar leaning against a fan. The fan tipped over and blew dust into employee's eye. Employee received and used prescription eye drops.
08/13/2016 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Employee was operating a production truck in the pit when EE travelled over a pot hole located in the road. Employee reported low back pain following the incident.
08/11/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting piece of two inch pipe with a cutting wheel. Employee reported that debris entered left eye. No foreign body was located upon examination. Employee received Ofloxacin solution...
07/20/2016 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 91d lost Employee closed door to cooler room on #7 drill, felt pain in rt shoulder. MRI revealed degenerative SLAP tear, moderate tendinosis & undersurface spurring. IME noted prime motivator in impingement...
07/13/2016 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 5d restricted Employee was operating a loaded production truck when EE travelled over a bump in the haul road and felt pain in lower back.
06/17/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting an air line hose with a utility knife. Employee sliced right thigh and the laceration required sutures.