All MSHA-reportable accidents at Empire Iron Mining Partnership operations in 2013. Fatalities appear first.
Employee made contact with supervisor to inform of being in an inoperative elevator located in the Empire Crusher 1 Building. Supervisor responded to the site to try operating control buttons. The elevator remained inoperative, so a service tech was called. About 4:00 am MSHA Hotline was notified of incident. Service tech reset the elevator and employee was ""freed"" at 4:18.
Employee was cutting a burn ring when a piece of hot slag entered into his boot, causing small burns to his left foot. Employee treated with his personal doctor on 9/26. He was taken off of work and missed his scheduled shifts on 9/25-9/27. Employer was made aware on 9/30 that the missed time was related to his to his reported 9/5 work injury.
Employee alleges that she slipped in the women's locker room and injured her left shoulder. She was evaluated by an ER physician and taken off of work for a left shoulder fracture.
Working on an engine compartment, employee felt debris enter right eye. Was evaluated by an ER physician on 6/8 and given a referral to eye doctor on 6/10. Employee didn't report for his 6/9 shift due to eye complications. He was evaluated by the eye doctor on 6/10; a foreign object was removed from eye, Rx drops were issued, & the doctor took him off of work for the date of 6/9.
On 2/23 the employee reported back pain after allegedly slipping in the parking lot while waking to his personal vehicle. He was evaluated by a physician on 2/23 and was taken off of work.
Lower Tower Hill: the site had large frost slabs with snow covering them. We could not see what was under the snow. I stepped on a rock. The rock slipped and rolled out from under my foot. I fell backwards on my left side. My lower left side came in contact with a sharp boulder and knocked the wind out of me. The walk-in clinic x-rayed and diagnosed a bruised lower left rib.
Employee reported lower back pain while lifting a piece of grating. He was evaluated by a physician and taken off of work.
Employee was barring lodged materials when the bar struck his hand and injured his right ring finger. He was evaluated by a physician and diagnosed with a fractured finger. Sutures were administered and employee was released back to work with restrictions. Employee could not return to light duty work as scheduled due to taking narcotic pain medications.
Employee reported right knee swelling and pain after repeated entry and exit from a tire handler. He was evaluated by a health care provider on 7/9 and released with work restrictions that prevent him from working within his normal job scope.
While lifting a grid cover from a water truck, employee felt a ""pop"" in his left bicep. He was evaluated by a physician and released back to work with restrictions. Surgery has been scheduled for 6/17/13.
Employee alleges right knee pain after deboarding a tire buggy. Employee reports a twinge of pain in his knee after his right foot caught the grating of the stairs. He continued working the remainder of his shift. On 5/24/13 he was evaluated by a physician and given restrictions.
Employee was putting a tool away in his locker when his left pinky finger allegedly caught the shelf. He was evaluated by a physician on 3/14/13 and taken off of work for a fractured 5th metacarpal.
Employee alleges that she struck her right knee on a cyclone structure at work around 8:45am on 12/19/13. The incident was first reported to supervision around 4:00pm on 12/19/13. She was evaluated by a healthcare provider on 12/20/13 and released back to work with restrictions.
EE was removing trash from an office waste basket that seemed to be struck. She yanked the plastic bag, freeing it. Then the bag and the contents quickly came up. Unable to control this action her left wrist struck the corner of the metal desk chipping the wrist bone.
On 6/30/13 employee reported a sore back from getting in and out of a service truck. Employee was evaluated by a physician on 7/1/13 and given restrictions. He was released to full duty work as of 7/8/13. Please note: This report is being submitted at this time to terminate a citation issued during a Part 50 audit.
Employee was lifting a 39 lb brick to a partner above him when he felt immediate pain in his right shoulder. He was evaluated by a physician and released back to work with restrictions. Due to his seniority, employee went to layoff on 2/17/2013.
While striking a lip shroud with a sledge hammer, a piece of metal broke off and struck employee's left calf. Employee was evaluated by a physician; sutures were administered and employee was released back to work with restrictions. Employee was scheduled off from 1/31-2/3 and was released back to full duty work as of 2/4.
On 10/15/13 the employee tripped on the grating and fell onto her knees. She was evaluated by a physician on 12/19/13 and prescribed physical therapy. She completed a series of physical therapy sessions on 12/30/13.
Employee rolled right ankle while walking down stairs. He was evaluated by a physician and issued an air cast to wear on the affected ankle.
Employee reported back pain after slipping on packed snow in parking lot. Employee was evaluated by a physician and physical therapy was prescribed. Employee attended second session of PT on 6/12/13.
While using an air chipper to chip rust off of a beam, employee felt a foreign object enter his left eye. He was evaluated by a physician. The foreign object was removed using a cotton swab and the employee was given a prescription for antibiotic eye drops.
On 2/18/2013 the employee bent over to set down a jig. When he stood up back up, he allegedly reported of back pain. He was evaluated by a physician and physical therapy was prescribed. The employee attend his second session of physical therapy on 3/7/2013.
Employee slipped on ice outside and felt pain in his left knee. He continued to work in his normal position without restrictions. On 4/9/13 he was evaluated by a physician and was given a prescription for a knee brace and physical therapy. The knee brace was received on 4/10/13 and the first physical therapy session will begin on 4/16/13.
On 1/23/13 a chunk of material rolled off of a mining face and made contact with the shovel, causing the shovel operator to be jostled. He was evaluated by a physician on 1/23 and released back to full duty work. On 10/10/13 he was prescribed physical therapy. He completed a ""series"" on 10/21/13.
The employee is enrolled in the hearing conservation program and has an STS shift (age corrected) to his right (31.7) and left (36.7) ear after annual hearing test. His results were reviewed by an Audiologist and it was made known on 11-27-13 that this was reportable.
The ee underwent a comprehensive audiological eval after an abnormal hearing test. It was made known on July 2, 2013 that the employee's work history and test results are consistent with noise-induced hearing loss; the workplace being a significant contributing factor. The ave. age corrected change in the left was was 31.7db from the baseline at 2, 3 , 4 K.