Mining Incidents

Plaisted SandMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Todd R Plaisted
Elk River, Sherburne County, MN · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2100496
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2005–2008
Latest incident
Oct 2008
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2008 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee's left arm was trapped or pinned & shoulder was dislocated when cutting a bracket on the grizzly feeder. The feeder came down and entrapped his arm between the feeder and the hopper.

2006 · 1 incident

Flash burns (electric)

Employee was pressing the start button for the slurry pump when the electrical panel exploded. He received burns on the neck and throat and a burn on right arm. Investigation found no determinable cause as panel was destroyed. Possibly a short or an arc thru the air. All electrical panels were inspected by hipsage electric.

2005 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

Employee states extreme discomfort with his right knee. He had a hard time with a specific injury date. Employee is a material handler with a loader blender. He remembers hurting his knee when getting down from the loader.