Northshore Mining Company — Accidents

Total: 164 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/25/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Employee was changing drive belts on a crusher screen, when the belt drive pulley moved and his finger was pinched between the sheave and the belts.
07/21/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing wheel on Gantry Crane when he tripped and bumped his forehead causing a laceration.
07/08/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was assisting in the removal of an ice chunk from a belt, when the chunk fell and hit him on the finger.
06/27/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost Employee states that when he stepped off a 1' access platform, he felt pain in his knee.
05/01/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 220d lost Employee was moving conveyor backstop parts by hand, because overhead hoist was inoperable.
04/24/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee states that he was cleaning up a spill of coarse rock when he slipped and fell backwards against a concrete pedestal. He initially felt no pain but later experienced tingling in his foot.
02/27/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost At approximately 2:00 PM on February 27th, a fellow employee was walking on the north side of 63/163 conveyor, when he slipped on the ice and hurt his back.
02/15/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was closing drawers on the Lab drying oven. While pushing the drawer closed, the end of her ring finger of her right hand was pinched in the lifting mechanism of the next higher drawer.
02/14/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working with a hydraulic punch in the mining shop. The punch broke and a chip flew and cut the employees nose.
01/29/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None At approximately 11:30 AM on January 29th (Injured Employee) along with another employee were changing out the liner on a re-grind mill in the concentrator. Employee was positioning the liner into pla...
10/03/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Unloading structural steel with forklift assinstant. Adjusted load and pinched finger between steel frame and lug nut.
07/04/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While installing liners in mill cobb, brake liner struck EE on right arm. EE was taken to clinic with bruised arm. Dr. took EE off work.
06/27/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 54d lost Employee was removing bolts from mill with air hammer when he pulled a muscle in his right thigh.
06/11/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Moving a mobile monorail. Employees were pushing the monorail when the pin connecting the beam to the frame broke. The beam fell, struck employee on shoulder, hip and landed on left leg.
10/06/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was struck on left arm by falling tool. Miner working above was using 2"" open end wrench, 24"" long, to tighten flange nuts on steam line. Lost grip on tool and it dropped 50' to flo...
09/25/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was inside rod mill when a liner fell stirking another liner. A small chip came off liner and struck him in the left calf. The metal chip went through the calf. He was treated at the scene an...
02/02/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted Employee was operating forklift bring parts into building. A rubber hose was in the way. He lifted the rubber hose by hand and felt a pop in his right shoulder. He reported the injury and went to the...
10/15/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Two employee were visually inspecting the fly ash system for possible material blockage. One of the ee lost his focus of the hazard that exited and reached thru an open valve to clean out 60 me accumu...
08/25/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS REMOVING IDLER WHICH WAS STUCK. HE WAS HOLDING HIS HAND UNDER THE RETURN IDLER TO BALANCE IT WHEN IT FELL OFF FROM THE BRACKET BECAUSE OF THE MOTION FROM THE OTHER END. HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER...
08/19/2005 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE INSTALLING A NEW BEARING IN THE SCREEN HOUSE, EE BENT OVER TO PULL A SOCKET FREE FROM A BOLT. SOMETHING HIT A CAN OF ZEP SPRAY AND PUNCTURED THE CAN. SOME OF THE SPRAY HIT EE IN THE FACE AND E...
05/23/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While doing a liner job the person stepped on an air mover and fell backwards. In the process of falling the employee struck his hand on a sharp edge of the air mover.
03/22/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost GETTING INTO CHUTE FOR NORTH SCREEN IN SCREEN HOUSE, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON PELLETS AND FINES IN CHUTE, CAUSING LEFT KNEE TO BUCKLE AND TWIST. (EMPLOYEE DID NOT RECEIVE TREATMENT PRIOR TO SURGERY ON 5/14...
03/08/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost TENSIONING 20 CONVEYOR WIPER BY PULLING RUBBER STRAP. STRAP SLIPPED AND JAMMED WRIST BACK
12/15/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None SMASHED FINGER BETWEEN FULL BARREL OF BANTONITE AND BEAM AS EE TRIED TO MOVE BARREL. EE WAS WEARING GLOVES AT THE TIME
10/27/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Installing 36 ft. track panels on railroad. A panel had been lowered to the ground to be connected. The employee used a lining pry bar to make the connection. The bar was left for a moment and the pan...
02/20/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CROSSING A ROAD WHICH WAS COVERED WITH ICE FROM WEATHER CONDITIONS. EE HAD CROSSED ROAD SEVERAL TIMES THIS SHIFT AND WAS AWARE OF CONDITIONS. EE SLIPPED AND FELL, STRIKING HIS HEAD - RECEIVED S...
12/04/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost WHILE CHANGING BETWEEN IDLES ON THE 60 A CONVEYOR UNDER FURNANCE 12, A HOT CHIP FELL FROM ABOVE AND LANDED IN THE EE S LEFT EYE. THE EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME. THE CHIP WENT BE TWEENT...
11/13/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE WALKING UNDER #1 BELT ON FURNACE 6, SLIPPED ON PALLETS AND FELL AGAINST SECOND STAGE COOLING DUCT. A NAIL WHICH HOLDS INSULATION ON THE COOLING DUCT STUCK IN THE LEFT ARM.
09/10/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SPREAD THE FORKS ON THE EXTEND-A-FORK. IN DOING SO HE MASHED HIS FINGERS BETWEEN THE FORKS AND FRAME.
09/08/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 72d lost THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF OF SOME SCAFFOLDING USING PROPER THREE POINT CONTACT AND WHEN HE PUT HIS FOOT ON THE GROUND HE FELT A SLIGHT TWINGE IN THE RIGHT KNEE. HE WENT TO HIS FAMILY DOCTOR A...
