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United Taconite LLCOperator

Controlled by Cleveland-Cliffs Inc
MSHA Operator ID: 0051885
Fatalities
2
Total incidents
400
Mines on record
2
Years on record
2003–2026

Safety benchmark

Recorded fatalities relative to other operators with a fatal MSHA history. Percentile is computed across the 739 operators with at least one recorded fatality.

Fatality-count percentile
73th

More recorded fatalities than 73% of operators on file.

Rank
#134of 739

Position when operators are sorted by recorded fatalities.

Vs industry mean
1.2×

Industry mean: 1.6 fatalities per fatal-history operator.

This operator
2
Industry mean
1.6
Industry median
1
Peers at similar incident volume

Methodology: percentile and rank computed across MSHA operators with at least one recorded fatality. Industry mean is the average across that same population. Peers are sampled by closest total-incident count, regardless of fatality outcome.

For counsel + compliance teams

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Top causes

  • MACHINERY1 fatality · 41 non-fatal
  • ELECTRICAL1 fatality · 2 non-fatal
  • HANDLING OF MATERIALS132 non-fatal
  • SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON71 non-fatal
  • HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)43 non-fatal
  • DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)32 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2026
3
2025
9
2024
15
2023
13
2022
9
2021
12
2020
11
2019
18
2018
19
2017
21
2016
13
2015
7
2014
17
2013
23
2012
16
2011
23
2010
20
2009
29
2008
23
2007
18 (1f)
2006
20 (1f)
2005
31
2004
27
2003
3

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

2 recorded
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.

United Taconite LLC
Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Electrical explosion.