United Taconite LLC · Fall from machine
Employee fell from cab of drill when drill tipped over. Employee fell approximately 40 feet from the dab to the next lower bench. Fall resulted in fatal injuries.
Cleveland Cliffs Inc; Laiwu Steel controller
MSHA controller ID: 0042601
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
1,149
citations
234
significant & substantial
$1,251,919
proposed penalties
$913,883
paid to date
73% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $338,036 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
72
inspections on record
4,597
inspection hours
25.0
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.1,149 citations across 4,597 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$1.3M
proposed penalties
$914K
current assessed
$914K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
1,141 assessments are final orders; 25 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2010-02-17.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- MACHINERY 1 fatality · 18 non-fatal
- ELECTRICAL 1 fatality
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 54 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 30 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 15 non-fatal
- DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) 11 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2010
3
2009
29
2008
23
2007
18 (1f)
2006
20 (1f)
2005
31
2004
27
2003
3
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
- United Plant MN
- United - Mine MN
Fatalities under this controller
2 recorded
United Taconite LLC · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Electrical explosion.
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