06/17/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None AFTER CLEANING OUT RECLAIM HOPPER EE WAS GETTING ON LADDER AND HAD HAND ON RAIL USED FOR GRIZZLIES AND CAUGHT A BURR WHICH LODGED INTO LEFT INDEX FINGER. EE WAS WEARING WORK GLOVES AT THE TIME .
04/23/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost EMPLOYEE WAS COMING DOWN FROM PLATFORM, TURNED TO GRAB HANDRAIL (PLATFORM 50"" TALL) GRABBED HANDRAIL AND PAIN IN SHOULDER RESULTED IN HIS HAND RELEASING AND EMPLOYEE FELL TO GROUND, CONDITIONS GOOD,...
03/04/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 31d restricted A LARGE REEL OF ELECRICAL CABLE WAS BEING MOVED MANUALLY & NEEDED TO BE TURNED 90DEG. 2 WORKERS PUSHED IN ONE DIRECTION WHILE THE 3RD WORKER PUSHED THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION THE REEL SPUN MUCH EASIER THA...
01/28/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None PICKING UP SCRAP STEEL FROM 108 ROD MILL & DROPPED IN SCRAP TUB. A SMALL PIECE OF STEEL CAME BACK & STRUCK EE OVER RIGHT EYE CREATING A LACERATION REQUIRING 6 STITCHES TO CLOSE. THE EE WAS WEA RING SA...
12/02/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None USING A GENIE (EXTENSIBLE AERIAL MANLIFT) TWO MEN WERE ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN OUT A PIPE. THEY HAD CLEANED ABOUT 1 1/2' TO 2' WHEN ABOUT 13"" BY 20'OF FROZEN FINES AND ICE CAME OUT, STRIKING INJUR ED IN...
12/02/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 88d lost USING A GENIE (EXTENSIBLE AERIAL MANLIFT) TWO MEN WERE ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN OUT PIPE. THEY HAD CLEANED ABOUT 2' WHEN 13"" BY 20' OF FROZEN FINES AND ICE CAME OUT, STRIKING INJURED ON HIS RIGHT A NKLE A...
09/12/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EE WAS PULLING AN EDUCTER PUMP FROM THE #12 CLASSIFIED PIT. PUMP WEIGHT APPROX. 40 POUNDS. THE EE FELT A STRAIN IN THE RIGHT SHOULDER.
08/28/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 10d restricted WHILE UNLOADING TRUCK THE EE SLID A BEARING OFF THE TRUCK AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK WHILE TRYING TO PUT BEARING ON CART
08/02/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost WHILE USING A SLEDGEHAMMER THE EE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK. EE CONTINUED TO WORK HIS SCHEDULED SHIFTS UNTIL 8/14/02. EE DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT UNTIL 8/14/02, WHEN HE WAS SCHEDULED BACK.
07/11/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS REACHING BETWEEN HANDRAILS TO GET A BETTER LOOK AT A HOLE HE WAS GOING TO PATCH. HIS RIGHT FOREARM CAME IN CONTACT WITH A BROKEN MAGNET WHICH WAS STUCK TO THE HANDRAIL UPRIGHT. EE RECEI VED A C...
04/26/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE INSTALLING A NEW COUNTER SHAFT BOX INTO #103 CRUSHER, THE EMPLOYEE'S THUMB WAS MASHED WHEN THE COUNTERSHAFT WAS BEING SLID INTO THE MAINFRAME.
04/16/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None CUTTING STEEL ANGLE IRON WITH A PORTABLE HAND HELD GRINDER WITH A GUARD AND CUTTING DISK INSTALLED, STARTED A CUTTING OPERATION WHEN THE CUTTINGDISK FRACTURED. A PORTION OF THE CUTTING DISK WA S CARRI...
01/29/2002 MACHINERY ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None WAS USING AN AIR LANCE TO LOOSEN COAL IN FEEDER. THE PERSON'S HAND SLIPPED STRIKING A METAL OBJECT. THE PERSON WAS TREATED FOR A FRACTURE OF THE DIGIT FINGER ON THE RIGHT HAND. UPON FURTHER EV ALUATIO...
01/17/2002 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT NOTIFY THE COMPANY OF THE DAY ALLEGED ACCIDENT. RATHER HE NOTIFIED THE COMPANY THE NEXT DAY. HE ALLEDGEDLY PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK. FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND REVIEW FR OM DOCT...
09/30/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN AIR LANCE TO BLOW OUT MATERIAL FROM A CRUSHER BOWL. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AND A FULL FACE SHIELD. THE EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO CLINIC AND RECEIVED DROP S IN EY...
09/13/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 72d lost WAS CHANGING LINERS IN CHUTE AND LINER FELL TO FLOOR AND LAYED OVER ON EE'S FOOT.
07/11/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost USING SLEDGEHAMMER TO BREAKHOLE IN CONCRETE FLOOR.
06/12/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost WHILE WELDING IN THE 5 X 16 SCREEN, THE 44 CONVEYOR FLOP GATE AUTOMATICALLY MOVED AND PINCHED EEBETWEEN THE SCREEN AND THE FLOP GATE. HE FRACTURED HIS LOWER LEFT LEG. THE SCREEN WAS LOCKED OUT BUT HE...
05/15/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS ASSITING A DELIVERY DRIVER UNLOAD PIECES OF HDPE PIPE AT THE LANDFILL SITE IN THE BASIN. A PIECE OF PIECE OF PIPE ROLLED ON ONE END AND STRUCK THE EE ON THE LOWER RIGHT CHIN. THIS RESUL TED IN...
05/03/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost STEPPED UP ON LOWER RUNG OF HANDRAIL TO REACH HOIST FOR LIFTING A PIPE AND SOMETHING POPPED IN FOOT. NO SLIP OR FALL.