Ishpeming, MI—Dec. 7, 2013 —Cliffs Natural Resources, (NYSE: CLF) (Paris: CLF) has disclosed the name of the employee that was fatally injured on December 6 after a fall while working in an unloading area at the Tilden Mine.
Gary Hytinen, 61, of Ishpeming was working as a reagent handler in the unloading area when he apparently fell from a railroad tanker car to the ground.
Mr. Hytinen had worked for Cliffs Natural Resources for 39 years. Over those years, he held many positions as a general laborer, conveyor attendant, bulldozer operator, concentrating plant attendant and most recently, as a general reagent handler.
Company Emergency Medical Technicians and Bell Hospital EMS responded to the accident and Mr. Hytinen was transported to Bell Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Cliffs Natural Resources, the United Steelworkers Union and the Mine Safety and Health Administration continue to investigate the incident. The cause of death has not been determined.
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