Mining Incidents

Plant 6 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Jeff A Carlson
Hibbing, St Louis County, MN  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2102732

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2000–2016
Latest incident
Jul 2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
40
citations
9
significant & substantial
$4,301
proposed penalties
$4,301
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 695 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,493 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,857 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 535 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,695 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,834 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1,564 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 889 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2016 · 1 incident

July 6, 2016 MN · Metal/Non-Metal welder (non-shop) DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
Ulland Brothers, Inc. · Contact with heat

A welder suffered from symptoms of heat exhaustion and was brought in for medical treatment and evaluation.

2011 · 1 incident

July 11, 2011 MN · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ulland Brothers, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was cutting a piece of conveyor belt with a utility knife and lacerated his left arm.

2006 · 1 incident

June 12, 2006 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ulland Brothers, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Slabs of concrete were caught in the Jaw. The worker was using a pry bar in an attempt to dislodge the concrete slabs. The worker's left hand was caught between the pry bar and the guardrail around the jaw.

2004 · 1 incident

October 19, 2004 MN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ulland Brothers, Inc. · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Employee was throwing debris off a conveyor and experienced lower back pain.

2002 · 1 incident

September 19, 2002 MN · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ulland Brothers, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST FEED GATE OPENING BY SHORTENING THE 3/8 INCH CHAIN THAT HOLDS THE GATE OPEN ON THE FEED CONVEYOR UNIT 2200 THAT FEEDS THE CRUSHER. HE OPENED THE GATE & SECURED IT W ITH A BLOCK. THE BLOCK SLIPPED WHILE HE WAS ADJUSTING THE GATE & PULLED HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER & THUMB THROUGH THE CHAIN OPENING CAUSING LACERATIONS.

2001 · 1 incident

September 5, 2001 MN · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ulland Brothers, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE CLIMBED ON FRONT END LOADER TO REPLACE FUEL LINE. WHEN HE SAT DOWN ON THE TIRE AND TURNED TOTHE RIGHT, REACHING INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT HE FELT SEVERE PAIN IN BACK.

2000 · 1 incident

October 3, 2000 MN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ulland Brothers, Inc. · Fall onto or against objects

ROCK WAS JAMMED ON CRUSHER FEEDER. EE WAS TRYING TO PRY ROCK LOOSE WITH LARGE PRY BAR WHEN PRY BAR SLIPPED AND EE FELL. HE FELL ON ROCK AND FINGER. SMASHED BETWEEN PRYBAR AND A ROCK.