Mining Incidents

Linck-Unit #1Metal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Oswald R Kinas
Beaver Dam, Dodge County, WI · Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4702849
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2005–2020
Latest incident
Feb 2020
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2020 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Working on Breaker tightening down the feeder crossbar with a chain & binder when hook on binder broke off and hit EE in the right corner of mouth.

2019 · 1 incident

Fall onto or against objects

Cleaning Cone w/harness on, used shovel for support and it broke, EE fell onto railing onto EE's face and EE's sunglasses cut eye cheek and EE broke EE's nose.

2017 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Slipped and Twisted Right Knee.

2007 · 2 incidents

Struck against stationary object

Employee was climbing down the ladder on the loader; he bumped his elbow on the ladder. He continued working and let us know about it as an FYI. On Thursday afternoon he re-bumped his elbow. As of Thursday evening he was just staying home to rest it. Friday, turns out, his elbow had an infection underneath skin. There was no broken skin from either elbow bump.

Struck against a moving object

An experienced miner of 28 years was operating a feed loader digging shot rock from the bank to feed the crusher. Approx. 7:30 am he struck a hard spot in the bank and the loader came to a sudden stop. He experienced a sharp pain in his lower back, and he could not move his legs without a lot of pain.

2006 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

Stepping down onto a fuel tank, lost balance and had to jump approx. 6 feet, landing improper and injured right knee when landed.

2005 · 1 incident

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Heart attack - Death.