Hibbing Taconite Company — Accidents

Total: 591 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
04/12/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 64d lost, 34d restricted Auto Mechanic was changing a Fan Belt on Production Truck. Located underneath the truck and reaching overhead. Caused a strain in left shoulder.
04/10/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 31d restricted Mechanic was strapping a shovel drive shaft which was steamed cleaned. The drive shaft was on a pallet and Mechanic tripped on strap and pallet and fell to the concrete floor on left shoulder.
03/01/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Auto Mechanic was replacing front brake pads on Pro Truck. He replaced 3 of 8 pads and was working on the 4th pad. Material from overhead loosened and dropped between his forehead and glasses, lodgi...
02/21/2013 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost EE alleged he was hosing along line 1 indurating and bumped his head. The day before he had a argument with section mgr and area mgr about the change in schedule. Was seen at the clinic on 02/22/201...
02/21/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 52d restricted Auto Mechanic was removing a front tire on 648 pickup. After removing lug nuts he used a 10 Lb urethane hammer to break the tire free. Following the task he felt soreness in his left shoulder. No r...
02/19/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted Welder was changing out liners in apron feeder and lifting the worn liner on the belt. The liner slipped and his finger was pinched. Right Index Finger
02/08/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted EE was changing out a filter bag on Ph-1 Filter Floor and felt a strain in his lower back. The bolt on the sector was tight and was using a wrenching to take the nut off. Pt was required on the clin...
02/01/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE struck his right shoulder on a handle of a vise on a work bench. He was in the process of cleaning the bench off. Started PT on 02/27/2013
01/13/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 54d lost, 91d restricted EE was sampling, when he went to sample 410-3 the guard door fell off the hinges. The Attendant held onto the door so it didn't land or hit his leg and foot. While holding onto the door he pulled so...
01/09/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Mechanic was changing a new hoist cable on the 61 shovel. He was operating the remote control pendanto for the tugger cable and was watching the cable and his left finger got caught in the snatch blo...
12/18/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was working overtime and welder was trying to get a round stock rod into the lifting device. He smashed his right thumb between l-shaped rod and liner. Same thumb reported to MSHA 09/20/2012.
12/17/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 13d lost, 23d restricted EE was rolling up a fire hose for the MSHA inspection. EE was lifting hose to hang on the large hook for storage and felt a pain in left shoulder. Started PT on 02/05/2013
12/11/2012 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Reportedly at approximately 9:40 p.m., a fire began on a temporary enclosure the east line #1 drain valve on the tailings basin. The fire was extinguished at 10:21 p.m. There were no personal were i...
11/27/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was carrying in a 20lb propane tank from pickup parked outside the 409 door. While walking toward the building he slipped on a patch of ice. He fell to the ground and hit his face, cutting his up...
11/19/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Auto Mechanic was changing out a tire on the dresser haul truck. He was rolling the tool cart towards the job and the wheel on the cart caught the transiton seam in the cement. The drawers slid out...
11/02/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The mechanic was lifting a 150 lb joki motor onto wheel cart. The cart was about 6 inches tall. Started PT on January 08/2013.
10/23/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Tractor operator did a pre-inspection on dozer and step up about 6 inches from the ground using 3 pt contact and heard a pop in right knee.
10/10/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Welder was removing a pin from a lifting device, the pin came out too far and pinched the welder finger tip between the pin and safety tray this is in place below the pin
09/20/2012 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 50d lost Production Truck Driver reported soreness in wrists from repetitive motion. The employee had surgery on right wrist on 02/22/2013
09/15/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Welder smashed his thumb against the wall and tool locker.
08/15/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was attempting to change out a tooth on the loader. The operator struck a tooth with a metal hammer in order to loosen the tooth. He hit the side of the tooth and a piece of metal came flying off...
08/14/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was working on line 2 operating floor, fan above the west side of the roll conveyor and the fan motor pinned his right index finger and cut his finger.
08/12/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost Electrician was pulling old wires from old line 6 fine screen conduit. Wire was overhead and strained his right shoulder. EE had surgery on 03/27/2013.
07/11/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 40d lost, 47d restricted Furnace attendant was pulling a washdown hose that was coiled up on the north end of the dribble belts. He was pulling the hose down the walkway to hose out the 1B feeder. As he was pulling the hose...
