Mining Incidents

Linck-Unit #2Metal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Oswald R Kinas
Beaver Dam, Dodge County, WI · Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4702850
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2000–2025
Latest incident
Jul 2025
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2025 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

EE turned around to exit the skid loader, EE stepped down from the platform onto the flat part of the bucket, EE's left foot somehow slipped from out beneath EE, and EE landed on the ground and heard a pop and EE knew EE hurt EE's ankle.

2014 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

Worker was trying to start electric water pump and won't start so he reset pump and pulled start lever on electric box and box blew up knocking worker backwards and breaking left thumb.

2012 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Slipped with Knife doing Belt Repair

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was knocking mud off a roller, missed the roller hitting his left thumb. His left thumb has a laceration/open fracture.

2011 · 1 incident

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

Removing Jig from Impactor Blow Bars, he pulled back on it & it came back faster then he could not get his hand out of the way. The jig smashed his hand between the jig and the cat walk on impactor.

2010 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was putting out a pump to remove surface water. He slipped on an ice chunk and fell. Employee sprained left shoulder and bruised left elbow.

2009 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

Raising a conveyor with a cable ring gear style crank. The handle of the crank slipped out of his hands and the handle hit the top of his left foot, causing a metatarsal fracture.

2008 · 1 incident

Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

Employee was on cat walk pulling cable back. Cable was stuck on something and when it released from what it was caught on, employee fell backwards, losing balance. He fell through the opening between the railings, which was about an 8'-10' fall. Resulted in an injury to the head and left shoulder.

2000 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING LANCING GEAR ON STACKER WITH ANOTHER EE TO GET PIN OUT, WHEN EE FELT SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.