Mining Incidents

Minntac Maintenance Dept.: 327 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Mountain Iron, St Louis County, MN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2100819

Minntac Maintenance Dept. has $75K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 7 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
336
Years on record
1983–2014
Latest incident
Jan 2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
327
citations
24
significant & substantial
$74,717
proposed penalties
$70,449
paid to date
94% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $4,268 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
38
inspections on record
1,983
inspection hours
16.5
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
327 citations across 1,983 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Minntac Maintenance Dept. has $75K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 7 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$75K
proposed penalties
$70K
current assessed
$70K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
327 assessments are final orders; 7 contested dockets.
Of $14K in penalties contested before the Commission, $10K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-02-11.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
7.3%
significant & substantial
0.3%
high negligence or reckless
7.3%
reasonably likely or greater
25.7%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.6% none, 34.6% low, 64.5% moderate, 0.3% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
19 citations taken to the federal commission · 6% of citations on record
  • Settled 19 · 100%
50%
S&S designation survived the contest
Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 8 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
30%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$14K proposed, $10K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2013-04-18.
Contested penalties
A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
LAKE 2010-943M Settlement Zielinski 2011 $6K → $3K
LAKE 2009-479M Settlement Miller 2010 $3K → $3K
LAKE 2011-829M Settlement Paez 2013 $2K → $2K
LAKE 2012-786M Settlement Zielinski 2013 $2K → $2K
LAKE 2012-578M Settlement Zielinski 2013 $722 → $650
LAKE 2013-420M Settlement Simonton 2013 $668 → $434
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2010-06-16, 16 years ago
2%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
65
samples
62
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Nickel fumes171 over
  • Arsenic fumes17
  • Beryllium fumes17
  • Cadmium oxide fumes17
Show the individual readings (100)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2004-03-22 Nickel fumes 6.4 1 6.40 Welder, etc.
2010-06-16 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Pipe Fitter/Millright/Plumber
2010-06-16 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2010-03-11 Zinc oxide fumes 0 5 0.00 Welder, etc.
2010-03-11 Cobalt fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2010-03-11 Cobalt fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2010-03-11 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2010-03-11 Iron oxide fumes 0.25 10 0.03 Welder, etc.
2010-03-11 Lead fumes 0 150 0.00 Welder, etc.
2010-03-11 Manganese fumes 0.01 5 0.00 Welder, etc.
2010-03-11 Chromium, insoluble 0 1 0.00 Welder, etc.
2010-03-11 Nickel fumes 0 1 0.00 Welder, etc.
2010-03-11 Beryllium fumes 0 2 0.00 Welder, etc.
2010-03-11 Zinc oxide fumes 0 5 0.00 Welder, etc.
2010-03-11 Arsenic fumes 0 500 0.00 Welder, etc.
2010-03-11 Nickel fumes 0 1 0.00 Welder, etc.
2010-03-11 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2010-03-11 Lead fumes 0 150 0.00 Welder, etc.
2010-03-11 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Welder, etc.
2010-03-11 Beryllium fumes 0 2 0.00 Welder, etc.
2010-03-11 Copper fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2010-03-11 Magnesium oxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2010-03-11 Iron oxide fumes 0.06 10 0.01 Welder, etc.
2010-03-11 Molybdenum fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2010-03-11 Manganese fumes 0.05 5 0.01 Welder, etc.
2010-03-11 Molybdenum fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2010-03-11 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Welder, etc.
2010-03-11 Copper fumes 2.38 100 0.02 Welder, etc.
2010-03-11 Chromium, insoluble 0 1 0.00 Welder, etc.
2010-03-11 Magnesium oxide fumes 0.01 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2010-03-11 Arsenic fumes 0 500 0.00 Welder, etc.
