Employee cut the right index finger with a grinder while attempting to clean up workspace. Employee failed to unplug the grinder and hit the trigger when they picked it up.
Northern Sand & GravelMetal/Nonmetal
Strata Corp · Surface
Controlled by Knife River Corporation
Trail, Polk County, MN · Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2100576
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 2002–2020
- Latest incident
- Aug 2020
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
6 on file2020 · 1 incident
Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
2013 · 1 incident
2010 · 1 incident
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Mechanics were hammaring a retaining bin into a bucket. The hammar glanced off of the pin and struck one mechanic in the mouth, loosening teeth.
2004 · 1 incident
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Getting into a drill truck at mine site, he slipped on entry step, caught himself, but sprained or strained low back.
2003 · 1 incident
No Value Found
MINER REPORT BACK PAIN ON 9-15-03, BUT NO SPECIFIC WORK RELATED CAUSE GIVEN MINER WENT TO CHIROPRACTOR AND RETURNED TO WORK ON 9-17-03. WORK COMP CLAIM FILED AND MINER REFERED TO MINER COMPLAI NED OF FURTHER BACK PAINS LOST TIME STARTED ON 9/25/03 NOT SURE IF WORK RELATED.
2002 · 1 incident
Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
ATTEMPTING TO DISCONNECT/ UNCOUPLE RAIL CARS HELD COUPLER DISCONNECT TOO LONG AND WEDGED LEFT ARM BETWEEN PICKUP DOOR AND PICKUP.