Northshore Mining Company — Accidents

Total: 164 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/02/2025 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee fractured the right thumb when it got pinched between two cables while using the crane and wrecking ball to scale down the west car dump pocket. The cable got hung up on a protruding stud...
06/01/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was inspecting a lube pump and removed the cover. After the inspection the employee proceeded to replace the cover when it slipped out of EE's hands. While attempting to catch the cover the e...
05/02/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was unblocking the 11 launder and lifted a grate. After pulling the second grate, the first cover landed on the employee's right hand causing a laceration.
03/06/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 49d lost, 18d restricted While rotating a haul truck final drive during re-assembly per service manual instructions, two employees were using long pry bars to rotate hub assembly. One of the employee's bar slipped out of its...
02/12/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A hose released pressure causing an abrasion to the left cheek. Employee said they were loosening and wiggling the hose and valve connection when it made a pop and they felt the oil hit to their cheek...
12/26/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost While pulling a 20' long 2""x2""x1/4"" stick of angle iron off a rack, the employee felt pain in their left elbow. The employee worked the rest of their shift, but then went to a local clinic on their...
11/20/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost Hernia possibly a result of previous fall at work.
11/07/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 11d restricted While an employee was working to unload a rod car, the employee had a mis-step while transferring from one side of the car to the other and fell against the rods. The employee felt discomfort in their...
09/23/2024 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Worker was assisting plant with pallet change out. Their hands were on the operating handle of the lifting device and the hoist was not centered over the load resulting in a swing and the lifting devi...
09/17/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While an employee was working on a haul truck, dirt and debris fell from an above platform on the truck, some of which, landed in the employee's left eye. The employee sought medical attention. The ey...
08/23/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 26d restricted While lowering a removable mantle hand railing down on a mantle cart, the employee's left hand was in the line of fire, injuring two fingers. One finger suffered a laceration requiring sutures and ano...
08/19/2024 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 30d restricted While completing several tasks throughout the morning, the employee began to feel pain in their right shoulder and neck.
07/05/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee states that while taking a slurry sample out of the thickener, they stepped back and their left leg went through some deteriorated grating on the walkway above the thickener. The employee scr...
09/26/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee states that while changing idlers on the 5/10 shuttle in the filter building, EE pinched their left pinky finger between the idler rack and the support beam.
06/01/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee states was trying to line up a bar for the rail change. A co-worker was swinging a sledgehammer and missed the bar, hitting this employee in the nose. This was a tight area working next to gr...
03/14/2023 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Contractors were cutting holes in a section of chute in order to rig and remove it from the Pellet Plant Screen House. While cutting workers discovered a fire had started in the chute. Contractors not...
12/14/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost Employee slipped on a patch of ice while approaching a piece of equipment to talk with the operator. Employee landed on elbow which jarred the shoulder. Employee felt soreness in shoulder. Through an...
05/10/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 82d lost Employee states that they were attempting to travel down the ramp between 61/161 conveyor shuttles when employee slipped on pellets and fell backwards. As they tried to catch themselves with left hand...
10/25/2021 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 8d lost Vaccinated employee tested positive for Covid after employee was exposed to another vaccinated employee who tested positive for Covid.
10/25/2021 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 8d lost Vaccinated employee tested positive for Covid after employee was exposed to another vaccinated employee who tested positive for Covid.
09/09/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 48d restricted EE was helping install a Steel I-Beam, body was in an awkward position resulting in strain to EE's lower back. EE was placed on light duty
02/02/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Uneven ground caused by ice, snow and frozen dirt. EE was walking towards EE's service truck when EE twisted ankle. It was verified that EE did not break or fracture the ankle.
09/03/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was assisting loading bundle rods onto a flat bed when EE pinched fingers on EE's left hand between loose rods.
07/30/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 12d lost, 44d restricted Employee was reaching under a newly installed pinch valve to align bolt holes. When employee pulled on the plate employee heard a pop and felt pain in left elbow.
04/05/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was banding a rod bundle when the wire band slipped out of the banding clip and hit EE on the wrist causing a laceration. The laceration required 7 sutures to close.
