Hibbing Taconite Company — Accidents

Total: 591 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/22/2014 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 30d lost Employee reported carpal tunnel symptoms. Employee underwent bilateral endoscopic carpal tunnel release and bilateral basilar joint injection.
08/14/2014 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None An arc occurred at the outside transformer substation on the oil circuit breaker that resulted in a small fire and smoke. Fire only burned for a short period of time.
08/14/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 14d restricted Employee was removing a section of handrail. As employee cut the upright, the handrail fell. The employee grabbed the handrail and strained his back.
08/03/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee performing clean-up of lube oil leak when he experienced a headache and became nauseous.
08/01/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 39d lost, 8d restricted Employee was moving a box of parts located on a shelf. The employee reported feeling pain in the groin area and lower right abdomen.
07/29/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was pulling a trolley and felt discomfort in his upper back.
07/21/2014 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee utilized a skid-steer to clean up pellets around pellet loadout. As he travelled in the skid-steer, the bucket caught the concrete crossing and the loader suddenly stopped causing the employ...
06/22/2014 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was crawling into discharge end of Line 1 machine. Employee struck head into gusset off of a beam. Employee reported soreness and stiffness in his neck. Employee reported for physical thera...
06/08/2014 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost After racking out the 4160V switch gear, employee used a hand-held meter to ensure no power to blown fuse when an arc flash occurred.
06/04/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 65d lost While en-route to work, employee's vehicle was rear-ended as it travelled down the access road. Employee's vehicle rolled over before landing in the ditch.
05/28/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was kneeling under stairs while hosing under the P1 and P2 conveyors. Employee stood up and hit his head on the stairs. Employee reported a stiff neck.
05/05/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost Employee was hosing on the north west side of the Main Pumphouse Tailings Tank. She took a couple steps back, stumbled and fell into the corner of the oil tank.
04/18/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was cleaning equipment in the steam room. Cleaning solvent made contact with skin and caused irritation.
04/10/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted A maintenance mechanic was attempting to move a small vertical man lift when he felt a pull in his lower lift side.
04/02/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 13d lost, 22d restricted Employee was winding up a hose in the Pellet Plant. The employee went to realign the hose and felt a pop in his left knee while planting his foot on the floor.
03/29/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 13d lost, 17d restricted Employee was removing a cutting edge. The cutting edge bounced off the ground and landed on the Employee's feet.
03/25/2014 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 33d lost Employee saw his doctor for routine medical exam. During his exam, his doctor suspected carpal tunnel syndrome and made referral for consultation. Employee claims the date of injury is the date he s...
03/04/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was struck by an outrigger on a cable truck. The outrigger was not hooked to hydraulics and it came down and impacted the employee on the right side of his face. The outrigger then struck t...
02/22/2014 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was tramming pellets in the 91 loader and felt pain in his left shoulder. Physical Therapy prescribed on May 19, 2014.
02/19/2014 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 11d restricted Employee placed a 24"" long W8 I-beam into the scrap lugger. Employee reported pain in his left shoulder.
02/17/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 56d restricted Employee used a 11.5 lb dead blow hammer to loosen a stuck wheel off the 686 truck. Employee swung the dead blow hammer about 5 or 6 times and felt discomfort in his right shoulder and arm.
02/06/2014 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 17d lost, 21d restricted Employee working inside Mill 7. Hydraulic boom moved unexpectedly and struck employee in chest. Employee was diagnosed with a chest wall contusion.
02/03/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 4d restricted Employee utilized a shovel and scraper to clean out pits under drum rollers. Employee noticed pain and soreness in his lower back in the evening after his shift ended. Employee reported this the foll...
01/22/2014 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 36d lost, 29d restricted On January 22, 2014, Employee was performing shovel cut clean-up work with a Komatsu dozer. Two days later, the employee informed his supervisor that his back felt like it was on fire and he had occa...
01/20/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting off a section of 1/2 inch air hose. While making the last cut, the knife blade cut through the Employee's leather glove resulting in a laceration to the left index finger.
01/15/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was using a bolt cutter to remove a Kirk padlock. As he was cutting the lock, the bolt cutter head slipped and bounced off his left elbow.
