United Taconite LLC safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections across the current mine portfolio.
Safety activity
Snow and ice on walkways and travelways.
United Plant · 210340430 CFR 56.11016 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,320.00 proposed penalty
Loading, hauling, and unloading of equipment or supplies.
United Plant · 210340430 CFR 56.9201 · $177.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
United Plant · 210340430 CFR 56.20003(b) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $2,133.00 proposed penalty
Testing grounding systems.
United Plant · 210340430 CFR 56.12028 · $818.00 proposed penalty
Inspection.
United Plant · 210340430 CFR 56.4201(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Stacking and storage of materials.
United Plant · 210340430 CFR 56.16001 · $313.00 proposed penalty
Temporary, portable containers.
United Plant · 210340430 CFR 47.44(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Correction of dangerous conditions.
United Plant · 210340430 CFR 56.12030 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
United Plant · 210340430 CFR 56.20003(b) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $2,503.00 proposed penalty
Temporary, portable containers.
United Plant · 210340430 CFR 47.44(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Inspection.
United Plant · 210340430 CFR 56.4201(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Machinery
United Plant · 2103404Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
Employee was holding a bolt with the left hand and started to use an impact wrench to loosen the bolt. The bolt head began to spin in the hand resulting in a laceration of the left middle finger requiring sutures.
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections
United Plant · 21034044.5 on-site hours reported
Identification of power switches.
United Plant · 210340430 CFR 56.12018 · $465.00 proposed penalty
Combustible waste.
United Plant · 210340430 CFR 56.4104(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
United Plant · 210340430 CFR 56.20003(b) · $504.00 proposed penalty
Moving machine parts.
United Plant · 210340430 CFR 56.14107(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $697.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
United Plant · 210340430 CFR 56.20003(b) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $6,037.00 proposed penalty
Closure of valves.
United Plant · 210340430 CFR 56.4603(b) · $267.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
United Plant · 210340430 CFR 56.20003(a) · $5,574.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
United Plant · 210340430 CFR 56.20003(a) · $398.00 proposed penalty
Correction of dangerous conditions.
United Plant · 210340430 CFR 56.12030 · $1,320.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
United Plant · 210340430 CFR 56.20003(a) · $5,574.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
United Plant · 210340430 CFR 56.20003(b) · $1,431.00 proposed penalty
Inspection.
United Plant · 210340430 CFR 56.4201(b) · $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.