Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
A miner entered a surge bin to free stuck material. The material collapsed and engulfed the miner.
Ovyn #1 PitMetal/Nonmetal
Dennis Ovyn Trucking Inc · Surface
Controlled by Joel Robert Ovyn; William D Ovyn; Darren G Ovyn
withee, Taylor County, WI · Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4703016
- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2019–2021
- Latest incident
- Oct 2021
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
1 on file (excluding fatalities above)2019 · 1 incident
Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
The blaster was attempting to clear a vertical auger when the auger engaged resulting in lacerations to middle and index finger on right hand. EE was sweeping the material from auger gate when their glove contacted the auger and was pulled in. The injury resulted in 9 stitches to 2 fingers for a total of 18 stitches. There were no restrictions due to the injury.