2007-03-28 Manganese fumes 0.55 5 0.11 Welder, etc.
2007-03-28 Iron oxide fumes 0.86 20 0.04 Welder, etc.
2007-03-28 Molybdenum fumes 0 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2007-03-28 Chromium, insoluble 0.02 3 0.01 Welder, etc.
2007-03-28 Arsenic fumes 0 1500 0.00 Welder, etc.
2007-03-28 Cobalt fumes 0 300 0.00 Welder, etc.
2007-03-28 Nickel fumes 0.02 3 0.01 Welder, etc.
2007-03-28 Manganese fumes 0.09 5 0.02 Welder, etc.
2007-03-28 Iron oxide fumes 0.92 20 0.05 Welder, etc.
2007-03-28 Molybdenum fumes 0 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2007-03-28 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2007-03-28 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Welder, etc.
2007-03-28 Zinc oxide fumes 0 5 0.00 Supervisor, Co. Official
2007-03-28 Nickel fumes 0 1 0.00 Supervisor, Co. Official
2007-03-28 Chromium, insoluble 0 3 0.00 Welder, etc.
2007-03-28 Iron oxide fumes 0.02 10 0.00 Supervisor, Co. Official
2007-03-28 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Supervisor, Co. Official
2007-03-28 Arsenic fumes 0 1500 0.00 Welder, etc.
2007-03-28 Beryllium fumes 0 6 0.00 Welder, etc.
2007-03-28 Cobalt fumes 0 300 0.00 Welder, etc.
2007-03-28 Copper fumes 9.22 300 0.03 Welder, etc.
2007-03-28 Lead fumes 0 450 0.00 Welder, etc.
2007-03-28 Magnesium oxide fumes 0 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2007-03-28 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Welder, etc.
2007-03-28 Zinc oxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2007-03-28 Beryllium fumes 0 6 0.00 Welder, etc.
2007-03-28 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2007-03-28 Copper fumes 0 300 0.00 Welder, etc.
2007-03-28 Lead fumes 0 150 0.00 Supervisor, Co. Official
2007-03-28 Lead fumes 0 450 0.00 Welder, etc.
2007-03-28 Magnesium oxide fumes 0 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2007-03-28 Copper fumes 0.26 100 0.00 Supervisor, Co. Official
2007-03-28 Chromium, insoluble 0 1 0.00 Supervisor, Co. Official
2007-03-28 Cobalt fumes 0 100 0.00 Supervisor, Co. Official
2007-03-28 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Supervisor, Co. Official
2007-03-28 Magnesium oxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Supervisor, Co. Official
2007-03-28 Arsenic fumes 0 500 0.00 Supervisor, Co. Official
2007-03-28 Manganese fumes 0 5 0.00 Supervisor, Co. Official
2007-03-28 Beryllium fumes 0 2 0.00 Supervisor, Co. Official
2007-03-28 Nickel fumes 0 3 0.00 Welder, etc.
2007-03-28 Lead fumes 22.16 450 0.05 Welder, etc.
2007-03-28 Iron oxide fumes 0.96 20 0.05 Welder, etc.
2007-03-28 Magnesium oxide fumes 0 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2007-03-28 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Welder, etc.
2007-03-28 Chromium, insoluble 0.01 3 0.00 Welder, etc.
2007-03-28 Manganese fumes 0.09 5 0.02 Welder, etc.
2007-03-28 Molybdenum fumes 0 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2007-03-28 Cadmium oxide fumes 7.06 100 0.07 Welder, etc.
2007-03-28 Cobalt fumes 0 300 0.00 Welder, etc.
2007-03-28 Arsenic fumes 0 1500 0.00 Welder, etc.
2007-03-28 Zinc oxide fumes 0 5 0.00 Welder, etc.
2007-03-28 Beryllium fumes 0 6 0.00 Welder, etc.
2007-03-28 Copper fumes 5.1 300 0.02 Welder, etc.
2007-03-28 Zinc oxide fumes 0.08 10 0.01 Welder, etc.
2007-03-28 Manganese fumes 0.16 5 0.03 Welder, etc.
2007-03-28 Magnesium oxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2007-03-28 Molybdenum fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2007-03-28 Iron oxide fumes 0.77 10 0.08 Welder, etc.
2007-03-28 Copper fumes 3.03 100 0.03 Welder, etc.
2007-03-28 Lead fumes 0 150 0.00 Welder, etc.
2007-03-28 Nickel fumes 0.01 1 0.01 Welder, etc.
2007-03-28 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2007-03-28 Beryllium fumes 0 2 0.00 Welder, etc.
2007-03-28 Chromium, insoluble 0.01 1 0.01 Welder, etc.
2007-03-28 Zinc oxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2007-03-28 Molybdenum fumes 0 10 0.00 Supervisor, Co. Official
2007-03-28 Nickel fumes 0 3 0.00 Welder, etc.
2007-03-28 Arsenic fumes 0 500 0.00 Welder, etc.
2007-03-28 Cobalt fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
Showing 100 of 253 laboratory readings: every over-limit reading, then the most recent. MSHA reads one air sample several times, so readings outnumber the samples counted above. The full set is in MSHA's Personal Health Samples file.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.

