United Taconite LLC safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections across the current mine portfolio.
Safety activity
Inspection and cover plates.
United - Mine · 210340330 CFR 56.12032 · $177.00 proposed penalty
Electrical conductors.
United - Mine · 210340330 CFR 56.12004 · $177.00 proposed penalty
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
United - Mine · 210340330 CFR 56.14100(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Construction and maintenance of guards.
United - Mine · 210340330 CFR 56.14112(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Entrapment
United Plant · 2103404Accident only
Accident narrative
EE entered into Otis freight elevator to get to another floor in the Pellet Plant while performing operational rounds. Elevator stopped operating. While on the phone with the MSHA OneCall, elevator technician arrived onsite & EE was able to exit the elevator. No injury to employee.
Stepping or kneeling on object
United Plant · 2103404Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Worker stepped off a bridge while exiting the cooler and landed on a coiled 1.5-inch water hose located at the base of the bridge. Worker's right ankle rolled, resulting in a same-level fall. Worker did not believe first aid was necessary and completed EE's shift. Following day, increased pain in the right ankle led the worker to report the incident to the safety department.
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
United - Mine · 210340364.8 on-site hours reported
Electrical conductors.
United Plant · 210340430 CFR 56.12004 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $432.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
United Plant · 210340430 CFR 56.20003(a) · $193.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
United Plant · 210340430 CFR 56.20003(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Protection for openings around travelways.
United Plant · 210340430 CFR 56.11012 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
United Plant · 210340430 CFR 56.20003(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $432.00 proposed penalty
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
United Plant · 210340430 CFR 56.14100(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Slip or fall of person
United Plant · 2103404No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
EE was exiting a Broderson mobile crane and caught their foot on the bottom edge of the Broderson doorway. The EE tripped and fell approximately 18-20 inches striking their left knee on the ground. The fall caused a minor scrape to their left knee, at a follow up appointment on 1/6/2026 the diagnosis changed to a closed nondisplaced transverse fracture of left patella.
Inspection.
United Plant · 210340430 CFR 56.4201(a)(1) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
United Plant · 210340430 CFR 56.20003(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $432.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
United Plant · 210340430 CFR 56.20003(b) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,219.00 proposed penalty
Construction and maintenance of guards.
United Plant · 210340430 CFR 56.14112(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Construction and maintenance of guards.
United Plant · 210340430 CFR 56.14112(b) · $288.00 proposed penalty
Spillage and leakage.
United Plant · 210340430 CFR 56.4102 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Electrical conductors.
United Plant · 210340430 CFR 56.12004 · $288.00 proposed penalty
Construction and maintenance of guards.
United Plant · 210340430 CFR 56.14112(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Inspection and cover plates.
United Plant · 210340430 CFR 56.12032 · $288.00 proposed penalty
Taglines, hitches, and slings.
United Plant · 210340430 CFR 56.16007(b) · $1,431.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
United Plant · 210340430 CFR 56.20003(a) · $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.