Hibbing Taconite Company — Accidents

Total: 591 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/23/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 248d lost Working on top of a shovel bucket guiding a becket ends through the cable tentioner. The cable jumped up out of the socket striking him across the lower right leg.
06/13/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 56d restricted EE AND PARTNER WERE INSTALLING SIDE LAYER WEAR PLATE ON THE ROLL CONVEYOR ON THE INDUATING FURNACE. WHILE ADJUSTING THE PLATE TO ALIGN THE BOLT HOLES HE STRAINED HIS LEFT BICEP MUSCLE. HE IS NOW IN PH...
06/01/2005 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 37d lost, 37d restricted Repetitive Motion - Carpal Tunnel
05/08/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS LINING #6 GRINDING MILL. WHILE REMOVING A LINER BOLT WITH A RIVET BUSTER, A METAL PARTICLE ENTERED HIS RIGHT EYE UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES. EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A CORNEAL ABRASION. HE WAS GIV...
05/05/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Was shoveling rock and mud, east side of line 6 mill feed conveyor scale. Hard hat fell off while shoveling, bent over to pick up hard hat, when straightening up struck head on beam. Small laceration...
04/13/2005 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost While working in Central Shops employee shifted the position of his feet, twisted his left knee.
04/07/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Grinding on a shovel bucket weld
04/06/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee was installing an upper sidewall plate on a pellet car when it came loose. He leaned forward to catch it and felt pressure in the abdomen. Did not feel any discomfort until 4/15/05 and went...
04/04/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 42d lost, 12d restricted Raising the conveyor belt & removing the bangboards to access the mill feed conveyor scale area. After 4 bangboards were removed the conveyor belt was chainjacked up off the idlers. With the bangboar...
03/14/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was being loaded at the #62 electric shovel, a BE-295. A rock rolled off the truck canopy and struck and shattered the mirror. A piece of glass entered his right eye. The truck window was ope...
03/10/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None When lifting a chop saw off a table, the safety pin on the arm of the chop saw may not have been fully engaged and the arm opened and closed on his hand cutting the top on his middle finger.
03/08/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 25d lost, 17d restricted While connecting a water hose to the #8 Drill, felt a twinge in his neck.
02/12/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WELDER WAS WORKING WITH A TEAM OF WELDERS TO REPAIR THE DISCHARGE END OF A GRINDING MILL. HIS EYES BEGAN TO BOTHER HIM AT THE END OF THE SHIFT. HE WENT TO THE ER AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FLASH BURN
02/12/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 340d lost Assisting a mechanic move a shank and pound in a pin. He was not sure what caused the soreness. Was put on restriction of 8 hours a day and 20# lifting which did not limit him from operating a shovel....
02/08/2005 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 61d lost Has Carpel Tunnel on both wrists due to repetitive motion.
01/13/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Working on 61 dipper rebuild as Employee was welding a block on the inside of the dipper a hot spark hit him in the left eye and struck his eye lid. He was wearing safety glasses and a welding shield...
01/09/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost SECURITY OFFICER AT THE MAIN GATEHOUSE WAS WALKING OUT OF THE BATHROOM AND SLIPPED ON A RUG LOCATED ON THE FLOOR IN FRONT OF THE DOORWAY. THERE WAS NO WATER/ICE OR FOREIGN MATERIAL PRESENT.
01/05/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Exiting mandoor at the Mine Service building and slipped on ice, landed on his back.
12/21/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost MANUALLY LIFTED AN APRON FEEDER LINER & CARRIED IT UP STAIRS. WHEN HE SET IT DOWN HE FELT STRAIN.
10/12/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None POUNDING ON A CUTTER BAR, GOT A PIECE OF METAL IN EYE SOMETIME DURING HER SHIFT.
09/15/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost CHANGING CHUTE ELBOW, DECK ELBOW AND ROTATE PIPE, EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON TOP OF THE FEED END TRUNNION TO ACCESS THE VICTAULIC ROUSTABOUT ON THE FEED CHUTE ELBOW. WHEN LIFTING AND POSITIONING THE VICT...
