Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
Employee was climbing up ladder to a conveyor and felt a shoulder pop. After being checked by medical it was determined that their shoulder dislocated.
Clinton PlantMetal/Nonmetal
Gerken Materials Inc. · Surface
Controlled by Brent Gerken; Michael J Gerken
Clinton, Washtenaw County, MI · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2002886
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2019–2026
- Latest incident
- Feb 2026
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file2026 · 1 incident
2019 · 2 incidents
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was operating the dragline and turned to dump bucket and felt machine tilt towards water and panicked and jumped off on to ground and twisted left knee. Dragline did partially go into water on one side.
Fall to the walkway or working surface
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING A PLUGGED SAND PUMP AND STEPPED ON A HATCH COVER THAT WAS NOT SECURED, FALLING DOWN AND SCRAPED FOREARM, SHIN AND TWISTED LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 06/19/2019 WHEN STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH LEFT SHOULDER AND HAD IT CHECKED AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A SPRAIN AND PUT ON RESTRICTIONS OF RIGHT HAND USE ONLY.