United Taconite LLC
· Fall from machine
Employee fell from cab of drill when drill tipped over. Employee fell approximately 40 feet from the dab to the next lower bench. Fall resulted in fatal injuries.
Cleveland Cliffs Inc; Laiwu Steel controller
MSHA controller ID: 0042601
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- Fatalities
- 2
- Total incidents
- 154
- Mines on record
- 2
- Years on record
- 2003–2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
1,149
citations
234
significant & substantial
$1,251,919
proposed penalties
$913,883
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- MACHINERY 1 fatality · 18 non-fatal
- ELECTRICAL 1 fatality
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 54 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 30 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 15 non-fatal
- DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) 11 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2010
3
2009
29
2008
23
2007
18 (1f)
2006
20 (1f)
2005
31
2004
27
2003
3
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
- United Plant MN
- United - Mine MN
Fatalities under this controller
2 recorded
United Taconite LLC
· Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Electrical explosion.