Employee drove out into the field to fix a machine. When they got to the machine, the service truck they drove was smoking. Employee went to open the hood to examine the engine to determine the cause of the smoking, but when trying to unlock the hood, the antifreeze sprayed their left hand, causing a second-degree burn on index and middle fingers.
Fanwood Mine and MillMetal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 41
- Years on record
- 2000–2025
- Latest incident
- Jun 2025
Reportable incidents
41 on file2025 · 1 incident
2024 · 1 incident
EE went to the warehouse to get new rags and when EE got there EE opened the new pallet, which was wrapped tightly, leaving the straps laying on the floor. After EE picked up the amount of rags EE wanted, EE began to walk away but didn't realize EE's foot was caught on the strap. This caused EE to trip and fall onto EE's elbow.
2021 · 1 incident
Employee was cutting a piece of rubber, in screen 104, and cut leg with a razor knife. Employee received two stitches.
2018 · 2 incidents
Was cleaning the catwalk on conveyor 107A, EE fell and broke arm.
Employee was walking from car in the employee parking lot and slipped on black ice. Employee broke right ankle.
2017 · 1 incident
Employee was cleaning the feeder chute with a shovel, when ee hit the metal side wall of the chute, cutting the tip of ee's right thumb.
2015 · 3 incidents
Finger got caught by log splitter.
When using small jackhammer in a transfer chute at mill, bit got stuck in some frozen materials. While trying to pull the hammer out, it became dislodged and hit him in the nose. Received nasal fracture and five stitches.
2014 · 4 incidents
Employee was using a power mag drill to drill holes laid out on a piece of plate. He shut the drill off but put his hand near the still spinning drill bit. His glove got caught in the moving drill bit and he injured his right index finger. His finger was cut and the bone at the tip was broken.
As a result of a hearing test on 8-28-14, it was discovered that the employee's left ear has a moderate hearing loss at some high frequencies.
Employee was replacing cutting edge on a 988 loader. While removing a plow bolt he used his hand to keep the bolt from turning. When bolt loosened it fell out of lock groove and spun, which cut his left ring finger.
Employee was out of sight of crane operator and signal man. Broken bone in left foot.
2013 · 1 incident
Employee was gluing PVC pipe, he finished one joint and was moving to another. Picked up tools, glue & primer can. Glue can was tipped, leaking on his coveralls & left leg. He realized this & proceeded to wipe the glue off his leg with a lit cigarette in his hand causing the glue to catch on fire. Burns to left leg, knee & hand.
2012 · 2 incidents
While removing bolts from the counterweight of a rented Cat365C backhoe, the 20,000 lb. counterweight became dislodged from its position & fell to the ground. Employee was on a six foot ladder when the wt fell sending him vaulting through the air to the ground, about 10 feet away from the weight.
While working on the secondary reject chute the bar he was using slipped and hit him in the right cheek bone causing cut.
2011 · 2 incidents
While removing the seal from a 55 gallon drum of oil, employee cut left hand
Employee said he tripped and fell on the cat walk
2009 · 2 incidents
Employee is a ground man and he was cleaning mud in chute at the primary crusher. He was using a shale bar to clean mud and he twisted his right ankle.
Employee was cleaning up stuff around yard, he was moving some wooden blocks. When he picked up the wooden blocks he felt a pain in left region of lower back.
2008 · 4 incidents
Employee was replacing V-belts on collector. Four v-belts had been replaced and he was working on the fifth; when his left pinky became wedged between the belt and the motor sheave.
Employee was welding @ mill when a welding spark went behind his welding shield hitting his left eye. Piece of weld in eye.
Employee was helping welder in screen #105 rollaway when he got flashed in both eyes. He had handed welder 2 welding rods and the reflection flashed him in both eyes.
Employee was doing winter maintenance. He was climbing over I beam and when he got home that night, he noticed lump by groin.
2007 · 3 incidents
Employee was cleaning out stone box #103 with sledge hammer in tight quarters when he pulled his left shoulder.
On Monday 9/24/07 employee and another employee were lifting a truck tire onto back of pick up truck. The next day employee was walking up the hill to pouch in and his back tightened and became painful.
Employee was standing on the ground while tightening a bolt on the loader bucket. The wrench slipped off the bolt sending employee to the ground. Employee broke his fall with his left wrist.
2005 · 2 incidents
Employee was coming down off an elevated shelf and he landed wrong twisting his right ankle.
Employee was using a 2 1/2 ton floor jack hammer when the handle came back and hit his head.
2004 · 2 incidents
Employee was climbing up onto loader and slipped on the boarding ladder. He fell backwards onto the ladder fender and hit his back.
EE WAS WORKING ON CRUSHER BOWL LINER WHEN HE WAS BACKING OUT OF OVERHEAD LIFT HE TRIPPED ON WOODEN BOX CAUSING HIM TO FALL HITTING HIS BACK ON CONCRETE BLOCK
2003 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE COULD NOT TELL WHEN HIS BACK PROBLEM STARTED. HE REALIZED HE HAD PAIN WHEN HE DIS-MOUNTED THE LOADER HE WAS RUNNING.
2002 · 5 incidents
EE WAS INSTALLING A SCREEN CLOTH & RETAINER BAR AND HE HIT HIMSELF IN THE RIGHT KNEE WITH A HAMMER.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO LOOSEN SCREEN CLOTH ON #1 SCREEN AND THE BAR SLIPPED AND HIT HIM ON THE NOSE CAUSING A LACERATION REQUIRING FOUR STITCHES.
EE WAS CLEANING TAIL SECTION OF 12TH BELT WITH A SHOVEL AND HE PULLED HIS GROIN.
EE WAS INSTALLING STEEL LINER IN PRIMARY FEEDER; HE WAS TAKING OUT THE WEDGE & HE GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT.
EE WAS USING A COMEALONG TO OPEN ROLLAWAY CHUT AND HE STRINED HIS BACK.
2001 · 1 incident
EE WAS FLASHED WHILE WORKING ON THE PRIMARY CRUSHER JAW PLATES. AND WENT FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 11-17-01 MISSING 4 HOURS FROM WORK. RETURNED FOR REGULAR DUTY ON 11-18-01.
2000 · 3 incidents
EE NOTICED BACK DISCOMFORT ON 10/31 ON 11/2 HE STILL HAD DISCOMFORT TRIED TO WORK IT OUT. ON 11/6 EE COULD HARDLY GET UP. OUT OF BED HE WENT FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT A CLOGGED HOPPER WITH A POKER BAR. EMPLOYEE HAD HIS LEFT HAND ON END OF THE BAR. AS HE RETRACTED BAR FOR ANOTHER SWING HIS HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN A STEEL WALL AND T HE POKER BAR SQUASHING HIS FINGER IN BETWEEN.
EE WAS CLEARING AREA WITH BOBCAT LOADER, THE BUCKET STRUCK AN OBJECT BELOW THE SURFACE AND CAME TO AN ABRUPT HALT. THE EE STRUCK THE SAFETY BAR WITH HIS CHEST.