Minntac Maintenance Dept. recorded 1.57 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2013.

Injury rate, 2013
This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
1.57
total case rate
0.31
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 2.46 and the all-US-mining average was 2.99 cases per 100 workers.
In Minnesota, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 2.58 cases per 100 workers that year.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2013 1.57 0.31 0.000
2012 1.66 0.33 0.000
2011 1.88 0.75 0.000
2010 1.23 0.41 0.000
2009 1.20 0.60 0.000
2008 0.44 0.00 0.000
2007 2.63 0.44 0.000
2006 3.46 0.86 0.000
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
  1. United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2014 322
2013 306
2012 289
2011 254
2010 234
2009 159
2008 219
2007 219
2006 222
2005 257
2004 238
2003 270
2002 290
2001 294
2000 304
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Minntac Maintenance Dept. 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.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2014 Q1 168,090 11 5 65.4
2013 Q4 157,991 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 150,937 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 163,732 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 165,543 10 1 60.4
2012 Q4 155,461 6 0 38.6
2012 Q3 145,967 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 151,900 14 0 92.2
Show 49 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2012 Q1 149,595 12 1 80.2
2011 Q4 133,300 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 124,304 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 133,251 14 3 105.1
2011 Q1 139,769 3 1 21.5
2010 Q4 125,416 3 0 23.9
2010 Q3 116,213 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 120,588 16 2 132.7
2010 Q1 125,071 15 1 119.9
2009 Q4 107,594 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 65,962 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 48,859 1 0 20.5
2009 Q1 109,656 21 0 191.5
2008 Q4 110,258 4 1 36.3
2008 Q3 109,508 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 115,690 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 120,495 34 0 282.2
2007 Q4 113,804 5 1 43.9
2007 Q3 107,072 12 0 112.1
2007 Q2 114,541 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 120,087 5 0 41.6
2006 Q4 115,522 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 109,397 3 0 27.4
2006 Q2 115,178 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 122,312 5 1 40.9
2005 Q4 149,830 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 148,337 4 0 27.0
2005 Q2 116,955 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 120,941 2 1 16.5
2004 Q4 114,782 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 148,989 4 0 26.8
2004 Q2 114,374 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 119,132 3 0 25.2
2003 Q4 106,849 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 131,200 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 145,986 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 158,153 22 0 139.1
2002 Q4 152,662 3 0 19.7
2002 Q3 142,049 17 0 119.7
2002 Q2 151,827 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 155,516 33 1 212.2
2001 Q4 150,259 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 143,689 7 1 48.7
2001 Q2 152,988 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 165,591 4 0 24.2
2000 Q4 157,187 2 0 12.7
2000 Q3 148,460 6 0 40.4
2000 Q2 157,839 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 170,185 18 3 105.8
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

showing the 200 most recent

2014 · 1 incident

2013 · 5 incidents

November 21, 2013 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee cut the tip of his finger off when trying to load a pipe into the back of a pick up truck.

