Tilden Mine — Accidents

Total: 773 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/17/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee reports discomfort to right wrist/forearm area the employee believes secondary to shoveling during previous shift. Did not report until 3-18-18. Diagnosed with tenosynovitis. Put on restric...
03/15/2018 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None One employee in Tilden Concentrator elevator for 70 minutes. Communications with employee at all times, no injuries. Elevator was stuck approximately 8"" below landing. Elevator doors were opened a...
03/14/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was stepping out of a bus, lost EE's footing, fell hard on the steps of the bus and rolled to the ground.
03/10/2018 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While using a 9 inch grinder the cut off disc broke apart and a piece of the disc fell into the employees right eye.
03/09/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 25d lost, 10d restricted Employee states pulling pipe wrench when EE felt discomfort in EE's back.
03/05/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 107d lost EE reported having discomfort in shoulder from attempting to connect fast fuel nozzle on T-71. Seen by site responder and worked rest of shift. Continued complaints of discomfort lead to further treat...
02/16/2018 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost *****Alleged***** TD-44 operator reported dozing in barn when equipment rolled over a chunk that resulted in jarring of back. Operator was seen by site responder, and then brought to health care facil...
02/02/2018 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 45d restricted Welder was in the process of cutting a strip of metal into 4"" pieces using a metal shear. While shearing the piece of metal a tip-up occurred allowing a finger to be pinched between the piece and tab...
12/27/2017 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None One employee in Tilden 2 Pellet Plant elevator for 65 minutes. Communications with employee at all times, no injuries. Elevator was stuck approximately 5 inches above landing. Elevator contractor Thys...
12/21/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 79d lost, 27d restricted Tripper Operator was attempting to dislodge a chunk in tripper for maintenance inspection, when reports felt something pop in shoulder, chest area. Operator was seen by nurse. Operator returned to wor...
12/19/2017 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 62d lost, 95d restricted Employee was removing a lauder when the lauder came down pinching the employee's left index finger between the grating and the lauder. Evaluated by nurse and taken to ER. Laceration stitched. Bone f...
10/16/2017 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted While the operator was ripping with a track dozer the operator states experienced some back pain while performing this task. Operator did not want to be seen by EMT and continued working. Employee sti...
10/03/2017 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None **Alleged* * On 10-9-17 at end of shift, ee reported an injury occurred on 10-3-17. EE claims striking left shin on piece of steel pipe causing an abrasion. EE worked remainder of shift, two more shif...
09/27/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 58d lost EE was injured while preparing S31 for moving from bottom of the Hematite Pit using the motivator. A cable crew was pulling slack and loops out of trailing cable. The trailing cable became taut cont...
09/20/2017 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While operating the primary mill overhead crane employee sustained debris in eye. Eye flushed by nurse. Sent to eye doctor for foreign body removal. Prescription for eye drops given.
08/30/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 48d lost Employee was scraping out buildup in 28D-1 chute when felt a pop in shoulder. Employee seen by nurse. Employee returned back to work. Continued medical surveillance. Surgery to shoulder on 1-24-18.
08/24/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was inside LN12 primary mill performing lining. After moving a rock out of the way, employee stood back up and when doing so contacted a small shard of steel on the duckbill of the liner hand...
08/23/2017 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was grinding on steel and felt something was in employee's right eye. There was debris falling from above. Employee did not report this until the next day.
08/13/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Warehouse ee was cutting cardboard, at end of shift, with a box cutter so cardboard would fit into compactor when blade of box cutter contacted employees hand resulting in a cut. Employee was taken to...
08/02/2017 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While an employee was loosening house bolt on S33 with an impact, some debris got into eye. EE tried to flush debris from eye on site. EE was brought to the hospital where a foreign body was remove fr...
07/26/2017 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None T2 Pellet Plant elevator stopped with one individual inside. Employee used gaitronics to call for assistance. Electricians were called to troubleshoot. Elevator service company was called. MSHA Hotl...
07/14/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost IP was in process of completing a delivery to customer site. Foot became tangled in rope between wheel chocks causing IP to fall. IP place arms out to break fall and when landed caused fracture of th...
05/25/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 65d restricted Alleged: employee next shift stated to nurse, EE's back is sore, that EE lifted a box of bolts the previous day. No report was made to management on date of alleged claim. Employee has long-standing...
05/22/2017 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Mechanic sustained injury to fingers while up righting CAT #4306 electric pallet lift when hand contacted a pinch point. Employee was evaluated by site responder and nurse. Employee was brought to hea...
05/04/2017 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost Scraper Operator was operating scraper and didn't report an exhaust leak. Exhaust leak was fixed as soon as mechanic was aware of the problem and the machine was back in service before the end of the...
