Mining Incidents

Plant #45Metal/Nonmetal

Plain, Sauk County, WI · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4702874
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
2000–2025
Latest incident
Oct 2025
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

17 on file

2025 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

Piece of metal got into employees' eye sometime during shift, unknown how it happened.

2023 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Holding cutting edge bolt in place, impact wrench caused bolt to spin and cut index finger on employee.

2022 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

Operator was using a cut-off wheel and disk came apart. Small section struck operator in the stomach, requiring 4 stitches to close the laceration.

2018 · 2 incidents

Struck against stationary object

The injured employee was blowing dust off the plant with compressed air, while blowing the dust off they broke protocol and inserted the air nozzle behind a guard on the under side of a tail pulley. The pulley yanked the nozzle from the employees hands cutting their palm.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The mine foreman was cutting a damaged piece of belting out with a utility knife, EE placed EE's hand in a bad position while cutting and slit EE's hand. EE drove to a local clinic where they gave EE 4 stitches. EE returned to work, total time away from work approx. 4 hours.

2016 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee states they were stepping down from a ladder when they twisted their left foot/ankle.

2015 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee reported that he was sweeping a sample box through product coming off conveyor belt to collect aggregate material when he felt a sharp pain in his right shoulder.

2011 · 2 incidents

Struck by falling object

Employee Dropped a heavy metal shim on his left foot.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee states he was helping to install a deck when he slipped and pulled a muscle in his right arm.

2010 · 2 incidents

Struck by flying object

Employee was working on cone change when he got a piece of steel in his eye.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was throwing rocks out from behind a boulder; while he was throwing, he was turning his back. Reports back strain.

2008 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Unknown at this time.

2005 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was pulling on a pipe wrench to change spouts on fuel tank. Employee reports pain in chest area due to stretched ligament.

2002 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WALKING DOWN LAB STEPS- TWISTED ANKLE WHILE STEPPING OFF STEPS ONTO UNEVEN GROUND.

2001 · 2 incidents

Struck against stationary object

EE WAS CHANGING THE CUTTING EDGE ON LOADER. BOLTHEAD CUT FINGER.

Fall down stairs

EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING JOB TRAILER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE STEPS, CAUSING INJURY TO HIS LEFT KNEE.

2000 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CUTTING A BELT LACING WITH A UTILITY KNIFE WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEG.