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Empire Iron Mining Partnership operator

Controlled by Cliffs Natural Resources Inc; ArcelorMittal
MSHA operator ID: L10522
Fatalities
2
Total incidents
1451
Mines on record
2
Years on record
1988–2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
2,895
citations
631
significant & substantial
$2,205,927
proposed penalties
$1,643,316
paid to date
74% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $562,611 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
199
inspections on record
18,213
inspection hours
15.9
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.
2,895 citations across 18,213 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
ⓘ Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$2.2M
proposed penalties
$1.6M
current assessed
$1.6M
paid to date
$0
outstanding
2,884 assessments are final orders; 41 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2016-09-13.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

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
1999
79 (1f)
1998
65
1997
48
1996
53
1995
49
1994
64
1993
68
1992
58

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

2 recorded
November 6, 2005 MI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator Fatality · MACHINERY
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.

July 25, 1999 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Empire Iron Mining Partnership · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

DECEASED WAS RUN OVER BY A SKID STEER CLEAN UP LOADER.

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