04/19/2017 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Alleged: EE stated on next shift that EE got something in eye when needle scaling the previous shift. States self flushed and was wearing safety glasses and face shield at time of event. On 4-20-17...
03/30/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While conducting industrial hygiene duties at the Tilden Concentrator, employee reported stumbling and falling forward landing on right hand. A minor injury was sustained, but employee did not seek m...
03/30/2017 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EE was using a hand held grinder with a cut off wheel to make modifications to a conveyer belt guard when ee lost control of the grinder striking right leg just above the knee causing a laceration. T...
03/22/2017 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee operating #4267 forklift on Tilden 2 fan floor level with tines lowered when left tine caught the top of a floor launder channel causing the forklift to stop suddenly. Employee was seen by on...
03/20/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE was moving impact rollers from a pallet to a storage rack when one of the rollers moved rolling on top of left hand. EE pulled EE's hand out and felt a pop and pain in the wrist. Evaluated by phy...
03/02/2017 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 68d restricted Employee was operating a loader when operator stated the loader bucket hit something hard, jarring the operator. Employee was seen by on-site nurse and told nurse that the pain ee feels is related to...
01/30/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 30d restricted EE reports exiting cab of cable truck when experienced right knee pain. EE claims traction soles on protective footwear may have caught on step tread causing stress to knee while turning. After conse...
01/26/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 26d lost, 20d restricted EE participated in several consecutive shifts of manual labor (bucket brigade) requiring repetitive motion. Employee picked up plastic pail containing scraps (approx. 10lbs). EE states felt a pop in r...
01/20/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 6d restricted Employee was installing sheeting and hit elbow on a stud on a scaffold head while pulling a piece of sheeting. No pain at the time of incident but three days later it became swollen and very painful.
01/20/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 136d lost, 92d restricted Mechanic reported lifting a battery(about 30#)out of a loader and felt ""pop"" in right shoulder. Mechanic initially declined medical assessment, but later provided conservative care instructions. A...
12/29/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 26d restricted After shoveling concentrate for several hours employee c/o neck pain. Discomfort was not resolving with conservative treatment so PT was ordered. Employee completed a series of two treatments on 2-9...
12/10/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was trying to unplug lime piping under #2 lime silo. Lime dust contacted employee's face. Eyes and skin flushed. Brought to ER for evaluation. Prescribed eye drops. Had follow up appoint...
12/06/2016 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost The operator was being loaded when a chunk came of the bucket striking the fan tail. The operator allegedly was jostled in the cab. The operator reported it to dispatch and stated being fine. Operator...
10/29/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 22d restricted Employee felt strain in abdomen when removing a broken lifter from the #1 dryer exchange. It became known on 11-29-16 that the employee was diagnosed with an inguinal hernia. No work restrictions reco...
10/23/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee sustained laceration to right middle finger handling a warming oven. The employee was assisted by a partner in lowering the warming oven to the floor when the finger was pinched between the...
10/13/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Employee inside elevator car when it stopped between floors. Repair service contacted and restored functionality allowing employee to exit car about 50 minutes later. Inspection found an MOI contact...
10/09/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Amendment for narrative: Employee was moving two empty railcar's using the rail car puller when something on the rail car puller cable assembly caught on a metal plate. This caused the metal plate to...
09/27/2016 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 177d lost Operator struck chunk in roadway of Tower Hill Ramp with 1085 van during shift change. UT51 was called for an EMT to respond and an ambulance for driver. Driver was taken to Marquette General for furt...
08/25/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 106d lost Employee reported strain in right shoulder after clean up work. Employee did not want assessment by site responder. Employee had surgery on shoulder 11-28-16.
08/18/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 59d lost, 1d restricted Rolling rag and it caused a blister on toe. The blister caused toe nail to fall off and become infected. The employee is a diabetic. The accident report wasn't filed with the company until 2 weeks...
08/04/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee dropped a bottle of 25% caustic soda and it splashed into eyes. Eyes flushed immediately. Taken to the emergency room. Seen by eye specialist the next morning. Given eye medications and re...
07/28/2016 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted Employee experienced knee strain sustained when stepping on rock while working inside L10 Primary Mill performing mill lining work. Evaluated by nurse practitioner and returned to full duty. Put on re...
07/19/2016 STRIKING OR BUMPING DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 26d restricted While facing conveyor in a crouched position EE states attempted to stand up when reached out with left hand, felt sharp pain as if hit with a hammer. Received laceration and fracture to left hand. EE...
06/30/2016 NONPOWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On 06/30/2016 employee sustained a strain to lower back when moving a 55 gallon drum with a cart. Employee was initially treated conservatively, when that did not resolve the strain physical therapy...
05/31/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None As employee moved a saw downward, the 2nd knuckle on the left hand index finger made contact with blade. Blade cut through leather glove contacting skin. Employee was seen by on-site nurse then taken...