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273,193
Of which fatal
1,202
Years on record
2000–2026
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January 17, 2002 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Northshore Mining Company · Unclassified, insufficient data

THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT NOTIFY THE COMPANY OF THE DAY ALLEGED ACCIDENT. RATHER HE NOTIFIED THE COMPANY THE NEXT DAY. HE ALLEDGEDLY PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK. FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND REVIEW FR OM DOCTOR REPORTS AND ANALYSIS, IT WAS NOT DETERMINED UNTIL FEB 22, 2002 THAT THE INJURY WOULD BE ACEPTED AS WORK RLATED. EE HAS A HISTORY OF RELATED BACK PROBLEMS.

June 19, 2000 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Northshore Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING PAST COOLING PILE AND DUST BLEW INTO HIS EYE.

January 2, 2000 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Northshore Mining Company · Struck by flying object

EE WAS CHECKING A BELT OUTSIDE AND WIND BLEW DUST IN EYE.

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