Hibbing Taconite Company — Accidents

Total: 591 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/31/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was welding under a 14"" pipe and during the welding process, a piece of molten metal fell from the weld and lodged against the front of this leg. The next day was treated for the burn and w...
08/23/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 200d restricted Employee slipped on oil pad which covered the floor drain from a previous shift. Employee has had numerous back injuries..
08/20/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 80d lost, 40d restricted Employee was removing flights from an apron feeder and was using a hook and jarred his shoulder. He visted the clinic ten days later.
07/27/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 15d lost, 14d restricted Employee was changing a fan coupling for routine pm and felt a pain lower back the next day. Employee has been experiencing lower back pain for years.
07/13/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Operator was walking around the deck of the 87 front end loader and slipped on some pellets that were on the deck by the stairway and fell on the bruised his right shoulder and neck
07/10/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 117d restricted The employee was changing oil barrels when the barrel fell off the cart. He tried to lift up and strained his back. Under futher investigations and details to support the incident, he has had numero...
07/09/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing a pin on a production truck using a 5lb porta-power jack when the jack slipped and hit his mouth and tooth.
07/06/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 106d restricted Employee was using a high pressure nozzle cleaning a truck and fell over from the hose.
06/17/2007 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted The man door on the shovel cab blew open in the wind and struck the operator's left wrist. The operator notified the supervisor it was sore after two weeks of vacation on 07/02/07. He has been operat...
06/11/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 35d restricted Employee was operating a D-11 pushing filter cake and was backing up and was jarred. He was gripping the controls and strained his bicep. After further review and investigations from the safety comm...
06/07/2007 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 42d lost, 13d restricted Employee stated that this was a reoccurrance of a back injury from previous incident. Under review and futher investigations of the safety committee and found more details of the incident. She was tr...
05/11/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 35d restricted Employee was performing shovel clean up for the 51 shovel and ran over some rocks and shift the loader. The movement of the loader caused a strain in his neck
05/06/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted Employee was changing a tire on production truck and was up on the top step of a 4 step ladder and was stepping down and fell. Under further review and further investigation from the safety committe...
05/01/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 65d lost Employee came down the stairs and slipped on some pellets and fell to the floor, injurying his ankle. Due to favoring his ankle over the next four months, EE has had problems with his knee. Seen by...
04/09/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 68d lost Employee was carrying a Truck door with his partner and slipped and fell forward when reaching for the hand rail and felt instant pain in elbow
03/29/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing a coupling on electric motor and was using a allen wrench to tighten the set screw down. While tightening the screws, the wrench slipped and he hit his first knucke on the cou...
03/09/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Truck operator noticed small amount of smoke from dash area of production truck. Appropriate personnel arrived at scene, could not find cause of smoke. Operator went to clinic, irritation of lungs.
03/06/2007 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 28d lost Employee claims to have developed Carpal Tunnel sydrome over the many years. He frequently experiences numbness in the hands, wrists and fingers
03/05/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 119d lost Employee was lifting water crates in the cooler in the lunch room and had lifted about 10-12 cases and felt a pain in his lower back. He had been treating for lower back strain for years and worked t...
02/21/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was hosing pellets and was standing on a pile of pellets and lost his footing and fell on his right knee. Under further review from the safety committe and further investigations and uncover...
02/13/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 333d restricted Operator developed a lower back strain running the Letourneau loader. Employee stated he has had problems with his lower back in the past. Under further review with the saftey committe and further i...
01/31/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was boring a conveyor belt pulley using a 4'' portable boring bar.
01/02/2007 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 82d lost, 13d restricted Employee underwent left shoulder surgery in May 2007. In February 2015, employee had left shoulder examined. The assessment was impingement and overuse of the left shoulder. The MRI revealed tendino...
12/15/2006 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 12d lost Employee reported a reoccurence of a previous injury.
12/14/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 126d lost Employee was handing a bucket of slag/dirt to a mechanic outside process fan and felt a pain in his back.
11/27/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost Employee was performing maintenance on an engine of a production truck and climbed up from the engine top thru the hatch and felt a strain in lower back
11/04/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 33d restricted Employee reported soreness in his upper back area between his shoulder blade. He could not recall any specific event that may have cause it. He is a production truck driver and mentioned the condito...