May 1, 2013 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee received a laceration to his left forearm while drilling on a piece of stainless steel.

2012 · 5 incidents

September 26, 2012 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator STRIKING OR BUMPING
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations · Struck against stationary object

Employee chipped right front tooth. On 10/10/2012 we were made aware the employee had the tooth filled with resin.

July 10, 2012 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was carrying a box and the box began to slip. As the employee grabbed the box, he felt a pull in his upper right arm. Restrictions began 08/02/2012.

May 21, 2012 MN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was a degenerative disc condition as well as bad knees with three knee replacements. These conditions make him prone to back and knee injuries. Employee was moving a box of rain jackets and felt pain in his lower back. He stated the pain was similar to the incident on 02/27/2012. This is being submitted under protest.

February 27, 2012 MN · Metal/Non-Metal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES

Employee has a degenerative disc condition as well as a bad knee with three knee replacements. These conditions make him prone to back and knee injuries. On 02/27/2012, he slipped but did not fall when getting out of his personal vehicle and hurt his back and knee.

2011 · 5 incidents

April 16, 2011 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee slipped on a mine road on 4-16-11 and strained his shoulder. Although his condition improved, he did not completely heal. Physical therapy began on 5-25-11. Safety was notified on 5-31-11.

2010 · 3 incidents

June 2, 2010 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

While an employee was removing the shovel hoist drum locking lever, the lever pulled out from the drum faster than expected. He tried pulling back on the lever and it stretched out his left arm, causing pain in his left bicep and elbow.

May 2, 2010 MN · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec MACHINERY
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was opertating a hand held grinder when the grinder kicked back, hitting him in the chin with its handle. This caused his mouth to close quickly, chipping an upper front tooth. Employee received a crown on 7/21/10.

2009 · 3 incidents

October 7, 2009 MN · Metal/Non-Metal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales OTHER
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations · Unclassified, insufficient data

A natural gas odor was present in warehouse at the start of the shift. The doors were opened and the odor cleared. Late in the shift, an employee felt ill and went home due to the odorant. Her work location was changed due to the exasperation of a pre-existing condition.

August 22, 2009 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Employee received small sliver in his leg while attempting to remove a lip shroud using both a hardened steel hammer and a brass hammer.

2008 · 1 incident

2007 · 6 incidents

December 19, 2007 MN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was walking towards his truck and slipped on the snow covered ground. Initially this was a no treatment case, but has been changed to a Restricted Work Case as of 1/12/2008. **Due to surgery, this case is changed to a Days Away case as of 3/6/2008.**

October 8, 2007 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

While exiting a dipper, EE slipped on shank, resulting in EE falling on his right hip and shoulder. Due to an unresolved back pain, the doctor recommended physical therapy as of 12/17/07.

August 23, 2007 MN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While installing torque tool onto wheel nut, the torque tool slipped off of the nut causing the left 3rd finger to be pinched between the reaction arm of the tool and the rim of the tire. Employee changed jobs & has restrictions in his new position. However, the restrictions were short lived & did not affect his job.

March 20, 2007 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee's finger was trapped between the guard and grinding wheel of a portable 5" right angle grinder, cutting his left index finger.

2006 · 8 incidents

December 15, 2006 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While removing welding plug from welding recptical, felt pain in shoulder. EE will just be starting physical therapy, 2-7-06, thus becoming a medical treatment case.

July 23, 2006 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While using an impact wrench to remove a nut and wear plate-retaining bolt from a cat loader, the EE lacerated his left middle finger.

January 26, 2006 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech NONPOWERED HAULAGE
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

While pushing a cart, the employee began to turn the cart around when he felt pain in his knee.

2005 · 10 incidents

November 29, 2005 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations · Fall to the walkway or working surface

While walking across parking lot on the way to work, employee slipped on ice injuring his arm. Became medical treatment case 12/16/05.

