Mining Incidents

Sweet/Pullman PlantMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Amrize Ltd
Chicora, Allegan County, MI · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2002371
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2001–2022
Latest incident
Aug 2022
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2022 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

Employees were changing a hydraulic hose on a Loader and had locked out accordingly. One employee was loosening the final bolts that secure the hose, hydraulic fluid sprayed into the employees face and up EE's nose. After the employee flushed their eyes, they blew their nose this created pressure in their eye, which subsequently swelled up.

2018 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

On 4/9/18 a third party trucking company driver was exiting cab at the Sweet S&G facility, when the driver's foot slipped on some built up ice on the truck step, causing driver to fall to the ground and injure ribs. It was later determined that the driver had broke a couple ribs from the fall.

2003 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRAGLINE OPERATOR WAS FEEDING REPAIRED DRIVE CHAIN ONTO SPROCKET. THE CHAIN TURNED ON THE OPERATOR CAUSING LEFT THUMB TO BE CAUGHT BETWEEN CHAINAND AXLE.

2002 · 3 incidents

Struck against stationary object

EE ATTACHING A NUT BROUGHT HIS HAND BACK TOWARDS HIS BODY AND WAS CUT ON A BURR.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

FLIPPING FAIRLEAD ON CRANE TO GREASE, HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

KNEELING ON KNEES ALL DAY WELDING. AT THE END OF SHIFT FELT PAIN IN LEFT KNEE WENT TO THE DOCTOR. DIAGNOSIS IS A RUPTURED LEFT BURSA.

2001 · 1 incident