Northshore Mining Company — Accidents

Total: 164 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/07/2015 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None 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...
07/02/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost EE closing bin supply electric door. Wrapped the strap around hand and put weight into closing it. Was expecting door to close harder than it did since, door closed rapidly momentum pulled hand betwee...
04/13/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was climbing out of a rod mill when his arm came in contact with a sharp edge of a worn out line. Employee was cut on the right forearm.
11/19/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 79d restricted Employee was walking and slipped on loose material on the floor.
11/11/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 64d lost Employee states that while building pallets he turned around to grab a tool and felt pain in his knee.
10/01/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was taking the slack out of a drive chain when the chain slipped out of his hand and pinched the tip of his small finger between the chain and sprocket.
08/06/2014 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 26d lost Employee states that he was descending a staircase and when he stepped off the last step he felt pain in the backside of his left knee.
08/06/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee alleges that he was scraping flakes off a weld and something got behind his safety glasses and irritated his right eye.
06/11/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 65d lost, 59d restricted Employee was jumping on a pry bar to break loose a coupling controlling a unloading gate on a rail car. When the coupling came loose, the bar fell and he landed on his left leg jarring his knee.
03/01/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 5d restricted Employee states that while shoveling material from under a belt, she felt pain in her back.
11/25/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1156d lost, 203d restricted Employee states that they were on the bull gear reducer platform looking at the bull gear and pallets. As they turned on the platform, their foot slipped off causing them to fall to the floor.
09/05/2013 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking from job trailer to company truck without safety glasses when dust/dirt blew into his right eye. Employee did not report eye irritation until the start of his shift the next morn...
08/05/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was grinding and his glove got caught in the grinder which resulted in a laceration to the employee's left middle finger.
06/22/2013 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost Employee states that when he bent over to pick up his gloves his knee twisted and locked up. He was unable to straighten it out.
06/15/2013 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 26d lost, 125d restricted Employee's left thumb was caught in a 1 ton air chain hoist - lifting side. Hoist was not de-energized when the employee attempted to move the hoist. Hoist was accidentally activated, which caused e...
05/29/2013 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost **This incident is being reported to terminate citation 6556660. The citation is being contested and this report is submitted under protest.**Employee strained back and felt a pop in right hip while s...
05/23/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None **This incident is being reported to terminate citation 6556658. The citation is being contested and this report is submitted under protest.** Employee got debris in eye while oiling pallet wheels.
04/25/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While replacing a compressor on a chiller, a beam being used for hoisting slid off of its crossmembers. The beam slide into the leg of one of the workers causing a laceration to the lower leg.
02/06/2013 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost **This incident is being reported to terminate citation 6556656. The citation is being contested and this report is submitted under protest.**Employee felt a twinge in her back when she got out of her...
11/27/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost EE was walking out the Fab Shop door on the west side of the building. There is a 2 x 4 threshold that he tripped on with his right foot. He fell to the outside of the building and broke his fall with...
11/21/2012 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Little finger got into moving parts of a saw-zall and pinched it.
06/17/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was carrying a 6' I-beam with a co-worker and felt a ""pop"" in his right wrist.
06/06/2012 ELECTRICAL DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 34d lost, 61d restricted A electrician was troubleshooting a faulty air dryer and inadvertently touched a live electrical connection and received a shock/burn.
04/10/2012 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Individual was using a 4.5 inch grinder when he sustained a minor laceration to #2 digit on Left hand.
03/15/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost On Thursday March 15, 2012 at 2:45 pm, the employee was prying a head pulley over with a pipe. The work was being done on 163 Head Pulley. The pipe slipped and the employee slipped backwards. He fe...
03/06/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 18d restricted Employee was removing a guard on some equipment with a 15 inch crescent wrench. The wrench slipped off of the nut and his right middle and ring fingers were pinched.
02/21/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 37d restricted Employee was loosening nuts on the trunion of a ball mill. He was using a 16 lb. sledgehammer and 2.5 in. slug wrench. The hardware was very tight and he had hit one of the nuts several times with t...
12/02/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee pinched their finger while trying to catch themselves after tripping on an obstruction in the floor.
10/14/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The electrical power source for the Yards & Docks elevator failed while an employee was riding in the elevator car. He was stuck in the elevator while the electricians worked to restore power. There...
10/06/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Emp sustained a laceration to the upper right forearm while performing overhead grinding with a 9"" angle grinder. Emp's arms were tired so he changed positions (had left hand on switch and right hand...
09/22/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 4d restricted Employee states that he was lifting a lube pump out of a bulk lube tank when he felt pain in his neck and shoulder.
09/11/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was welding and grinding in fan. Debris was flying around. When employee was done grinding, he removed his eye protection and a piece of debris entered his eye. He visited the clinic on 9/...
09/10/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a portable grinder to clean rust off a steel chute prior to welding when the grinder kicked back and hit him under the chin.
09/01/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost Employee was loosening bolts on a reducer with a slug wrench and 16 pound hammer. Employee was holding slug wrench when coworker hammered with hammer and hit the employee's right pinky finger. Finge...
07/06/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to catch a glass juice bottle that he had dropped when it broke in his hands. The broken glass cut 2 of his fingers.
06/29/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was changing tie plates when his finger got pinched between the railroad tie and rail.
06/23/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee states that after he was done grinding on a piece of rusty metal, he felt irritation in his eye. He eventually had to have a small piece of rust removed from his eye.
05/11/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a power hacksaw to cut a piece of steel pipe. As he reached to remove a hand broom from the cutting table, the saw blade contacted the broom handle and pulled his hand into the pip...
03/29/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost Employee was climbing up stairs when his boot caught on some steel treading causing him to twist his knee.
02/14/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 91d lost, 221d restricted Employee slipped on ice as he was getting out of vehicle. Left leg twisted and employee fell onto left knee.
09/30/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 24d lost, 29d restricted Employee was walking down a conveyor ramp and turned his ankle.
06/08/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost Employees was lifting/changing idler racks when he felt a pain in his groin. He sought medical attention and was diagnosed with a hernia.
05/04/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was changing grizzlies when one slipped from its location and contacted his forehead.
02/16/2010 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was using a cutting torch to remove old bolts when he passed the torch over his off hand. The heat from the torch melted a nitrile glove he was wearing as a liner under his leather gloves....
02/08/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 47d restricted Employee was changing roll feeder bearings.
03/28/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost Employee was exiting his vehicle. The employee stepped out of his vehicle onto an icy patch that was snow covered. He subsequently slipped and fell and injured his left side ribs.
12/18/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee states that when he stepped out of the truck he was driving he slipped on ice and landed on his left side.
12/17/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 134d restricted Employee states that while dismounting the 580 backhoe, his foot missed a step and he slipped. As he was falling, he hit his elbow causing a tear to his tricep muscle.
12/14/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 136d restricted Employee was dropping conveyor idlers under a plugged chute when one of the idlers slipped and pinched his finger between the idler and conveyor frame.
10/07/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted Employee was moving a steel plate when he pinched the end of his finger.