Mining Incidents

Luverne Wash PlantMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Edward A Egan
Luverne, Rock County, MN · Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2101320
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2000–2015
Latest incident
Mar 2015
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2015 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was repairing a truss conveyor that was laying on the ground. He had one foot inside the truss and one foot outside. While trying to get outside the truss his right foot got stuck under a truss cross member while his upper body was leaning to the outside. The result was ""twist"" to the right knee.

2008 · 2 incidents

Fall onto or against objects

Employee was shoveling material from under a conveyor. Due to wet and cold ground conditions employee's feet slipped on ground and hit his shin on the truss of the conveyor. Injury resulted in laceration on the right shin that needed three stitches.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was removing 20 lb metal flange from a pipe. Flange slipped and it pinched finger between flange and work bench. Resulted in fracture and cut to tip of 4th digit on left hand.

2001 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VICTIM WAS REMOVING A SCREEN FROM TOP OF WASH SCREEN. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN LIFT- ING SCREEN WHEN VICTIMS FINGER (RIGHT POINTING) WAS PINCHED BETWEEN SCREEN AND HANDRAIL.

2000 · 1 incident

Flash burns (electric)

VICTIM CONTACTED RACEWAY ENCLOSURE WITH WRIST AND RECEIVED ELECTRICAL BURNS WHERE HIS WRIST WATCH WAS. VICTIM RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT WHERE 2ND AND 3RD DRGREE BURNS WERE DETERMINED. VICTIM SENT HOME FOR REMAINDER OF SHIFT. GROUND CONTINUITY CHECKS DONE 2 DAYS PRIOR. HOWEVER, LOOSE CONECTION FOUND IN RACEWAY.