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October 10, 2020 MN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Cleveland-Cliffs Minorca Mine Inc. · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating a loader cleaning up around the shovel when they scooped up a bucket of material with a large rock in it on the right side. Soft ground caused the loader to begin tipping/sinking to the right, so employee lowered the main boom fast jarring the loader down causing back and neck pain.

January 21, 2020 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Cleveland-Cliffs Minorca Mine Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was cleaning on the N side of the shuttle car bin and heard a noise inside the bin area. Employee went to the south side and opened the doors to take a look and inadvertently put a foot on the rail as the wheel was coming by resulting in the right foot being run over causing three toes to sustain fractures.

August 26, 2016 MN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Cleveland-Cliffs Minorca Mine Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured contractor employee was operating a jet-vac truck in order to unplug a plugged culvert. While retracting the hose, the hose reel pivoted, causing the hose to strike the employee. The impact fractured left arm and knocked EE partway down the embankment.

September 17, 2013 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Cleveland-Cliffs Minorca Mine Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was operating forklift with a crew removing the arm off the screen. At the end of the shift, he felt something in his left eye. He went to the doctor and had a piece of imbedded metal removed from left eye.

November 2, 2012 MN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Cleveland-Cliffs Minorca Mine Inc. · Struck against a moving object

Employee was in production truck #36. Loader #47 was in the Lynx pit and loading the truck. A large rock hit the box and jostled the employee. employee was placed on restricted duty on 11/5/2012.

January 20, 2011 MN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Cleveland-Cliffs Minorca Mine Inc. · Struck against a moving object

Employee was working in the filter cake pile with the 992 loader. She strained her back from breaking up the filter cake with the loader bucket.

August 7, 2010 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Cleveland-Cliffs Minorca Mine Inc. · Struck against a moving object

Employee had his head outside the door of the shuttlewagon to see the rail tracks to align the wheels. As he aligned the wheels, the shuttlewagon slipped off the track causing the door to shut and the latch to hit him in his head. This resulted in a laceration needing two stitches.

December 23, 2008 MN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Cleveland-Cliffs Minorca Mine Inc. · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee stated he was overcome with exhaust fumes.

November 24, 2008 MN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Cleveland-Cliffs Minorca Mine Inc. · Struck against a moving object

The slide on the seat broke causing his back to jar.

November 17, 2008 MN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Cleveland-Cliffs Minorca Mine Inc. · Struck against a moving object

EE was driving a Caterpillar 740 articulated haul truck. EE drove over a pile of frozen tailings and strained lower back.

December 12, 2007 MN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Cleveland-Cliffs Minorca Mine Inc. · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Exhaust fumes into cab of production truck.

November 2, 2005 MN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Cleveland-Cliffs Minorca Mine Inc. · Struck against a moving object

INJURED STRAINED HER NECK WHEN THE LOADER BUCKET ARMS HIT THE TRUCK BOX OF THE TRUCK SHE WAS DRIVING. THE LOADER OPERATOR LOWERED THE ARMS TO STOP HER FROM BACKING INTO THE LOADER.

January 24, 2005 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Cleveland-Cliffs Minorca Mine Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Injured received contusions to his left leg when it was pinched between the pickup he was attempting to get unstuck from the snow and a snowy berm. Snowy, icy weather caused the loader used to pull the pickup out to slide forward into the pickup and pin his leg between the truck and bank.

February 20, 2003 MN · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Cleveland-Cliffs Minorca Mine Inc. · Struck against a moving object

INJURED CRACKED A RIB WHEN HE WAS BOUNCED IN HIS SEAT AFTER RUNNING OVER A ROCK WITH HIS HAUL TRUCK. HE WAS HUGGING THE BERM TO STAY CLEAR OF THE EXCAVATOR WHICH HAD BROKEN DOWN ON THE ROAD. H E WAS TRAVELING IN FIRST GEAR AND WAS BELT IN AT THE TIME. HE MAY HAVE BUMPED THE ARMREST WITH HIS SIDE CAUSING THE INJURY.

January 31, 2003 MN · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Cleveland-Cliffs Minorca Mine Inc. · Struck against a moving object

INJURED STRAINED HIS NECK WHEN THE TRUCK HE WAS RIDING IN HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD & HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE ROOF OF THE CAB.

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