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Empire Iron Mining PartnershipOperator

Controlled by Cliffs Natural Resources Inc; ArcelorMittal
MSHA Operator ID: L10522
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
516
Mines on record
1
Period
—
For counsel + compliance teams

Get an email the moment a new MSHA-reportable accident lands at any mine on file under Empire Iron Mining Partnership. Useful for 105(c) defense intake, FMSHRC docket prep, and active client monitoring.

Top causes

  • MACHINERY1 fatality · 37 non-fatal
  • HANDLING OF MATERIALS187 non-fatal
  • SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON89 non-fatal
  • HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)66 non-fatal
  • DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)63 non-fatal
  • POWERED HAULAGE31 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2016
8
2015
16
2014
31
2013
26
2012
28
2011
24
2010
15
2009
18
2008
16
2007
35
2006
31
2005
22 (1f)
2004
13
2003
31
2002
28
2001
71
2000
103

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
Empire Iron Mining Partnership
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE and Another EE responded to a stuck pallet alarm on Unit IV cooler. He became trapped when the cooler pallet released on its own causing the dump arm and wheel to swing up and strike him in the head, pinning him between the dump arm wheel and the rail.