09/03/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A HIGH PSI LANCE AND LOST HIS GRIP AND CONTROL OF LANCE (APPROXIMATELY 20 - 30' IN LENGTH) AND RECEIVED A CUT TO HIS LEFT THIGH.
09/02/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 51d lost, 58d restricted Working in the #2 POC tunnel cleaning rock during a belt change-out. While walking down towards the 6th level he slipped on some mud and twisted his right knee.
08/17/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost Was changing out a lip shroud on 59 shovel, weights about 90 pounds. Felt pain in his right groin.
08/16/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING WATER HOSE IN PELLETIZER FROM LOWER FLOOR TO OPERATING FLOOR. LATER, HIS BACK BEGAN TO HURT. WENT TO CLINIC DIAGNOSED WITH DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE. REPORT BEING FILED BECAUSE OF...
07/12/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE DESCENDING THE DIAGNAL LADDER ON #173 PRE TRUCK HE CAUGHT HIS ARM ON A PIECE OF EXPANDED METAL LOCATED ON THE GRILL OF THE TRUCK.
06/06/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost EE was climbing out of cab on 362 grader, missed bottom step and fell to the ground landing on left back side, hip.
05/11/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THREE EMPLOYEES WERE REMOVING (CUTTING) HL-5 CONVEYOR BELT WITH A STANLEY UTILITY KNIFE. WHILE CUTTING THE BELT THE KNIFE SLIPPED, CUTTING EE'S LEFT FOREARM CAUSING A 1/4"" DEEP BY 1 3/4"" LONG LACER...
05/04/2004 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS WALKING ACROSS THE LAUNDER FLOOR. HIT HIS FOREHEAD ON ONE OF FOUR C-CLAMPS HOLDING A STEEL PLATE TO ROUGHER SEPARATOR. CUT HIS FOREHEAD OPEN ABOVE AND ON THE RIGHT OF HIS RIGHT EYE.
04/28/2004 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 123d restricted EE WAS OPERATING A 240 TN HAULAGE TRUCK. WHILE BEING LOADED AT THE SHOVEL, THE DIPPER BRUSHED THE REAR CORNER OF THE TRUCK JARRING THE DRIVER. THIS REPORT IS BEING FILED BECAUSE OF CITATION #6159918....
04/27/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost EE WAS USING A WRENCH TO LOOSEN A SEVERLY RUSTED NUT AND BOLT WHEN HE SUFFERED A RECURRENCE OF A VENTRAL HERINA. EE CONTINUED TO WORK WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS UNTIL REPAIRED 07.27/04. REPORT BEING FILED B...
04/08/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost WHILE WELDING ON A TRUCK EXHAUST HAD TO KNEE ON THE FRAME. A PIECE OF HOT METAL ROLLED DOWN AND BURNED HIS KNEE.
02/15/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost EE WAS BACKING PRODUCTION TRUCK INTO SHOVEL WHEN TRUCK ROCKED SIDWAYS, EE BACK LOCKED UP, HAS BEEN RECIEVING CHIROPRACTOR CARE SINCE 1983, HAS BEEN DIRECTED TO RECIEVE CHIRO CARE FOR LOWER BACK DYSFUN...
01/29/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost LIFTING A SECTION OF SCREEN GRATE INSIDE (A) SECTION AREA TO BE WELDED ON. WHEN LIFTING THE GRATE EE FELT A PAIN IN GROIN AREA.
01/26/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost STRAINED LOWER BACK WHILE SHOVELING SNOW ON WALKWAY BETWEEN CENTRAL SHOPS AND BUILDING
01/24/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost WHILE GETTING OFF OF THE 319 TRACTOR, EE SLIPPED WHEN STEPPING ONTO THE TRACK - HITTING HIS KNEE ON A GROUSER.
01/12/2004 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 25d lost PIPE WAS BEING TRANSPORTED INTO SHOP TO BE WELDED, A FORKLIFT HIT EACH END OF PIPE, ONE FORKLIFT BACKING UP AND ONE FORKLIFT MOVING FORWARD, ELECTRICIAN STARTED MEASURING PIPE AFTER FORKLIFT STOPPED B...
