United Taconite LLC safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections across the current mine portfolio.
Safety activity
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections
United - Mine · 21034033.0 on-site hours reported
Compliance Follow-up Inspection
United - Mine · 21034031.8 on-site hours reported
Protection for openings around travelways.
United Plant · 210340430 CFR 56.11012 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $5,144.00 proposed penalty
Safety belts and lines.
United Plant · 210340430 CFR 56.15005 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $3,736.00 proposed penalty
Requirements for written safety program.
United - Mine · 210340330 CFR 56.23003(a)(4) · $177.00 proposed penalty
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections
United - Mine · 21034039.3 on-site hours reported
Exploding vessels under pressure
United - Mine · 2103403Days away from work only
Accident narrative
After dumping load at Crusher, production truck operator noticed tires on production haul truck were acting abnormal. Truck driver pulled over & deboarded to inspect tires. Truck driver walked past front left driver side tire when the left rear inner tire sidewall failed.
103 (g) Written Notification Hazard Complaint Inspectio
United Plant · 21034048.0 on-site hours reported
Slip or fall of person
United Plant · 2103404Days away from work only
Accident narrative
EE was assigned to cleanup along Fine Crusher 8 conveyor on 8 conveyor tripper floor. At ~6:45 pm, EE accessed the 8 conveyor on the south side and stepped on the dust seal belt and fell through ~12 ft. to the bin below. Resulted in fracture to 4 ribs, laceration to head and abrasions to torso.
Handling of materials
United - Mine · 2103403No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
While taking down a duct run for the dust collector, EE was removing the final hanger when the chain fall anchor pulled out of the concrete. The duct then spun and struck EE as it fell. Four chain falls had been installed to support the duct. When the duct spun, the anchor for the fourth chain fall also pulled out of the concrete ceiling.
Entrapment
United Plant · 2103404Accident only
Accident narrative
Mechanic in Fines Crusher rod screen floor utilized passenger elevator to travel to the grade floor. While traveling down, the elevator stopped operating. Elevator company was contacted. While on the phone with the MSHA OneCall, were able to get elevator door open, and employee was able to exit. No injuries or property damage.
Compliance Follow-up Inspection
United Plant · 21034049.3 on-site hours reported
Compliance Follow-up Inspection
United Plant · 21034041.3 on-site hours reported
Preparation and submission of MSHA Report Form 7000-1—Mine Accident, Injury, and Illness Report.
United Plant · 210340430 CFR 50.20(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Preparation and submission of MSHA Report Form 7000-1—Mine Accident, Injury, and Illness Report.
United Plant · 210340430 CFR 50.20(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections
United Plant · 21034046.5 on-site hours reported
103 (g) Written Notification Hazard Complaint Inspectio
United Plant · 21034044.0 on-site hours reported
Examination of working places.
United Plant · 210340430 CFR 56.18002(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $3,736.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
United Plant · 210340430 CFR 56.20003(b) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $3,448.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
United Plant · 210340430 CFR 56.20003(b) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $3,448.00 proposed penalty
Compliance Follow-up Inspection
United Plant · 21034042.8 on-site hours reported
Housekeeping.
United Plant · 210340430 CFR 56.20003(a) · $209.00 proposed penalty
Stacking and storage of materials.
United Plant · 210340430 CFR 56.16001 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Exposure limits for airborne contaminants.
United Plant · 210340430 CFR 56.5001(a)/56.5005 · $366.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
United Plant · 210340430 CFR 56.20003(b) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $2,503.00 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.