07/11/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was working with a hand tool when it slipped
05/30/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 51d lost Standing on a 2' pedestal was going to grease a fitting on the motor, went to turn body and foot got stuck on grating and went over backwards landing on cement. Broke left hand.
05/02/2019 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 58d restricted Employee noticed a gradual onset of shoulder pain that they relates to demolition of overhead electrical conduit using a Sawzall. Ladders were utilized instead of aerial lifts due to tight spaces. Fir...
01/09/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employee was setting a steel column and pulling up on a sleever bar when suddenly EE had pain in lower back. The employee did not report the incident till 1/14/19.
12/24/2018 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING BACK AND ALL EMPLOYEE'S WEIGHT WAS ON LEFT LEG AND EMPLOYEE'S ANKLE GAVE WAY.
06/13/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee states that while using a pry bar to lift idlers from the conveyor belt brackets, EE's finger was pinched between the bar and the conveyor frame. The initial force caused a fracture to the t...
04/10/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting steel bands from rod bundles when one of the bands sprung loose and contacted EE's lower leg. The result was a puncture wound that required sutures.
03/29/2018 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Employee entered elevator and pressed the 1st floor button. Elevator traveled downward and stopped. Control panel in elevator lost power and could not be moved up or down and the doors would not open....
02/17/2018 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was using a impact tool to remove nuts and bolts from a loader bucket cutting edge when one of the bolt heads spun in their hand causing a laceration.
08/22/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 102d restricted Employee states was pushing rags into a small opening to stop material from spilling from a rock box when felt a ""pop"" in finger. When employee removed glove saw that the tip of finger was bent fun...
06/09/2017 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 20d restricted Employee was pulling pallets with an air winch when EE's finger got pinched between the wire rope and the winch spool.
05/20/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employee was using a crescent wrench to loosen a nut when the wrench slipped off the nut causing ee to strike finger against a hand rail support.
03/13/2017 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 43d restricted Employee was demoing existing duct work. EE torch cut a piece of 3/8"" steel plate that weighed approximately 30 pounds. The piece slipped out of left hand and struck steel toe on right foot. Right pi...
02/06/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 12d restricted Employee was stepping down from a ladder to the main floor when employee twisted ankle.
12/20/2016 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Contractor employees performing repairs at yard & docks were riding in the yard & dock elevator when it stopped. Elevator repair personnel from Thyssen & Krupp were called. The contractors were remove...
12/13/2016 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Two contractor's working on our furnace down were riding in the pellet plant east elevator when it stopped. Elevator repair personnel from Thyssenn & Krupp were called. The contractors were removed fr...
10/28/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 75d lost Employee was injured when a sump that was being lowered into the basement with an overhead crane came into contact with a severely corroded pipe and broke the hanger causing the vertical pipe to fall...
09/21/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 29d lost, 64d restricted Employee was working to unplug a tails pump when the plugged material let loose and hot material sprayed EE's arm resulting in a 2nd degree burn.
09/20/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Hosing pellets from floor in pelletizer building areas when dirt fell on employee straining back and left knee.
07/24/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee pinched finger while loading a barrel onto a cart resulting in a laceration to the little finger on the employee's left hand. The laceration required 7 stitches.
07/12/2016 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was using a 50 ton hydraulic ram to unplug a stuck crusher when the piston of the ram slipped off the contact point causing the ram to pivot and strike lower leg.
05/03/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 245d lost Employee was climbing from the main deck of our scaffold to an elevated cantilever platform and felt a pain in right knee. Initial medical evaluation suspects a torn meniscus in knee. EE is currently...
10/23/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 204d restricted Employee was aligning a 24"" carbon steel flange on a pipe. Flange slipped off the pipe and struck right heel of employee resulting in a fracture to his right heel.
08/17/2015 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Employee was riding in the Fine Crusher elevator when it stopped. Elevator repair personnel were on site and were unable to get the elevator to move. The employee was removed from the elevator car a...
07/07/2015 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Inattentive Driving: EE was a passenger in company vehicle driving on plant roadway. Driver reported sun glare caused him to veer and miss a turn in roadway. Continued down 5' steep grade into drainag...