10/07/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 43d restricted Employee was assisting a mechanic installing a shim on the 52 shovel bucket. The mechanic installed a nylon strap around the bucket and lifted with the boom truck and while he raised it the employee'...
09/20/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was going to use wash down hose to do some cleaning and had to move a flight to gain access to the water valve that was obstructed by flight. Employee moved one flight which bumped another w...
09/15/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Changing rougher dist. elbows on #2 mill, used torch to cut bolts from the elbow clamp, hammer used to knock off the clamp that was holding elbow pipe. Hammering on the clamp, pipe broke free, hitting...
07/06/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 85d lost Employee was struck by a used tooth when unloading it from the 538 boom truck.
06/14/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was folding some sheet metal to put in scrap lugger when part of it came in contact with his right forearm resulting in a laceration. He was brought to Hibbing hospital where he received 7 s...
05/31/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Replacing pipe unions & nipples on a HAV unit, taking out the gas unit and tightening an elbow using a 3"" x 3' cheater pipe over a 36"" aluminum pipe wrench. The cheater pipe slipped off the pipe wre...
04/20/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 22d restricted While stepping off the backhoe, he slipped but did not fall. He was holding on to the rail, aggravating his pre-existing back problems.
04/17/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 29d lost, 11d restricted While employee was driving a van in the mining pit, he went to pass a 240 Ton Truck. When driving around the truck he hit a wind row left by a grader that was working on the road. This caused him to...
03/15/2006 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 179d lost, 215d restricted Reported that he was experiencing pain in his right arm, mostly around his elbow. Feels the pain is due to repetitive movement as an equipment cleaner over the years of his employment. Employee is ta...
02/13/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 48d lost, 75d restricted The employee fell on icy conditions. Aggravated cystic change seen in the scaphoid of his left wrist. 7 X-rays taken, per chart notes, no fractures or dislocations.
01/28/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost Using a stationery ladder to get off of the 59 Shovel. The ladder was stuck when she tried to lower it, so she stomped on it to get it unstuck. When it gave way she had both hands and right foot on th...
01/09/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 38d lost, 12d restricted While rolling sand barrels onto a bucket of the 107 tractor hoe, employee felt like he pulled a muscle in his abdomen. Went to the doctor on 01/13, he had strained/pulled on an previous surgical incis...
12/16/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Disembarking off the 319 Cat, slipped on some ice and felt pain in his left hamstring.
12/11/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 38d restricted Was lifting an end of a 10"" diameter pipe (approx. 35 #) just enough to slide a come-a-long chain under the pipe using one hand. He felt pain in the area of his biceps.
11/29/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Was air arcing a clamp on the bottom side of the FMS 405-2 finisher tails pan, felt something in his eye.
09/24/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 184d lost EMPLOYEE ENTERED AIR DUCT HEADER AND FELL ONTO A PILE OF RUBBLE IN FURNACE BELOW.
09/15/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 16d lost, 21d restricted Working on #3 apron feeder installing skirt liners. Raising the liner using a 2' pony pry bar. The liner was raised about 2"" when bar slipped, liner fell and caught his left ring finger between the...
08/31/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was working with crew to set reducer into place. While hoisting the piece, it shifted causing a toggle bar to strike the employee in the face. He received a 5 stitch laceration to his...
08/23/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Pinched right hand index finger betwen 2 pieces of channel steel requiring 8 stitches.
08/16/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 32d restricted Shoulder injury from repetitive motion while moving shovel cables and manual cable work
07/09/2005 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Was preparing to start his shift as an outside auto mech. Putting his tools into 801 Lube Van when a dust particle got into his eye. Windy conditions.
07/05/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE REPAIRING OVERHEAD DOOR SEAL, EE BUMPED HIS TOOTH WITH A PRY BAR. THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED HIS TOOTH TO BREAK. EE SAW A DENTIST AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE REMAINING PART OF THE TOOTH SHOULD BE REMO...
06/23/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 112d lost Was on a Par Machinge tray pushing a used mill liner off toward the scrap luger. The liner slipped off the 2x4 and pinched his finger.