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Cleveland-Cliffs Minorca Mine Inc. operator

Controlled by Cleveland-Cliffs Inc
MSHA operator ID: L16169

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Fatalities
2
Total incidents
288
Mines on record
1
Years on record
2000–2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
2,297
citations
389
significant & substantial
$2,151,279
proposed penalties
$1,712,491
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2025
2
2024
5
2023
5
2022
6
2021
12
2020
13
2019
14 (1f)
2018
15
2017
13
2016
14
2015
8
2014
20
2013
15
2012
13
2011
12
2010
15
2009
8
2008
18
2007
13 (1f)
2006
7
2005
8
2004
10
2003
12
2002
10
2001
11
2000
9

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

2 recorded
November 5, 2019 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Cleveland-Cliffs Minorca Mine Inc. · Struck against a moving object

Employee was driving Service truck SR136 on the main haul road heading east towards the pit. For unknown reasons at this time it appears the truck hit the berm on the south side of the road causing it to tip sideways ending up on the drivers side. EE was found outside of the vehicle.

June 8, 2007 MN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · MACHINERY
Cleveland-Cliffs Minorca Mine Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The deceased was fatally injured when a P&H Omega 20 ton mobile crane tipped on top of him while he attempted to exit the crane. The crane was attempting to postion a de-watering pipe when the accident occured. This accident is still under investigation by MSHA and Hazmat and United Steelworkers.