06/27/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost EE reported a sore knee from climbing the ladder from painting. The leg was sore from 06/21/2012 and couldn't determine the specific moment of soreness. Was examined and the leg was swollen from the...
05/03/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost EE was patching rougher tub on the back side with Nordback. The welder put some material on and picked up the pail and stepped backwards into the tials launder area of the tub. He twisted his right...
04/26/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Tractor operator was filling the tractor with oil and handed the hose to mechanic and climbed down the ladder. His left foot got hung up on the push arm causing him to spin and stumble to the ground....
03/21/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE had put a can of soup into the food warmer. When he went to open the can later, he said he couldn't open the can as it was too hot. He asked his partner to open and as it was being opened, the pr...
03/19/2012 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 104d lost Employee was complaining of sore wrists in his daily maintenance routine. Was hired in 2006,
03/12/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was removing side frame on track type grader. As he removed the side frame to pivot shaft retainer plate (approx 40 lbs), the plate slipped through his fingers, and landed on his right index finge...
02/26/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was helping move the cable for the 51 shovel. The trucks were shutdown because of weather. The EE slipped and fell on ice and fell on right wrist. Later it was stiff and swelled during the shift
01/28/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 2d restricted EE started the shift and completed ground portion of inspection and started climbing the stairs to the cab. His foot slipped and caught himself with hand and strained his arm. felt pain after the sh...
01/25/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was exiting the grader and slipped off one of the ladder rungs and he felt a pain in his right shoulder blade area of his back
01/20/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost EE was installing a drivers seat in 541 Boom Truck. The seat was in 541 and he was reaching around the back side to put a nut on the bolt to hold the seat down when his left middle finger was snagged...
01/10/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was performing maintenance on a pallet car. While using a chisel to tighten the lube clamp to the wheel in order to tighten a bolt. When he went to hammer the chisel he missed and struck his left...
12/05/2011 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE is a new shovel operator and was moving the shovel to another area. He was standing up and using the joy sticks to operate the shovel. He felt had a back spasm and was removed from the shovel. H...
11/09/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While bolting up structural steel the employee got his finger pinched between lining bar and beam.
09/06/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE doing some maintenance work on a pump and got his glove hand up into mechanism of the pump. The right thumb apparently was crushed in between 2 pieces of metal.
08/30/2011 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was being loaded by the 88 loader when the rear tire on the loader blew out and broke the driver door window of the production truck. EE was looking down and away from the window when the tire ble...
08/06/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 223d lost Stepped off of structural beam left leg first, put pressure on right leg and left leg gave out. Worker was taken to emergency room and diagnosed with torn acl and meniscus.
07/25/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was pulling on a piece of angle iron that was stuck between two channel irons. When the piece freed it pushed against his gloved right hand thumb, causing the thumb to bend back towards the wrist.
07/15/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 55d lost EE was changing out the starter on the lube van. The Mechanic was pushing with right hand pulling with left hand and started to feel discomfort in left shoulder and upper left bicep. Surgery was 10/2...
06/30/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was installing Batteries backing the battery box of Pro Truck 219. While he was removing cable from the post the cable hit the battery cap and causing acid to be splashed in his face.
06/28/2011 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 48d lost Employee's foot was pinched in Traverse Drive Unit in Crushing Dept. Further investigation pending
06/20/2011 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 25d lost EE reported numbness in right and left hands from the continous years of working in different job duties at his mining career. Surgery on 11/17/2011
06/16/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 52d lost EE was walking into work and tripped in the parking lot..Uneven section of black top in Parking lot. The injury occurred 06/16/2011 and didn't treat until 09/30/2011
06/01/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 84d lost EE was removing 3"" brass gate valves from the speed rack in the bldg. The shelf was 8' off the ground. EE was using a rolling ladder to remove valves. These valves come in boxes of 2 each. As he...
05/20/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted Moving portable compressor into place felt back pain
05/02/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was inspecting a 40# fire extinquisher and when he went to flip over, the extinguisher slipped and pinched his finger between the table and the extinquisher
04/26/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 28d restricted EE was fusing HDPE pipe as he was loosening bolts on saddle clamp the clamp came loose pinching ee finger.