Mining Incidents

Portable LJ 54 ConeMetal/Nonmetal

Alexandria, Douglas County, MN · Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2102374
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2000–2022
Latest incident
May 2022
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2022 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

The operator was exiting the skid loader, EE's foot caught the chain hook on the top of the skid loader bucket causing EE to fall.

2018 · 2 incidents

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

Employee jammed their left pinky finger between the door and door handle when locking up the job trailer.

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

Employee was moving a 55 gallon drum next to another drum and pinched 2 fingers (left hand) between the barrels. Employee sought medical treatment at a local hospital. Both fingers were x-rayed, neither is broken. Left pinky finger was lacerated: 2 stitches.

2017 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

Employee climbed up on the conveyor belt during setup to get to an electrical box. It had rained the night before so employee's boots were wet from the puddles on the ground. Employee's foot slipped causing employee to fall off the ledge they were standing on.

2016 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

Employee caught arm on door latch of loader causing a laceration.

2009 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee stepped off ladder, lost his balance and stumbled to ground landing on hands and knees.

2008 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was dismounting from dozer when he stepped into divit on ground and twisted his left ankle.

2004 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was climbing off of a dozer when he twisted his knee.

2003 · 1 incident

No Value Found

EE WAS WORKING AROUND THE CRUSHER GIRZZLY WHEN A ROCK FELL OFF THE GRIZZLY AND ON THE EE'S HEAD AND SHOULDER. EE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE NECK PAIN AND ARM NUMBNESS, WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY WORSENED. TH E EE SOUGHT MEDCAL ATTENTION ON OCT 31ST AT WHICH TIME, THE INJURY BECAME A REPORTABLE LOST TIME ACCIDENT.

2000 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS OPERATING LOADER AT PIT SITE, WAS CLIMBING DOWN TO GROUND, STEPPED WRONG AND HURT FOOT. TORN LIGAMENTS ON TOP OF LEFT FOOT. EE RETURNED TO WORK FOR 3 HOURS ON 10-16 AFTER INJURY. HE DID NO T WORK FORM 10/17-10/20. HE IS BACK TO WORK FULL CAPACITY ON 10/23/00.