Mesabi Metallics Company LLC safety activity

EE was coming down stairs which were wet from rain. EE stated EE headed down the stairs and the handrail was wet, EE stepped wrong and rolled EE's ankle. This caused pain to the outside of EE's ankle and to the top of the foot.

EE was in the process of cleaning the shaft of the fan. Crew recognized the hazards of the insulation pins prior to starting work and had bent them down to decrease the potential of sticking themselves. During the cleaning of the fan shaft EE bent elbow to move and caught back of arm/elbow with the pin causing sharp point to impale the tip into skin. Caused a small puncture wound.

Welding when a piece of slag fell and burned through EE's jeans.

kneeling while wiring a vfd, this building has concert floor, dry and level.

EE was walking on grating that had been installed in slurry bridge. Crew was in the process of lifting the slurry tank agitator gearbox to do a test fit for the millwrights. Piece was overhead, EE was watching the piece and not watching where they were in relation to the open hole. EE stepped off the grating, there is a clip on the beam that EE struck shin on causing cut about 3".

Employee was cleaning out the thickener tanks on the south end. While cleaning, employee slipped on mud. Employee fell and twisted left knee.

Employee lost control of grinder and cut EE's leg.

EE and crew were turning a floor brace using a sleever bar in one of the bolt holes. Brace was on flat side. EE standing on E side of the N/S aligned brace pulling on the bar toward EE. In the line of fire when piece reached tipping point where crew needed it for rigging to put in place. Piece reached tipping point, EE lost footing. The sleever bar struck EE's leg causing cut.

EE and partner were setting up a jig to assist in fit up of the ring to the duct work. EE was holding the piece low to assist in getting the jig welded to the duct. EE's partner stuck EE's weld rod to tack up the piece and rod got stuck. When EE went to remove the rod, the piece fell and landed on EE's pinky fingertip which caused a laceration. EE did have gloves on.

While moving a skirt that goes on to a conveyor, weighing approx. 150-200 pounds, while on a skate it slid off and pinched left thumb. EE was rushing and did not wait for other staff to secure it before moving it.

EE was assisting spreading a telehandler forks, while they tilted mast down to facilitate tine adjustment, the right tine was moved, after EE began sliding the L tine outward. During this process, the R tine slid back unexpectedly. EE attempted to reposition the R tine w/EE's gloved L hand, EE L middle finger got pinched between tine and mast's lower bar. Skin tear on L finger.

Employee was using an oxygen/acetylene torch to heat and shape rebar material. The worker inadvertently tripped over the torch hose, which resulted in a loss of balance. As a result of the trip, the worker unintentionally made contact with the active torch flame, causing a burn to the left wrist, just above the cuff of the glove.

Cable pull, picking up cable for refeeding into vault. Cable was being fed into vault and pulled out by hand to get it prepped for next pull into building from this vault.