November 2, 2005 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE BENDING DOWN TO PLACE A CLAMP UNDER SOME PLATE, EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN HIS KNEE. ACCEPTED AS A CASE 12/2/05.

October 7, 2005 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While operating a shear, the employee lost balance causing his hand to slide under the guard, resulting in the tip of his right fifth finger being crushed by the hold down ram. **Employee received additional treatment resulting in lost time. Employee returned to work 4-18-06 with 13 days lost.**

June 23, 2005 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While polishing a bearing surface with emery cloth and a pneumatic air grinder, the cloth slid off cutting the back of his hand.

May 9, 2005 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

While installing lower liner plates on a shovel, one of the upper liners fell through its slot, bounced and struck the employee's arm.

2004 · 6 incidents

December 21, 2004 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER

While walking to a welding truck in the mine, wind blew dust into the injured's eye.

March 26, 2004 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

On 3-26-04 the miner was in a man basket using an impact wrench to tighten bolts and felt a pain. Became aware of chiropractic treatment on 4-16-04.

2003 · 5 incidents

May 15, 2003 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE SHARPENING A PUTTY KNIFE ON A GRINDER, THE INJURED'S FINGER WAS PULLED INTO THE GRINDING WHEEL.

May 12, 2003 MN · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec MACHINERY
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED WAS A MEMBER OF A CREW WHO WAS REMOVING ANGLE IRON FROM THE FLOOR WITH AN OVERHEAD CRANE. THE HOOK PULLED THROUGH THE ANGLE IRON & STRUCK THE INJURED ON THE HEAD.

March 20, 2003 MN · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations · Struck against stationary object

ON 3-20-03 THE INJURED WAS CLOSING A HYDRANT, HEHAD LOOSEN A 2 1/2" CAP TO RELIEVE THE PRESSURE THE CAP CAME OFF & STRUCK HIM & THE FLOW OF WATER THREW HIM BACK AGAINST A PARKED TRUCK. ON 3-26-03 HE BEGAN LOOSING TIME.

2002 · 9 incidents

November 21, 2002 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED HAD HIS FOOT PINNED TO THE GROUND AS HE WAS A MEMBER OF A CREW WHICH WERE LOWERING A SUBSTATION.

July 15, 2002 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE REMOVING A FOUR-LEGGED CHAIN FROM A LIFT, ONE LEG GOT CAUGHT ON A D-RING. THE EYEBOLT BROKE & THE MINER WAS STRUCK BY THE CHAIN.

April 13, 2002 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE TORQUING NUTS ON TIRE INJURED CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE TIRE RIM AND REACTION BAR.

2001 · 18 incidents

October 30, 2001 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

ON 10/30/01 THE INJURED CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN A TORQUE WRENCH & TRACTOR PAD. ON 1/2/02 BECAME AWARE OF PHYSICAL THERAPY ON 12/16/01.

March 15, 2001 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE REMOVING A SHIM FROM A SHOVEL DIPPERDOOR, THE INJURED CAUGHT HIS THUMB BETWEEN TWO SHIMS.

March 2, 2001 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ON MARCH 2, 2001 EE WAS USING AN ECCENTRIC WRENCH. THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. BECAME AWARE OF PHYSICAL THERAPY ON MARCH 29, 2001.

2000 · 19 incidents

October 4, 2000 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations · Over-exertion in lifting objects

ON 10-4-00 THE MINER WAS LIFTING A HOOD ON A PRODUCTION TRUCK AND FELT A PAIN. BECAME AWARE OF CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENT ON 10-18-00.

July 10, 2000 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations · Struck against stationary object

ON 7-10-00 THE MINER WAS WORKING ON AN ALTERNATOR AND HE BUMPED HIS TOOTH, BECAME AWARE OF DENTAL TREATMENT ON 7-25-00.

