Northshore Mining Company — Accidents
Total: 106 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/29/2001 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE WAS INSTALLING A SHIM INTO A LATCH LEVER ON A SHOVEL BUCKET WHEN HIS THUMB WAS STRUCK (PINCHED) BY THE LATCH LEVER. EE WAS BROUGHT TO A DR. AND HE WAS TREATED WITH ELEVEN STITCHES AND THE T HUMB WA... |
| 09/19/2000 | FIRE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 7d lost | WHILE ARC-AIRING DRILL STEEL, GREASE FLARED UP CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO GET BURNT ON HIS NECK & CHEEK. |
| 07/23/2000 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 29d lost | WHILE SHE WAS STRINGING OUT WELDING LEADS FOR A PROJECT, THE LEADS GOT CAUGHT ON A HAND RAIL SO SHE PULLED ON THE LEADS TO FREE THEM UP. AS SHE DID THIS IT CAUSED A PAIN IN HER ELBOW THAT DID NOT GET... |
| 07/07/2000 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 40d lost, 23d restricted | EE WAS CHECKING COOLANT ON A GRADER. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF STEP AND FELL. |
| 03/07/2000 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | WHILE OVERSEEING A HATCH DOOR OPENING ON A DRILL, THE EMPLOYEE REACHED INTO THE OPENING TO FREE SOME ELECTRICAL WIRE, AS HE DID THIS A WELD ON THE HYDRAULIC RAM THAT WAS OPENING THE HATCHDOOR BROKE LO... |
| 03/02/2000 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | 2 EE'S WERE TORQUEING MILL HEAD BOLTS ONE EE WASHOLDING A MAGNIFIER. THE MAGNIFIER SLIPPED OFF STRIKING THE OTHER EE IN THE UPPER LIP |