Mesabi Metallics Company LLC

Safety activity

1. accident2026-04-22220261180001

   HANDLING OF MATERIALS · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT

   Accident narrative

   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.

2. accident2026-04-10220261110006

   MACHINERY · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT

   Accident narrative

   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.

3. accident2026-04-03220261040007

   HANDLING OF MATERIALS · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY

   Accident narrative

   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.

4. accident2026-03-27220260920003

   HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT

   Accident narrative

   Employee was holding a bull pin with their right/dominant hand and missed, hitting it with a hammer with their left hand and instead hit their right hand with the hammer.

5. accident2026-03-24220260920002

   HANDLING OF MATERIALS · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT

   Accident narrative

   EE first said EE had been experiencing soreness for sometime but no specific event occurred, then EE changed EE's story and now claims EE lost EE's footing a bit while climbing a column, and noticed soreness later that day. However, EE failed to inform anyone until Sunday, March 29th.

6. accident2026-03-20220260890002

   HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT

   Accident narrative

   EE hit EE's left index finger with a hammer while aligning a piece of steel.

7. accident2026-03-06220260790004

   HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY

   Accident narrative

   EE was positioned beneath the outlet duct assisting coworker with placement of a stiffener ring onto duct. Two manual chain falls were used to maneuver the ring. Ring weighed about 1000 lbs. Each chain fall was rated for 2200 lbs. A chain fall load chain broke, causing the ring to drop. EE states they felt the stiffener ring brush their forearm before landing on their thumb.

8. accident2026-02-27220260630001

   MACHINERY · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT

   Accident narrative

   EE preparing to remove rigging from pad eye. EE was lowering hook using overhead crane. EE was detaching the shackle from the pad eye with gloved hands. The chain from the hoist had accumulated above the shackle and became caught on structure above pad eye. The hook from hoist rotated downward, EE's L thumb caught between the hook/housing and shackle. Contusion to thumb pad.

9. accident2026-02-23220260630002

   SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID)

   Accident narrative

   EE was moving a pallet jack loaded with iron when EE encountered a piece of 1/2 inch by 4 inch plywood covering an expansion joint on the floor. The pallet jack became stuck and as EE pulled hard to get it over the plywood, EE slipped and fell to the floor. EE also noted that there was salt and sand in the area where EE was maneuvering the iron.

10. accident2026-02-16220260560005

    HANDLING OF MATERIALS · DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT

    Accident narrative

    The injured worker states that EE has right elbow pain. Today, while adjusting the pipe bender with a coworker, EE felt/heard a "pop" in EE's right elbow. There is no appreciable bruising at this time. There is no numbness/tingling into EE's hand or fingers. There are no open wounds

11. accident2026-02-12220260500002

    MACHINERY · ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID)

    Accident narrative

    EE in a seated position had completed grinding and set grinder down. They then placed a hand on the duct next to the grinder that had not completely stopped spinning. As they applied weight to their hand to assist in standing up. The weight caused the grinder to slide toward their hand. The spinning wheel contacted the back of left hand resulting in a burn and laceration.

12. accident2025-12-11220253520002

    HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY

    Accident narrative

    Two ironworkers were working inside a cylindrical hopper at the rail pellet loading area. The task involved welding steel plate sections together as part of the hopper construction. A come along was being used to align steel plates. The come a long was attached to a welded lug. The lug broke and the come along struck the apprentice in the elbow fracturing their arm.

13. accident2025-11-26220253440019

    SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY

    Accident narrative

    Snowing & cold day while outside installing a fire suppression system on a Hydraulic excavator. Employee was wearing insulated bib overalls, as EE was descending the stairs off excavator EE's bibs caught the stairwell causing EE to trip and miss the last 2 stairs landing on the ground on EE's right shoulder, elbow and hand.

14. accident2025-11-11220253210009

    OTHER · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY

    Accident narrative

    Was bending over and twisting when serving a telehandler to install a plastic cover that allows access to the HVAC box as EE had just finished servicing the blower motor. Felt pain in EE's lower back, very similar to a back injury a year or so ago. called triage, ice and ibuprofen. but EE elected to see doc. EE went to Do con 11-12-25 and was taken off work through 11-19-25.

15. accident2025-10-24220253170528

    SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT

    Accident narrative

    Employee tripped and impact caused cut bleeding on little finger on right hand. After employee left for the day the employee decided to go in to get finger looked at and it was found that little finger was fractured. Return to Work report brough back by employee next morning stated to avoid heavy lifting with right hand which will not be an issue with their assigned work tasks.

16. accident2025-10-22220253390026

    MACHINERY · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT

    Accident narrative

    EE cutting off a stiffener inside a piece of ductwork on the fab table with a 6" cut off wheel/grinder. As the cut was getting complete the piece had some stored energy and sprung in toward the cut, causing their right thumb to get pinched between the sheet and the stiffener.

17. accident2025-10-21220253390025

    HANDLING OF MATERIALS · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT

    Accident narrative

    Removing bolts from larger bolt, 45# bolt slid down onto EE's left thumb/hand.

18. accident2025-10-20220253390024

    SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT

    Accident narrative

    Employee jumped up on a 3' platform, missed, landing back on ground.

19. accident2025-09-18220252670001

    SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT

    Accident narrative

    Employee tripped while walking on path, knee made contact with ground causing laceration.

20. accident2025-09-11220252610006

    SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT

    Accident narrative

    Employee tripped while walking on steel. Chin made contact with steel during fall.

21. accident2025-05-06220251400001

    HANDLING OF MATERIALS · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY

    Accident narrative

    Doubler plate became dislodged from it's rigging and dropped, pinching the workers fingers between the doubler plate and the steel under it.

22. accident2025-04-28220251270003

    HANDLING OF MATERIALS · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT

    Accident narrative

    Forklift brought in a piece of 3'x15'x1' rubber, 3 people lifting together, EE bent down to lift it up and felt pain in back while starting to lift.

23. accident2025-02-25220251050001

    SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT

    Accident narrative

    EE states EE was lifting a 3"x3"x8' piece of dunnage that wasn't heavy. EE twisted wrong and felt immediate pain.

24. accident2025-02-15220250550027

    HANDLING OF MATERIALS · PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY

    Accident narrative

    While worker was flying in a section of steel into place, the steel slipped down catching the workers right thumb between another piece of steel.

25. accident2025-02-07220251050002

    HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT

    Accident narrative

    Employee was holding a large wrench while assisting coworker tightening a nut. When coworker tapped the end of wrench with hammer, wrench fell off the ring and landed on EE's right pointer finger.