Mining Incidents

Taylor FracMetal/Nonmetal

Taylor Frac LLC · Surface
Taylor, Jackson County, WI · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4703655
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2013–2019
Latest incident
Jul 2019
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2019 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

While operating loader on rough terrain, the operator braced self with right arm on the window frame, causing a strain in EE's arm.

2017 · 2 incidents

Struck by flying object

Employee was performing metal grinding operation in maintenance workshop. Employee was wearing safety glasses, full face shield, gloves and hearing protection. Employee had irritation in employee's eye upon completion of shift. Went to ER the next day, small fragment removed.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was walking back from checking something outside and while returning, ee slipped on ice and fell to the ground causing lumbar strain with disc inflammation.

2016 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

Our employee was attempting to step off trailer onto truck chassis when knee bucked, causing ee to fall to the ground. This resulted in a fracture of the shaft of the right fibula.

2015 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

Employee was grinding on angle with handheld grinder on Fri 2/6/15. He finished his shift and went home. The next evening (Sat 2/7/15), his eye began to hurt and went to the ER at 2am on Sun 2/8/15. He had piece of metal in right eye. DR removed metal and polished cornea. He said DR suspected the metal could have been in his eye lashes before getting into his eye on Saturday

2013 · 1 incident

Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was not using proper safety equipment to get to an inspection door and then when reaching into door some hot sand came out landing on him. His reaction to getting hit with the sand resulted in employee jerking backwards off where he was standing falling a few feet to the ground. This resulted in minor burns to arms, a twisted ankle & a broken foot.