Mining Incidents

Chippewa SandMetal/Nonmetal

Bloomer, Chippewa County, WI · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4703607
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
22
Years on record
2012–2018
Latest incident
Oct 2018
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

22 on file

2018 · 3 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee stated ee was cleaning the concrete pad with a hose when ee stepped off the pad and strained knee.

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

Technician was installing a rear A-frame for a 745C Cat haul truck, utilizing their service truck hoist and synthetic slings. While maneuvering the A-frame with the hoist, the A-frame shifted, pinching the technicians finger between the haul truck frame, and the A-frame being moved.

Fall onto or against objects

Employee stated was using a wrench to loosen bolts on a flange when the employee slipped and cut finger on a bolt head.

2017 · 4 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee stated employee was walking towards a water pump to refuel it, while walking down the hill employee slipped and twisted employee's ankle.

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was troubleshooting a flow problem on the belt press. When EE pulled a hose off, the fluid sprayed EE in the face. Employee states EE knocked safety glasses off when the fluid startled EE.

Struck against a moving object

Driving haul truck with arm resting on arm rest. Truck bounced, jarred shoulder.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was running to turn on computer screen for the slurry and rolled their ankle.

2015 · 4 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

The employee was changing a screen when he turned and felt a pain in his back.

Struck by flying object

The employee was working on the belt press checking a water line, when he inadvertently pulled the line loose causing water to splash in his eye. No injury, antibiotic was prescribed as preventive care.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee stated his eye started hurting following his shift at work. Went to the doctor who indicated it is possible he got sand under his contact lense.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee stepped off of a trailer and rolled his ankle.

2014 · 5 incidents

Fall from machine

The employee was exiting haul truck, her ankle gave out causing her to fall. Employee sought medical treatment after she was laid off and documentation to the extent of treatment was provided to the employer on January 20, 2015.

Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was walking, stopped, turned and felt pain in his knee.

Struck by flying object

The Employee was assisting a welder when a piece of slag went behind his safety glasses and into his eye.

Struck against stationary object

The employee was shoveling sand and struck his elbow on a steel beam. Injury was on 10-3-14 and physical therapy was prescribed on 10-13-14 making it reportable.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee stepped off of a concrete footing and twisted his ankle.

2013 · 3 incidents

Struck by falling object

The employee was disassembling a take up, when a roller fell on his foot above the steel toe.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was using a utility knife to cut a piece of belt, slipped and cut his finger.

Struck against stationary object

The employee finished fueling a piece of equipment and was walking beside it to get back in it when he stepped on a rock which caused him to roll his right ankle.

2012 · 3 incidents

Fall onto or against objects

The employee was climbing onto a trackhoe, slipped bumping his left elbow.

Flash burns (welding)

The employee reported eye irritation the day after working in the shop where welding was taken place.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

The employee was shoveling and experienced groin pain. It was initially diagnosed as a personal health condition. A medical specialist later determined that the condition may have been caused by heavy lifting or straining.