12/16/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost PULLING ON A LENGTH OF HYDRAULIC HOSE THAT WAS UNDER SOME OTHER HOSES, WHILE DOING SO HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
12/11/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING A SMOKE DETECTOR HEAD ON THE RECLAIM FIRE SYSTEM WHEN HE GOT DUST IN HIS RIGHT EYE. HE WENT TO A DOCTOR THE NEXT DAY (SCRATCHED CORNEA DIAGNOSED - APPLIED NUMBING SOLUTION). EYE...
10/27/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost LOWERING A SECTION OF AIR PIPE (APPROX. 35#) DOWN A 4 FOOT LADDER - FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
09/16/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 63d lost EE WAS REACHING - BODY TWISTED WHEN FOOT SLIPPED - INSTEAD OF FALLING HE TENSED UP & CAUGHT HIMSELF, CAUSING A MUSCLE STRAIN IN HIS ABDOMEN.
08/22/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE DROPPED A PIECE OF PAPER ON HE GROUND NEXT TO A TRUCK WHEN HE BENT OVER HIS HARD HAT FELL OFF AND AS HE STOOD UP HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE SIDE MIRROR OF THE TRUCK. HIS HEAD WAS CUT, REQUIR ING STITCH...
07/03/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost EMPLOYEE HAD COMPLETED HIS SCHEDULED SHIFT & WAS WALKING UP A SHORT RAMP LEAVING THE CONCENTRATOR WHEN HE FELT A POP IN HIS RIGHT CALF MUSCLE. HE EXPERIENCED SEVERE PAIN & WAS TAKEN TO THE CLI NIC WHE...
05/29/2003 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None VERY EXPERIENCED DRIVER POSITIONED HIS PRODUCTION TRUCK AT A SURFACE STOCKPILE TO DUMP THE LOAD.AS HE WAS DUMPING, HE FELT HEAT & OBSERVED FLAMES. HE RADIOED THE FIRE, ACTIVATED THE FIRE SUPPR ESSION...
05/20/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE WAS LOWERING PRIMARY ORE CONVEYOR BELT WITH CHAIN JACKS WHEN A SUPPORTING CABLE ON A BEAM MOVED AND SHOWERED THE EE IN DUST. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES. EE WENT TO CLINIC THE NEXT DAY A PARTICLE...
05/13/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS RELINING A 240 TON TRUCK BOX WITH THE USE OF A HUCK GUN. THE EMPLOYEE ACTIVATED THE GUN AND THE GUN RELEASED FROMT HE HUCK HALF. EMPLOYEE'S HAND WAS PINCHED AND LACERATED BETWEEN THE GUN...
04/15/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WELDER WAS ASSIGNED TO A JOB IN THE CENTRAL SHOP. DURING THE SET UP, HE DISCONNECTED TWO AIR HOSES & FELT A SLIGHT PUFF OF AIR & DIRT. APPARENTLY IT ENTERED HIS LEFT EYE. NEAR THE END OF THE S HIFT, H...
04/08/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS REMOVING A PIECE OF OLD ELECTRICAL CONDUIT IN THE PELLETIZER PHASE 1 UNDER FLOW PUMP ROOMIN THE PROCESS SOM IRON ORE CONCENTRATE WAS JARRED LOOSE AND FELL ON EE FACE. SOME OF THE MATERI AL GOT...
03/28/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost EE SLIPPED AND FELL ON ICY WALKWAY WHEN REPORTING FOR WORK. THE FALL RESULTED IN A BROKEN LEFT ARM AND LOSS OF TIME FROM WORK. THE WALKWAY HAD JUST BEEN SNOW PLOWED & WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BE ING SAND...
03/10/2003 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost A WELDER WAS INSIDE #7 ANTOGENOUS GRINDING MILL REMOVING COME BELT NUTS BY AIR ARCING A SPARK BOUCNED OFF AN INNER LINER AND EASTED UP INSIDE HIS WELDING HEAD AND LANDED AN HIS LEFT EYE. TWO D AYS LAT...