Cleveland-Cliffs Inc safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections across the current mine portfolio.
Safety activity
Machinery
Tilden Mine · 2000422Dys awy frm wrk & restrctd act
Accident narrative
Shovel operator stated jarring their left shoulder while operating the shovel mining out a ramp, and experienced left shoulder pain on 02/19/2025. Employee has a history of left shoulder injury. Employee continued to work full duty until receiving medical treatment for their left shoulder on 10/08/2025.
Identification of power switches.
Tilden Mine · 200042230 CFR 56.12018 · $398.00 proposed penalty
Construction and maintenance of guards.
Tilden Mine · 200042230 CFR 56.14112(a)(1) · $755.00 proposed penalty
Flying or falling materials.
Minorca Mine · 210244930 CFR 56.14110 · $267.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
Minorca Mine · 210244930 CFR 56.20003(b) · $267.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
Minorca Mine · 210244930 CFR 56.20003(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,550.00 proposed penalty
Construction and maintenance of guards.
Minorca Mine · 210244930 CFR 56.14112(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Identification of power switches.
Tilden Mine · 200042230 CFR 56.12018 · $398.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
Minorca Mine · 210244930 CFR 56.20003(a) · $313.00 proposed penalty
Correction of dangerous conditions.
Minorca Mine · 210244930 CFR 56.12030 · $398.00 proposed penalty
Construction and maintenance of guards.
Minorca Mine · 210244930 CFR 56.14112(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Testing grounding systems.
United Plant · 210340430 CFR 56.12028 · $818.00 proposed penalty
Permissible electric face equipment; maintenance.
MINE NO. 44 · 460952330 CFR 75.503 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Accumulation of combustible materials.
MINE NO. 44 · 460952330 CFR 75.400 · $177.00 proposed penalty
Condition and examination of firefighting equipment.
MINE NO. 44 · 460952330 CFR 75.1100-3 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
Minorca Mine · 210244930 CFR 56.20003(b) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $592.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
Minorca Mine · 210244930 CFR 56.20003(b) · $267.00 proposed penalty
Inspection.
United Plant · 210340430 CFR 56.4201(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Handling of materials
Northshore Mining Company · 2100831No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
A hose released pressure causing an abrasion to the left cheek. Employee said they were loosening and wiggling the hose and valve connection when it made a pop and they felt the oil hit to their cheek. Spray of oil happened and only lasted a split second.
Bins, hoppers, silos, tanks, and surge piles.
Tilden Mine · 200042230 CFR 56.16002(c) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,679.00 proposed penalty
Stacking and storage of materials.
United Plant · 210340430 CFR 56.16001 · $313.00 proposed penalty
Temporary, portable containers.
United Plant · 210340430 CFR 47.44(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
Minorca Mine · 2102449133.3 on-site hours reported
Inspection.
Minorca Mine · 210244930 CFR 56.4201(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Correction of dangerous conditions.
United Plant · 210340430 CFR 56.12030 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Sources and definitions
MSHA Violations (issue date), Accidents (accident date) and Inspections (begin date).
Violation titles use current CFR headings to identify the cited rule; they are not the inspector’s account of what happened.
Status is from the current MSHA Mines snapshot, not the selected reporting period. Closed records can retain their last reported controller/operator.
Counts describe published rows, including contractor records; accident records are not distinct incidents or numbers of people injured.
Zero means no matching records in the imported sources, not proof of no events. Historical coverage differs by source; absence before a source begins reporting is not a zero incident rate. Invalid or absent dates and records after the snapshot are excluded.
S&S means SIG_SUB=Y. Fatality records use DEGREE_INJURY_CD=01. Proposed penalties are not final assessed or paid amounts; missing dollar values are omitted.
Inspection hours are SUM_TOTAL_ON_SITE_HOURS attributed to the inspection start date, without supervisor/trainee hours. Missing hours are omitted; a started inspection may still be open.
Portfolio totals use current mine membership, including events before the current owner or operator's tenure.