All MSHA-reportable accidents at Empire Iron Mining Partnership operations in 2011. Fatalities appear first.
An employee was riding alone in an elevator when failure occurred. An intercom was used to request assistance. MSHA promptly notified. Service technician was able to float the car and open the door to allow the employee to walk out of the elevator. The individual stated no injuries or illnesses resulted from incident. Time of ""entrapment"" was 6:50 till 8:25.
The employee was lifting 5 gallon pails of chemicals approx. 44 inches and felt a strain in his right shoulder. He was evaluated by a Physician and had surgery on 2-24-12.
Employee was pulling a dolly with a hydra helper up the stairs to switch pumps. He complained of pain in his lower abdomen. He was evaluated by a physician and diagnosed with a hernia-loss time started on 6/30/11.
The driver of the mine water truck had stopped in the middle of the road to advise the GSSC patrol vehicle that there was brush on the front of the vehicle. The GSSC patrol officer was looking at another area when he returned his eyes forward he had struck the rear of the water truck.
Employee was loading parts, felt pain in r shoulder. He did not seek medical attention at that time. Visited doctor on 1/31/12 and was prescribed physical therapy making it reportable as of that date.
ALLEGED: Employee states he strained his back at approximately 4pm on afternoon shift 6-3-11. EE was either bending down to pick up a gas can OR had just lifted the can when he felt pain. There were no witnesses present. He was evaluated on-site by an EMT and taken to the hospital for further evaluation. SEE FAXED SLIP FOR COMPLETE NARRATION.
Employee slipped and fell on his left hip in the parking lot coming into work. He was evaluated by a Physician and given restrictions.
EE was winding up the electrical cord when another EE called him from the next room, EE dropped the cord and proceeded to see what she wanted. Not realizing the cord was hooked on the bench leaving a loop that caught his leg which in turn caused his fall. EE sprained his right wrist and skinned his right knee.
Employee was traveling in base area of unit 2 pan conveyor in pellet plant. Employee was maneuvering away from a sudden overflow of water when he struck his leg against a diagonal cross brace. Employee sustained a laceration to his lower right shin. Laceration required stitches which were administered at Bell Hospital in Ishpeming, MI.
Employee allegedly states she received pain in her left shoulder after shoveling up spilled coal that was a result of a conveyor jackpot. She was evaluated by a Physician and Physical therapy was ordered.
Employee threw a chain over a beam with his right arm and the needle nose pliers that were clipped to his jacket came up and him hit in the front left tooth and chipped it. He was evaluated by a Dentist and it was temporarily repaired on 11-9-11.
An employee was using an impact wrench attempting to remove rusted bolts from Line 17 Finisher Feed Autovalve. The employee looked up and some debris fell into his eye. He was evaluated by a Physician on 11-3-11, prescription eye drops were ordered and he returned to work.
EE was working on a cobber feed pump. In the process of changing the liners, a pallet had to be moved closer to the forklift. The suction liner slid onto the left hand, trapping it between the liner and the pallet. The ee pulled his hand free and a short time later, he felt back pain. He has been evaluated by a Physician and a steroid injection was ordered & admin on 12-16-11.
Using a grinder to remove pipe & hangers & supports on a lube oil skid. Cut thumb while switching hands on the grinder.
Employee was putting an old hood from the lab into a dumpster when he felt something in his eye. His eye was flushed and he felt irritation in his eye. He was evaluated by a physician-no foreign body noted; however, eye medication was prescribed.
Installing belly pan on main in feed chute - finger caught between pan and chute, fractured finger tip.
2 employees were in process of removing a pinion (bull gear). In order to get the pinion ""pop"" an employee struck the pinion with a hammer. The impact of the hammer caused a small chip to come off and strike another employee in the side. The employee was evaluated and a piece of metal was removed-resulting in sutures.
16 ft piece of rigged roller track rotated forcing employee backward, striking back of head/neck against roller track behind him.
Employee was rolling a hairball for the shovel operator on uneven ground and as she was walking away, the hairball rolled into her and a burr caught her on the right thigh. She received a laceration to her right thigh, was evaluated by a Physician and 4 sutures closed the wound.
Employee felt pain in his wrist while attempting several times to open a stuck compartment door on a loader. He was evaluated by a Physician on June 9, 2011 and a cock-up splint was ordered and used.
An employee pinched her finger between a table and a door frame on 5/4/11 while moving furniture at the Pyro building at CTG. She was evaluated by a physician and physical therapy started on August 16th, 2011.
Employee cut right index finger while setting up to cut with Flexco belt cutter. He was evaluated by a Physician and sutures closed the wound.
Employee was welding on a filter vacuum elbow. He then raised his welding hood and was chipping slag. While doing this, a piece of debris flew back and got behind his safety glasses into his eye. He was evaluated by a Physician on 3-22-11 and given prescription eye drops for an abrasion.
Employee pinched his finger between wrench and support angle receiving a laceration to right pinky finger. He was evaluated by a Physician on 3-2-11 and sutures closed the wound.