April 11, 2000 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ON 4-11 THE MINER WAS USING A TORQUE WRENCH TO LOOSEN A BOLT AND THE RATCHET SLIPPED CAUSING THE HANDLE TO STRIKE HIM ON THE CHIN, BECAME AWARE OF DENTAL TREATMENT ON 5-8-00.

January 11, 2000 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE MAN STRUCK HIMSELF ON THE MOUTH WITH A SPLICE PIPE WHILE PLACING IT IN A TRUCK BOX. BECAME AWARE OF DENTAL WORK ON 1-24-00.

1999 · 10 incidents

August 3, 1999 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations · Struck against stationary object

AFTER SHIFT WAS OVER, EMPLOYEE WAS ON HIS WAY TOHIS VEHICLE. HE WENT UP A FLIGHT A STAIRS AND WHILE OPENING THE DOOR, HE STRUCK THE GLASS WITH HIS HAND CAUSING A LACERATION.

February 4, 1999 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ON 2/4/99 THE INJ WAS REPLACING A SPRING ON A TRUCK. THE NEXT DAY HE FELT PAIN & WENT TO THE DISPENSARY, 0N 2/12/99 HE UNDERWENT SURGERY

1998 · 11 incidents

November 23, 1998 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STRAIGHTEN A HAND RAILING WITH A HAMMER, THE INJ CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE HAMMER & THE RAILING. BECAME AWARE OF MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 12/4/98

October 23, 1998 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ON 10-23-98 THE INJURED WAS WORKING ON A CRAWLER TRACTOR WHEN HIS FOOT CAUGHT ON THE TRACK AND HE TWISTED HIS KNEE. BECAME AWARE OF RW ON 1-4-98.

October 13, 1998 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ON 10-13-98 THE MAN WAS CLIMBING UP THE LADDER ON A DRILL AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE TWISTED HISBACK, ON 10-29-98 HE BEGAN PHYSICAL THERAPY.

September 9, 1998 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED WAS A MEMBER OF A CREW WHO WAS CHANGING BELT PADS ON A SHOVEL. AS HIS PARTNER STRUCK A BELT PIN WITH A HAMMER A PIECE BROKE OFF AND FLEW AND STRUCK THE INJURED - SUTURES.

July 9, 1998 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

WHILE CHANGING A BLADDER ON A PORDUCTION TRUCK THE MAN WAS STUNG BY A BEE.

1997 · 15 incidents

November 12, 1997 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CHANGING A CUTTING EDGE THE INJURED GOT CUT WHEN A BOLT HE WAS HOLDING SPUN IN HIS HAND.

February 25, 1997 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE POUNDING ON A LOADER BOOM THE INJURED CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE HANDLE AND BOOM.

January 9, 1997 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY

WHILE WASHING A LOADER WITH A STEAM CLEANER THE INJURED FELT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE.

1996 · 11 incidents

November 21, 1996 MN · Metal/Non-Metal OTHER
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ON 11/21/96 THE MAN REPORTED TO WORK WITH AN EYEIRRITATION AND DID NOT KNOW HOW IT HAPPENED. BECAME AWARE OF MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 12/03/96.

November 1, 1996 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED REPORTED THA HE THOUGHT THAT HE HAD SOMETHING IN HIS EYE ON 11-1-96. ON 11-396 HE WENT TO THE CLINIC AND RECEIVED MEDICALL TREATMENT THAT I BECAME AWARE OF ON 11-14-96.

July 30, 1996 MN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED WAS CUTTING BRUSH WITH A CHAIN SAW. AS HE WAS PUSHING BRUSH AWAY WITH HIS RIGHT HAND THE SAW THAT COASTING DOWN CONTACTED HIS LEG. FOUR SUTURES.

July 2, 1996 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ON 7-2-96 EMP WAS GRINDING AND FELT SOMETHING INEYE. ON 7-24-96 BECAME AWARE OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG.

