Mining Incidents

Portable Crushing Plant #1Metal/Nonmetal

Mentor, Polk County, MN · Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2102843
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2000–2020
Latest incident
Jun 2020

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
Fall from machine

Full details are not yet known. Employee was lubricating a conveyor and the conveyor was started. Injuries are either from being thrown from the conveyor or being trapped in machinery.

Reportable incidents

4 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2020 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

Employee stepped out of excavator and onto large rock without seeing it causing ankle to roll.

2008 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

Employee stepped on a rock while climbing down from a loader, twisted and rolled his right ankle.

2007 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was in the process of cutting a piece of rebar, when the rebar snapped back and hit the employee in the chin and neck, causing deep lacerations.

2000 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ALLEDGED INJURY TO RIGHT SHOULDER, PREVIOUS VA INURY, WHILE FUELING DOZER. NOT REPORTED UNTIL 7-17-2000. CLERICAL ISSUE, WHEN TIME CARD RECEIVED.