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Fabick CAT employee was working in the Cleveland Cliffs Mining Shop. The employee was working on a motor grader cylinder head, installing a fitting. The wrench slipped off and the employee's hand hit a flange, on the cylinder head, causing a small laceration on the top of EE's left hand.

Employee was removing valve from Tilden 1 #2 South deaerator line when their left hand was pinched between the valve and a handrail. The employee was wearing gloves at the time of incident and sustained a laceration to their left hand. Employee was transferred to local ED for evaluation and received medical treatment (7 sutures) and returned to work.

Employee was removing a fire water valve when the employee's left finger was pinched between the valve and the hand railing while lowering the valve with a chain hoist. Employee was transferred to local ED for imaging which revealed nondisplaced fracture to employee's left pinky finger. Employee was provided a splint for immobilization and protection and returned to work.

While attempting to pull a support shaft out of a grate, the shaft shifted and caught employees hand between the shaft and grating.

An employee fell while walking. While attempting to catch themselves, they sustained lacerations to their left hand and chin.

An employee positioning a used return roller for a conveyor pinched their left index finger, resulting in a laceration and sutures.

An employee experienced an incident while using a ratchet that became increasingly difficult to turn. During this process, the employee felt a pop in their right bicep. Following the incident, the employee was evaluated and was returned to work within their job class. However, the employee is now scheduled for surgical repair, which triggered reportability.

Employee experienced a presumed personal medical emergency at the start of their shift resulting in cardiac arrest. Emergency services responded, however, resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful.

Employee arrived to work for the start of day shift. On their way into the truck shop from their personal vehicle, the employee slipped and fell on ice in the parking lot and broke their hip. Employee was transported to the hospital for medical treatment.

Employee was making a shovel cable connection when the cable rolled, pulling the employee's left arm forward. The employee experienced left arm pain and was evaluated at the local ED where images revealed an injury to their left bicep. The employee was prescribed work restrictions and is being accommodated.

Employee was hosing in the crusher bowl when the employee tripped and fell landing on their left knee. Employee continued to work and felt something running down their leg when they observed a cut below the left knee. Employee was evaluated at the ER and received medical treatment (stitches).

Employee was removing hardware from shovel dipper using a hammer when a piece of the hammer head broke off striking the employee in the left glute. The employee was seen in the ED where they received medical treatment and returned to work.

An employee attempting to clear a jammed chain for a chain fall sustained a fracture to their left index finger.

While positioning a pinion for install for the Pebble Mill, an employee's finger was pinched between the pinion and a liner bolt on the Pebble Mill. The employee sustained a laceration to their left index finger

Employee sustained and unknown injury to the left forearm while manipulating a lifter bar from the inside of the #1 Balling Mill.

While moving a troughing roller frame assembly on 10 Conveyor, Line 3 in the Tilden plant, an employee pinched left thumb resulting in a laceration requiring 2 sutures.

Employee reported pain in their left shoulder while moving a case of boosters from a service truck to a cart. Employee was later prescribed restrictions 4-17-2025.

On 4/5/2025, an incident was reported where an employee took off their hard hat to brush away dust, subsequently getting material in their left eye. The employee had reported the incident their following shift.

While installing the #8 Support shaft, the safety holdback rigging was in place and not utilized. This allowed the support shaft to slip and pinch the employee's calf between the shaft and shaft support wheels. Communication between the crew and foreman was poor. Crew complacency decreased awareness

An employee was ascending a stairwell prior to the start of their shift when the employee experienced a personal medical issue. The employee subsequently tripped and experienced a stair fall impact sustaining injuries to their left upper extremities.

Shovel operator stated jarring their left shoulder while operating the shovel mining out a ramp, and experienced left shoulder pain on 02/19/2025. Employee has a history of left shoulder injury. Employee continued to work full duty until receiving medical treatment for their left shoulder on 10/08/2025.

Caterpillar 988K wheel loader was maintaining a shovel dig site when the left rear corner of the loader was contacted by loose material that fell from the dig face. The loader operator reported neck and back pain from being jostled in the cab. The left rear loader's fender and boarding ladder were damaged. The loader was taken out of service for repairs.

Employee was racking brick in kiln. While holding a brick, EE hit left hand with the rawhide hammer, breaking EE's middle finger.