March 20, 1996 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AT APPROXIMATELY 10:00AM THE MAN FELT WETNESS IN HIS GLOVE. WHEN HE TOOK OFF HIS GLOVE HE SAW A CUT ON HIS FINGER. HE DOES NOT KNOW HOW IT HAPPENED.

January 15, 1996 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED WAS INSTALLING A HOIST CABLE WHEN THE DEAD END CAME OUT OF THE SOCKET AND STRUCK HIM ON THE NOSE. BECAME AWARE OF MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 2-6-96.

1995 · 8 incidents

October 5, 1995 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations · Struck against stationary object

WHILE STEPPING FROM THE CROWD PLATFORM ON A SHOVEL TO THE HOUSE ROOF THE INJURED MISJUDGED THE HEIGHT OF THE STEP AND STRUCK HIS SHIN AGAINST THE EDGE OF THE STEP.

September 6, 1995 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ON 9-6-95 THE INJURED WAS USING A JACK TO REMOVE A HOUSE ROLLER ON A SHOVEL. THE JACK SLIPPED AND THE INJURED WAS STRUCK BY SHIM. ON 9-8-95 HE BEGAN RESTRICTED WORK.

1994 · 11 incidents

November 23, 1994 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

ON 11/23/94 THE INJURED WA USING A LINNING BAR TO PRY A HUB OFF & FELT A PAIN. ON 11/29/94 HE WAS USING IMPACT WRENCH & FELT A PAIN AGAIN.

August 30, 1994 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations · Struck against stationary object

WHILE COMING DOWN A LADDER FROM THE CROW PLATFORM ON A SHOVEL THE INJURED REACHED FOR THE HOIST CABLE AND PUNCTURED HIS HAND ON A WIRE.

May 4, 1994 MN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ON 05-04-94 INJURED WAS ROLLING A PLANK OVER ON A TRAILER & GOT A SLIVER ON 05-09-94 IT BECAME INFECTED & HE REPORTED TO THE DISPENSARY

March 31, 1994 MN · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman MACHINERY

THE INJURED WAS ON THE CROWD PLATFORM ADJUSTING THE CROWD LIMITS.HE GAVE THE SIGNAL TO CROWD OUT TO THE OPERATOR WHO WENT TOO FAR AND SHEARED OFF THE GREENHORNS WHICH STRUCK THE INJURED.

1993 · 14 incidents

November 11, 1993 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations · Struck against stationary object

WHILE REMOVING A BOLT FROM A BLOCK HEATER COVER THE INJURED LOST HIS BALANCE AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER ON A HOSE CLAMP. SUTURES.

March 5, 1993 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations · Over-exertion in lifting objects

ON 3-5-93 THE MAN LIFTED A TRANSMISSION HOUSING AND AS HE WAS SETTING IT DOWN HE FELT A PAIN 3-993 MEDICAL TREATMENT.

1992 · 14 incidents

December 11, 1992 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REMOVING PISTON FROM CYLINDER,INJ CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN ROD AND CYLINDER. SUTURES. BECAME AWARE OF MEDICAL TREATMENT 12-21-92.

June 26, 1992 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations · Fall onto or against objects

ON 6-26-92 THE INJURED SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS LEG AGAINST A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON HE DID NOT REPORT IT UNTIL 4 DAYS LATERS WHEN HE DEVLOPED INFECTION.

June 11, 1992 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

65006-11-92 WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO POUND OUT A PIN.ON 08-14-92 BECAME AWARE THAT HE RECEIVED CHIROPRACTOR CARE.

April 21, 1992 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE STEAM CLEANING A TRUCK, THE PRESSURE FROM THE STEAM WAND CAUSED THE INJURED TO SLIP AND TWIST HIS BACK.

January 3, 1992 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WHILE PULLING A STEAM GUN OUT OF A FUEL TANK, THE MAN TWISTED HIS BACK.

1991 · 2 incidents