Mining Incidents

Dresser Trap Rock IncorporatedMetal/Nonmetal

Dresser, Polk County, WI · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4700040
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2009–2024
Latest incident
Dec 2024
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2024 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

Employee was climbing down off of loader, stepped off bottom step of access ladder and stepped on a piece of steel on floor and twisted EE's left foot.

2023 · 1 incident

Fall onto or against objects

Employee stepped off the bottom rung of a ladder and slipped. As EE was falling, EE hit lip on a 5 gallon bucket causing EE to bite lower lip.

2016 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee slipped while working on haul truck. EE did not fall, only twisted back.

2011 · 3 incidents

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

Installing cylinder on crusher. Pinched finger where cylinder rod mounts to crusher. Skin was cut and wound was stitched.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Mechanic bent over to plug in an air hose and said his back went out. Lower back pain.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Change loader teeth using 2 pound maul to drive out pin that holds tooth on.

2009 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE was removing an oxygen cylinder from a pick-up truck, to install on a torch cart in the maintenance shop. EE reported to his supervisor 1/2 hr later that he strained his back lifting the cylinder.