Mining Incidents

Ionia PitMetal/Nonmetal

Ionia, Ionia County, MI · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2003496
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2014–2024
Latest incident
May 2024
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2024 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

Installing new motor on feeder hopper. While lifting motor into place with chain hoist, chain hoist came unhooked and motor fell, striking employee's shin and upper right ankle area.

2022 · 1 incident

Fall onto or against objects

Employee was standing on the water pump structure waiting to hook a chain from the Pettibone (telescopic tractor) to the fresh water pump pipe. Employee stepped over handrail to hook and stepped onto the pontoon, it shifted and EE lost EE's balance. As EE reached to regain EE's balance EE's forearm slid across angle iron of catwalk steel structure cutting EE's forearm.

2014 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A Grizzly Rock Separator was being repaired, but it was not properly blocked against hazardous motion. It shifted forward and stuck a miner. The miner received a broken shoulder, arm, finger and head injuries.