01/03/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was fabricating a new platform on an electrical trailer. The employee attempted to move a piece of 8 inch channel iron from the stack of channel iron and lacerated his left index finger.
12/17/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 89d lost, 46d restricted Employee was putting a piece of angle iron 1-1/4"" x 1-1/4"" x 1/4"" back in place in the steel rack when it became stuck while sliding it in place. He felt a sharp pain in his right shoulder. The ang...
12/14/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 75d lost Employee felt discomfort in his left shoulder while loading a nitrogen bottle up into a nitrogen bottle carrier.
12/10/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 63d restricted A welder with (approximately 23 years experience) was removing 1"" roundstock out of a steel rack on the rougher floor. The piece of steel was approximately 20 feet long, weighing about 53 lbs. As he...
11/20/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 68d lost, 89d restricted Employee was installing return idlers on the P-5 conveyor. While lifting the return in place, employee felt pain in his right shoulder.
11/13/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted Reeling up a hose with an automatic rewind. The hose end struck/twisted employee's left hand.
11/11/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was installing lifting hydraulic ram to lift balling drum for repair. Employee felt a twinge in his neck and reported the incident eight days later.
11/08/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted Employee was working in the Concentrator on structural repairs. He was unloading a piece of steel from a cart onto the floor grating. The diagnosis was a distal tendon rupture of the right arm.
10/20/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 40d restricted While carrying a piece of scrap metal down the stairs, the employee fell at the bottom of the stairs. The employee thought she was stepping onto the last step, however, she actually had one more step...
10/11/2013 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Maintenance Mechanic was changing out the blade of a valve for the Decapus. The employee released an air actuated valve cylinder. Employee held a plate in position under the cylinder and when the pr...
10/08/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee became ill during a molten zinc pour. The employee verified his PPE was correct and had proper air flow. Employee went to the emergency room and was released w/out restrictions. The employe...
10/05/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 86d lost, 118d restricted Removing bushings from a shovel dipper. Reported to supervisor on October 6, 2013. Reported to clinic for examination of right shoulder pain on Thursday, October 10th.
09/08/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Green Feed Attendant was cleaning out H mixer Chute from H Balling Drum. He was bending over scraping the filter cake from the sides of the chute. Felt a strain in lower back. Was sent to Urgent ca...
08/08/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 17d restricted The Separator Attendant was pulling hose across the Launder Floor, the hose caught on the cement slab while she was pulling, she then felt pain in her back. The employee said ""I pulled a muscle in m...
08/03/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost MEO was working OT for Drill Operator and was looking over the drill pattern. He lost his footing and fell on some sharpe rocks with left hand and palm of hand. Was sent to emergency room and requir...
08/01/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Maintenance Mechanic was exiting the Bull gang truck at the 53 Shovel and strained his back. He reported the incident the next day and was sent to the clinic. Was instructed to use all steps when ex...
07/15/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Electrician was disconnecting the power cable from the 61 shovel swing motor. The connections had black tape on them and the Employee was using a utility knife to remove the tape. He knife slipped a...
07/01/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost Forklift operator was moving 55 gallon barrels under control room. Rolling barrels on edge with grease in, felt a pop in belly button area. Barrels approximately weight about 500 lbs
06/10/2013 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Maintenance Mechanic reported he had sore right shoulder from years of working with impacts on various jobs as a mechanic. He called and reported he doesn't remember any incident that caused the sore...
05/31/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Mechanic was walking in designated walk area in front of HAV unit blowing toward the walkway. The employee left eye was irritated with dust, he used eyewash bottle to try to remove material. Still bo...
05/28/2013 FIRE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE saw smoke from drivers side mirror and began to pull over to berm. He attempted to manual activate the fire suppression system. He began to descend the emergency egress ladder on the truck. He ste...
05/16/2013 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Brush fire (smoke) was discovered in a remote area on the south side of the Carmi pit pumping area. It began as just smoke/smoldering eventually small flames were present. Fire area was ~1/2 acre....
04/17/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 22d restricted Mechanic was walking in from the 502 man door. He stepped through what appeared to be just water running near a trench. He slipped and twisted his right foot and rolled his ankle and fell to the fl...
04/16/2013 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 70d lost Employee was moving a one yard cubic lugger. The casters locked up and the lugger suddenly stopped, jamming the employee's shoulders.