While attempting to remove a wrapper rod, it fell down and struck employee in the right hand.

Plant repairperson was discarding worn return roller into dumpster when the employee pinched their left index finger between the return roller and the dumpster. The employee sustained crushing injuries to their left index finger resulting in medical treatment.

Operator was cleaning tripper for maintenance. Operator was traveling on tripper walkway when the operator slipped and fell on water/ice formation. Operator sustained dislocation of their right fifth finger.

Loader operator tripped and fell while entering the cab of their loader, straining their neck and back.

Maintenance mechanic ruptured their left biceps tendon while opening the cab door of haul truck 78. The cab door was frozen after the mechanic washed the truck in the wash bay.

Employee was deboarding water truck 5168 from the operator's cab when their foot slipped off the top step causing pain to their right hip and knee. Employee continued to work full duty until imaging conducted on 11/19/2024 revealed injury to their right knee. Employee was prescribed restrictions.

Maintenance mechanic was wire wheel grinding a weld when a foreign body entered right eye. Employee stated they were wearing safety glasses and face shield. Foreign body later removed by physician. Employee experienced no eye damage.

An employee was removing a sheave when the sharp edge of the sheave sliced through the employees' glove and into their left thumb.

A maintenance mechanic was deboarding a CAT 24M motor grader (GR22) when they fell from the operator's cab platform to the tandem platform landing on their right knee. The employee was evaluated by a site EMT and transported to the local area hospital for further evaluation. The employee sustained right hip sprain and right knee contusion.

Employee was struck in the head by their dry basket after changing clothes at the end of their shift.

Employee was using a wrench to thread a ball valve. When EE applied force, EE felt a pop in the left shoulder area. Employee continued to perform duties with no lost time. EE had surgery on 10/2/2024.

An employee was removing a cutting edge from a Cat 988 Loader when a sharp bolt head sliced through the employee's glove and into their left palm.

Equipment operator reported feeling a burning sensation in left shoulder during normal operation of a Cat 24M Grader. Employee reported no traumatic event leading to the reported pain.

Employee reported left eye irritation after drilling on concrete. Employee reports having been wearing PPE at the time.

Employee was erecting a scaffold. Employee was attempting to pull two aluminum planks together and felt a "pop" in left arm.

Run crew mechanic was laying on their side and reached for a 1-inch drive electric impact. Mechanic reported had felt pain in their rt shoulder.

Employee was outside inspecting the area north of the T2 Concentrate Thickeners for a reported leak. While walking in this area, the employee's right foot slid on the ground and the employee reached up with their left arm for balance. The employee felt left shoulder pain. The employee continued to work full duty until they received medical treatment on 11/28/2023.

A Dozer operator reported (2) chipped teeth following routine dozing activities.

Employee was compressing brake caliper piston using a large pair of channel lock pliers and reported pain in the left elbow area.

A welder, removing a lip shroud from a loader bucket, received a laceration to the rt thigh from flying debris resulting from steel-to-steel contact when striking the lip shroud with a sledgehammer. Employee received further evaluation and treatment in the ER.

Operator was running a D65 Dozer #2 when operator felt ill after the machine started emitting larger than normal amounts of exhaust.

While operating a 988K Wheeled Loader (Co # SL22), during normal working tasks, Employee stated was experiencing back pain with pain to the right leg. Employee indicated that the pain had become more intense throughout the shift.

An employee was transferring from a fixed ladder to 28B conveyor platform when the employee slipped, contacting their right shin on the platform grating causing a laceration to the shin. The employee was evaluated at the ER and received 3 stitches for the laceration.

Pit electrician was picking up a 13.8kV cable head when force released from the cable and pushed EE to the ground, injuring EE's shoulder. EE is currently in PT.

An employee was kneeling down on a foam pad using a 6" handheld grinder to remove welds in the #2 dryer when the grinder kicked back, contacting the employee's left inner thigh above the knee resulting in 15 stitches.

An employee slipped and fell on ice that accumulated in the lower tunnel entrance to the plant building while arriving to work. The employee experienced left knee pain and was sent to the hospital for further evaluation.

Employee was working on Line 10 for 3 conveyor cutting bolts when a hot bolt fell and burned through the employees pants and into their boot. Employee sustained a full thickness burn to the left foot.