United Taconite LLC safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections across the current mine portfolio.
Safety activity
Protection for openings around travelways.
United - Mine · 210340330 CFR 56.11012 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Identification of power switches.
United - Mine · 210340330 CFR 56.12018 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Machinery
United Plant · 2103404No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
EE was cutting piece of steel with 21" torch out of the stilling well in 4 Tails Hydro. EE cut from the bottom of seam leaving ~6" gap in middle, then cut seam from top down. The piece of steel shifted, broke off, and fell backwards over top of the rake making contact with EE left arm and face shield resulting in stitches to the nose.
Construction and maintenance of ladders.
United - Mine · 210340330 CFR 56.11003 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Parking procedures for unattended equipment.
United - Mine · 210340330 CFR 56.14207 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Locking transformer enclosures.
United - Mine · 210340330 CFR 56.12068 · $177.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
United - Mine · 210340330 CFR 56.20003(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Horns and backup alarms.
United - Mine · 210340330 CFR 56.14132(b)(1) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Inspection.
United - Mine · 210340330 CFR 56.4201(a)(2) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Protection of gas cylinder valves.
United - Mine · 210340330 CFR 56.16006 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Operators stations.
United - Mine · 210340330 CFR 56.14103(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
United - Mine · 210340342.0 on-site hours reported
Housekeeping.
United - Mine · 210340330 CFR 56.20003(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Parking procedures for unattended equipment.
United - Mine · 210340330 CFR 56.14207 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Handling of materials
United Plant · 2103404Days away from work only
Accident narrative
EE was turning on stairs landing to go up the stairs on Pellet Plant line 1 carriage up towards balling drum. EE felt pain in the right knee. No slip-fall occurred.
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections
United - Mine · 21034035.0 on-site hours reported
Covering or guarding drill holes.
United - Mine · 210340330 CFR 56.7013 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $465.00 proposed penalty
Brakes.
United - Mine · 210340330 CFR 56.14101(a)(1) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Parking procedures for unattended equipment.
United - Mine · 210340330 CFR 56.14207 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Spillage and leakage.
United - Mine · 210340330 CFR 56.4102 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Parking procedures for unattended equipment.
United - Mine · 210340330 CFR 56.14207 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Spillage and leakage.
United - Mine · 210340330 CFR 56.4102 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Combustible waste.
United - Mine · 210340330 CFR 56.4104(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections
United - Mine · 21034032.8 on-site hours reported
Inspection and cover plates.
United - Mine · 210340330 CFR 56.12032 · $177.00 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.