Mining Incidents

Plant #26Metal/Nonmetal

Mosinee, Marathon County, WI · Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4702928
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
33
Years on record
2000–2025
Latest incident
Jun 2025
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

33 on file

2025 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Operator set down a grinder while cutting disk was still spinning, disk contacted the conveyor belt and jumped to the side. The spinning disk contacted the back of the operators hand and caused a laceration to the hand. Laceration required stiches to close.

2024 · 2 incidents

Struck against a moving object

Operating haul truck and felt back go out.

Struck against a moving object

Lower back pain from operation haul truck on rough road.

2023 · 2 incidents

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Operator was stepping down from catwalk to another, stepped wrong and twisted knee and fell onto catwalk.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was loosening a bolt with impact wrench. Employee tried to hold bolt in place with hand, when bolt head spun and cut hand.

2022 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

Stood up while working under wash plant and suffered a neck contusion when head struck wash plant.

2019 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Operator slipped and fell to the ground, breaking a wrist.

2018 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Slipped while carrying tools and supplies, causing small laceration to right knee. Wound became infected a week later. Employee was treated for the infection at that time.

2017 · 2 incidents

Struck by falling object

Operator cut their finger when they lost grip while placing a large bolt in the jaw crusher. Bolt landed on the right index finger causing a small laceration to finger tip requiring 3 stiches to close.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

While removing railing section and tossing to ground, railing caught operator clothing and pulled over the side. Operator fell to ground injuring back.

2015 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Operator cut his hand while tightening screen bolts. Needed 4 stiches to close the wound.

2013 · 1 incident

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

Ee was helping to lift a wire screen cloth over a railing when he pinched his right ring finger between the screen and railing.

2009 · 2 incidents

Struck against stationary object

While performing work activity on top of a loader bucket, EE twisted his right ankle.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Climbing down steps of Volvo haul truck, EE felt pain in his lower back. Possibly pre-existing condition.

2006 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While replacing bracket using the air gun to spin off the bolts on top. Right was on the bottom holding the bolt up when the air gun jammed on, causing the bolt to spin resulting in a laceration on his finger.

2005 · 3 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While climbing from the loader he felt a pop in his shoulder.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was directing other employee who was operating hammer to break rock in the jaw when the hammer slipped off the rock and lunged over crushing EE's hand.

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

While adjusting a conveyor belt the wrench got caught in the tailroller and wedge employees hand between the wrench and the tailroller adjusting bracket.

2004 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING DIRT FROM UNDER CONVEYOR IN DOGHOUSE. WHILE DOING SO, DIRT GOT UNDER SAFETY GLASSES AND IN HIS EYE. EMPLOYEE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT AND RECEIVED A PRESCRIPTION.

2003 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CHANGING SCREENS EE FOUND HIMSELF POUNDING, PRYING AND PULLING THE SCREENS TO GET THEM SWITCHED OUT. AS A RESULT HE EXPERIENCED SHOULDER DISCOMFORT.

Fall from machine

EE WAS MOVING FROM LOADER CATWALK TO FENDER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL.

2002 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS ON HIS STOMACH/ SIDE SWITCHING OUT A CONVEYER ROLLER. THE ROLLER GOT CAUGHT ON THE CONVEYER BELT AND HE GAVE IT A TUG RESULTING IN PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

2001 · 7 incidents

Struck by falling object

WHILE LIFTING A CUTTING EDGE WITH ANOTHER PERSON, THEY ATTEMPTED TO DROP IT IN THE LOADER BUCKET, HOWEVER, IT LANDED ON EE'S FOOT.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CHANGING THE JAW ON THE PRIMARY, EE CRAWLED INSIDE TO TIGHTEN SOME BOLTS. HE WAS PUSHING WITH HIS LEGS WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING POP. HE IS TREATING CURRENTLY.

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

EE WAS TRYING TO SEPARATE A PIECE OF STEEL FROM THE DRILL STEEL WITH A PIPE WRENCH. IT SLIPPED OFF AND CAUGHT HIS LT RING FINGER BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND FRAME. THE LACERATION REQUIRED STITCHES.

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

WHILE MOVING A PARTIAL FULL BARREL OF FREEZTROL THE BARREL STRUCK THE GROUND AND PRODUCT SPLASHED OUT. EE WAS SPLASHED ON HIS UPPER BODY AS WELLAS ON HIS FACE AND UNDER HIS GLASSES.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHEN TAKING MACHINE APART, PULLING ON A WRENCH EE FELT SOMETHING SNAP IN HIS RT WRIST. SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION.

2000 · 4 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PUTTING THE CAP ON THE CONE OF THE CRUSHER-AFTERWARDS HE HAD A STOMACH ACHE. ONCE HE GOT HOME. HIS STOMACH STARTED TO SWELL. HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A HERNIA.

Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AFTER LOADING A BOBCAT ON A SEMI TRAILER, EE UNHOOKED A CHAIN FROM THE BUCKET AND STEPPED BACK-HIS FOOT WENT THROUGH A HOLE IN THE DECK OF TRAILER CAUSING HIS INJURY.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE INSTALLING SIDE LINERS IN THE JAW OF THE CRUSHER USING HOOK ON A SPLITTER CABLE. WHEN THERE WAS PRESSURE APPLIED TO LIFT THE LINER, THE FREE HOOK SPUN AROUND SMASHING HIS LEFT HAND.