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Hibbing Laboratory: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Cleveland-Cliffs Inc
St Louis County, MN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2101152

MSHA record for Hibbing Laboratory (mine ID 2101152). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1988–1989
Latest incident
Jun 1989
Ownership history
  1. Pickands Mather Services Inc 1950 to 1986
  2. Pickands Mather Services Inc 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Hibbing Laboratory sits in St. Louis County, Minnesota, where the Census mining category is 2.3% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
St. Louis County, Minnesota · Population 200,056
2.3%
Mining share of county employment
$69,455
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1989 · 1 incident

June 20, 1989 MN · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pickands Mather Services Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE BRUSHED AGAINST A PIECE OF STEEL PLATE 2'X4'X1/2" THAT WAS LEANING AGAINST A RACK.THE PLATE TIPPED STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT LEG ABOVE THE KNEE AND THEN ON THETOP OF THE LEFT FOOT,BREAKING THREE BONES IN THE LEFT INSTEP OF THE FOOT.

1988 · 1 incident