All MSHA-reportable accidents at Empire Iron Mining Partnership operations in 2014. Fatalities appear first.
Employee entered an elevator near Empire Pellet Plant Repair Bay. Compartment proceeded to rise when elevator stopped between levels. Employee used portable radio to communicate situation. MSHA Hot line called 15 minutes into event. Employee ""freed"" after 50 minutes. No injury. Service company found open fuse in system, but no known reason for condition.
EE was getting back into her loader at the fuel building when her left heel snagged the ladder rung. This caused her to lose her balance and fall backwards onto the ground striking her wrist. She was evaluated by a Physician and diagnosed with a fracture to her left wrist. She was taken off of work.
Employee alleges right eye pain. No specific event stated; employee reports he'd been welding & grinding at work frequently. He was evaluated by a MD and a foreign object was removed. He was given Rx eye drops and narcotic pain medication. He missed his 8/15 shift due to taking pain medications. He was scheduled off 8/16-17 & returned to work full duty on 8/18.
EE states he was walking & stepped on pipe on floor in the walkway. The pipe rolled & he began falling. He caught his fall by grabbing on to a machine guard. Later in the day he felt back pain. He went to the onsite nurse. Ice/ pain pills given. The decision was made by SKF to allow employee to rest & returned to work 7/10/14. A doctor did not put EE out of work.
Employee alleges back pain from bending over to install a seat belt. He was evaluated by a physician and taken off of work.
While striking a roller bearing with a ball-peen hammer, a small piece of roller bearing broke off and struck the employee in the right groin area. He was evalauted by a physician and taken off of work.
A platform fell off of the wood dunnage striking his right foot above the steel toes. Contusion to right foot.
Driver was dumping a load of Coal and while the box was raising it became unstable due to frozen coal stuck in the trailer and an uneven surface which caused the truck and trailer to tip over.
Employee alleges right knee pain in the parking lot prior to the start of a 12 hr night shift. Employee was standing outside of his personal vehicle, leaned in to vehicle to grab his lunch and felt a ""pop"" in his right knee. He was evalauted by a physican, released with restrictions and completed his remaining shift. On 1/23 he was evaluated by a specalists and taken off of work.
Alleged, employee states he was hosing, turned to his left, felt pain. was seen by on-site EMT and returned to work. Employee took self off work the following shift, went to personal chiropractor that he has been seeing for non occupational matters.
The material the employee was moiling broke free, causing the moiler to twist suddenly and strike his right middle finger. Employee was evaluated by a physician. No fractures were found. Employee was released back to work with a restriction of no moiling.
Employee was backing a dozer up and reported that he hit a chunk of rock, causing him to be jostled in the dozer and experience back pain. He was evaluated by a physician and taken off of work.
A production truck driver reported of being jostled while his truck was being loaded, causing back pain. He was evaluated by a physician and given Rx narcotics & muscle relaxant. He was released with restrictions, but unable to report for his 4/2 shift due taking the medications. He returned light duty for his 4/3 shift, was scheduled off 4/4-4/7 & released full duty as of 4/8.
Employee reported lower back pain while pulling a blow pipe from a sump. She was evaluated by a physician and taken off of work.
While hoisting a pulley up a stairway, the employee's right foot became pinned between the tail pulley and the stair tread when the load shifted. He was evaluated by a health care provider and released back to work with restrictions.
EE was using the walk behind loader to clean in the basement of the old filter bay. He drove into the pile & when lifting the bucket, the back of the machine lifted up and pinched the left hand. He was evaluated by a Physician; diagnosed with a laceration and fracture to left pinky finger. He was given restrictions & returned to work.
EE was removing hoist cylinders. When the ee set a cylinder down, it rolled unexpectedly and struck the ee on the inside of his left knee. He was evaluated by a Physician on 10-21-14 and was given restrictions to return to work.
EE alleges back pain from leaning forward in an awkward position to weld. On 9/19 it was made known that he alleged a missed shift on 9/15 as related to his work injury. He was not disabled off of work by a health care provider. EE had self-treated with a chiropractor and on 9/24 the workers comp carrier determined to accept chiropractic tx with his comp claim.
Employee was using a barrel cart to remove an oil drum from a pallet. While lifting the drum, a board on the pallet broke, causing the drum to fall over and the employee to twist his right knee. He was evaluated by a health care provider and released back to work with restrictions.
The employee was using a grinder to perform work when the grinder ""jumped"" and caught his left index finger, pulling it between the guard and cutoff wheel. He was evaluated by a physician and four sutures were used to close the wound. He was released back to work with restrictions to keep the wound clean and dry.
An incher chain fell, catching employee's left hand between the chain and mill sprocket. Employee was evalauted by a physician and diagnosed with two fractured fingers. He was released back to work with restrictions.
EE was de-boarding his production truck, when he slipped and fell to the ground. The employee was evaluated and PT was ordered. A series of PT appts have been completed.
Our worker was cleaning a restroom and as she was connecting a sprayer (that had a chemical called Century Q in it) to a garden hose the connection wasn't secure spraying back on her face even with safety glasses on the water and chemical ran down her forehead and into her left eye.
Employee attempted to latch a dry basket in the up position in the women's locker room at the end of shift. She thought it was latched, but when she let go the basket fell and struck her in the head. She was evaluated by a physician and sutures were administered to close the wound. She was scheduled off on 7/4. She returned to work full duty for her next scheduled shift on 7/5.
While loosening a c-lamp, employee felt a ""pop"" in right wrist. He was evaluated by a healthcare provider and given a splint. He was released to full duty work.
Employee was climbing down ladder and foot slipped off rung - banged right shin (3 stitches).
On 1/11/14 the employee was using a pry bar to dislodge jammed rocks in a drop chute, when the bar shifted and the employee's left ring finger was struck against the side of a metal hatch. He was evaluated by a physician on 1/11/14 and diagnosed with a fractured finger tip. He was issued a finger splint and released back to work without restrictions.
EE reporting pain, numbness & tingling to both arms and hands. He was evaluated and diagnosed with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. It was made known that it was determined to be occupationally related on 3-9-15. Surgery is scheduled for 3-18-15.
While changing troughing rollers on a conveyor, employee reported a sudden onset of lower back pain that radiated down his right leg. He was evaluated by a physician and taken off of work.
Employee alleges back pain from driving production truck over bumpy roads and a railroad crossing. He was evaluated by a physician and released back to work with restrictions.