Cemstone Products Company
· Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
While attempting to lower feed box on wash plant employee was trapped between feed box and hand railing causing fatal injuries to employee.
Mining Incidents in Minnesota
Every reportable accident on file with MSHA at a Minnesota mine. Operators below are ranked by recorded fatality count in this state.
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- Fatalities recorded
- 15
- Total incidents
- 4,280
- Fatal rate
- 0%
Year-over-year fatalities
- 2000 2
- 2001 1
- 2005 1
- 2006 3
- 2007 2
- 2010 1
- 2011 2
- 2012 1
- 2019 1
- 2023 1
Top mines in Minnesota by fatality count
- 01 Minorca Mine 2fatal 288 total
- 02 Ottawa Plant 2fatal 92 total
- 03 Jammer Lake Pit - Virginia 1fatal 2 total
- 04 Hibbing Taconite Company 1fatal 591 total
- 05 CRUSHER PLANT 3 1fatal 1 total
Top operators by fatality count
- 01 Cemstone Products Co 2fatal
- 02 Cleveland-Cliffs Minorca Mine Inc. 2fatal
- 03 Unimin Minnesota Corporation 2fatal
- 04 United Taconite LLC 2fatal
- 05 4 J's Gravel Crushing 1fatal
- 06 Hibbing Taconite Company 1fatal
- 07 Knife River North Central 1fatal
- 08 Mark Sand & Gravel Acquisition Company 1fatal
- 09 Seppi Brothers Concrete Products Corp 1fatal
- 10 Strata Corporation 1fatal
Recent fatalities
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.
July 26, 2012
MN · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Strata Corporation
· Fall from machine
Full details are not yet known. Employee was lubricating a conveyor and the conveyor was started. Injuries are either from being thrown from the conveyor or being trapped in machinery.
December 8, 2011
MN · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Knife River North Central
· Struck by falling object
Employee was placing removable legs on a transfer conveyor. Conveyor was held in place by a loader. Removable leg fell and struck employee in the face, fatally injuring the employee.
August 9, 2011
MN · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
4 J's Gravel Crushing
· Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
A miner' s arm was caught in the components of a conveyor head pulley and conveyor scraper blade assembly, resulting in fatal injury.
Unimin Minnesota Corporation
· Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms
Incident is still under investigation. Cause of death is unknown, awaiting autopsy report. The victim was working from an elevated location that was provided with handrails. He was using an 8 foot stepladder. While preparing to weld on an overhead vent pipe, he fell going over the handrail and landed on a railroad track 47 feet below.
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.
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.
November 10, 2006
MN · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Seppi Brothers Concrete Products Corp
· Struck by falling object
Employee was in the process of moving a stacking conveyor, hooking chains to the axle frame to be connected to a loader. Conveyor buckled in half landing on him in his attempt to run from the falling conveyor.
United Taconite LLC
· Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Electrical explosion.
October 4, 2006
MN · Metal/Non-Metal
crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger
Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Cemstone Products Co
· Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Worker was preparing to remove a transmission from a machine. The operator's cab had to be removed prior to removal of transmission. Some or all of the fastners holding the cab were removed. Cab tipped pinning worker between cab, lower deck and hand rail.
Tri-City Paving, Inc.
· Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Two employees were repositioning a conveyor. One was on the loader which was pulling the conveyor. The victim was directing and somehow got caught under the conveyor tire, crushing him.
Unimin Minnesota Corporation
· Contact with electrical current
INDIVIDUAL CAME INTO CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD POWERLINE CAUSING DEATH BY ELECTRICUTION.
October 13, 2000
MN · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
Fatality · FIRE
Hibbing Taconite Company
· Contact with hot objects or substances
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A CRAWLER TRACTOR ON THE #1039 STOCKPILE IN THE MINE PIT. A FLASH FIRE OCCURRED. THE OPERATOR EXPERIENCED EXTENSIVE BURNS AS HE EXITED THE OPERATOR'S CAB. INVESTIGATION CONTINUES. HE WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR 2 1/2 WEEKS IN THE BURN UNIT. ON NOVEMBER 2, 2000, MSHA WAS NOTIFIED THAT HE EXPIRED AT HOME.
August 30, 2000
MN · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Mark Sand & Gravel Acquisition Company
· Contact with electrical current
WHILE CUTTING WITH ARCH WELDER, INDIVIDUAL WAS ELECTROCUTED.