MINER WAS SPOOLING IN A WINCH CABLE. EE WAS GUIDING THE CABLE WITH LEFT HAND AND CONTROLING THE FEED WITH THE CONTROLLER ON RIGHT HAND. AS THEY WERE ALMOST AT THE END, A U BOLT THAT WAS USED TO CREATE A LOOP AT THE END OF THE CABLE, CAUGHT THE CUFF OF THEIR GLOVE AND PULLED THEIR HAND INTO THE OPENING, THE U BOLT CAUGH THEIR MIDDLE FINGER AND LACERATED IT.
Knife River Newman AggregateMetal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Years on record
- 2000–2025
- Latest incident
- Jul 2025
Reportable incidents
8 on file2025 · 1 incident
2011 · 1 incident
Annual hearing test showed an age-corrected Standard Threshold Shift occurred, re-test was done.
2007 · 1 incident
Driving a scraper & hit a pothole. Jarred his body.
2006 · 1 incident
Moving diesel fuel tank rack, smashed ring finger on left hand.
2005 · 1 incident
Tightening nut on bolt & socket slipped of nut ee then scraped neck on chute at wash plant.
2002 · 1 incident
EE WAS CLEANING OUT PLUGGED PIPE IN FIELD NEAR DEEP WELL. WHILE BENT OVER A GOT RAMMED HIM IN THE BUTT & EE FELL AGAINST PIPE. SMALL CUT ON LEFT MID BACK. BRUISED AROUND THE AREA.
2000 · 2 incidents
TAKING BOARDS OFF OLD BUILDING STEPPED ON RAIL. EE TAKING OFF 1 BOARD AT A TIME AND REMOVING NAILS FROM THAT BOARD BEFORE CONTINUING. A SMALL PIECE OF BOARD BROKE OFF WHICH HE DID NOT SEE ON T HE GROUND.
WORKING ON WATERLINE SLIPPED OFF LADDER CAUGHT STEEL WATER LINE WITH ARM PULLED MUSCLE IN NECK.