While installing a guard cover on the #1 shaker motor, the cover dislodged pinching the miner's left hand. The miner pulled their hand from the pinch point revealing cuts and bruising to their pointer, middle, and ring fingers. Miner went to urgent care where the cuts were cleaned and glued shut. Miner then returned to shift.
Ellinger Plant #4 Metal/Non-Metal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2024–2026
- Latest incident
- Apr 2026
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 15,625 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 15,306 | 2 | 0 | 130.7 |
| 2025 Q2 | 13,025 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 15,290 | 5 | 1 | 327.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 15,004 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 13,247 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 16,407 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 16,153 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Reportable incidents
5 on file2026 · 1 incident
2025 · 2 incidents
While performing maintenance on a WA500 Loader, employee's wrench slipped off a drain plug, causing them to twist their back and pinch a nerve. They declined immediate medical attention but visited a doctor the following Monday. Employee was prescribed a muscle relaxer and is currently off duty recovering
Miner removed hard hat to check for a problem on main stacker feed belt when hard hat would not fit, when getting out, miner stood and hit EE's head on channel iron. Another EE checked cut and recommended urgent care. 4 staples where used to close wound. No duty restrictions recommended by medical professionals.
2024 · 2 incidents
While lifting screens to the top of shaker #2 by Skytrack Forklift, Operator lost communication with EE and continued forward. EE became pinned between the forklift and load, and the headbox resulting in injury to the face and hands as EE attempted to stop the motion. Operator was told to back up and EE was unpinned and immediate first aid was applied.
Employee was closing cab door to the equipment when a gust of wind closed the door hard squeezing EE's left thumb in the door.