Mining Incidents

Sumner Wet PlantMetal/Nonmetal

cameron, Barron County, WI · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4703686
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
18
Years on record
2013–2026
Latest incident
Feb 2026
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

18 on file

2026 · 1 incident

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

Maintenance Employee got their right index finger caught between a roller they were attempting to put in position and the drive gear for the roller.

2018 · 2 incidents

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Miner was walking through the plant - Reached to open door into the floc room - left leg slipped from underneath EE causing EE to land on the right patella (knee).

Struck by falling object

We were contracted to change tires on a 844 John Deere loader. In the process of jacking the equipment up - the blocking and jack failed causing the loader to shift downward and the employee was struck by the loader frame.

2017 · 1 incident

Fall down stairs

Miner was coming down a flight of stairs - quickly and skipping steps. Miner caught foot on the bottom last couple steps and fell hitting miner's head.

2016 · 4 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was shoveling sand onto a conveyor belt. Employee was cleaning underneath the conveyor. As ee was lifting the sand to put on the conveyor ee felt left shoulder pop. This causing pain in shoulder.

Struck by falling object

Miner was replacing a valve that was worn out using an adjustable wrench. Miner had 4 bolts to remove - upon EE's last bolt to remove the valve dropped causing a laceration on EE's left forearm.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While changing bucket teeth a metal fragment struck Miner's arm.

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

While wheeling a 5"" roller into place for as a replacement part for a belt press the roller came off the cart causing the individuals finger to be caught between the roller and floor grating. The individual suffered a break in the middle finger.

2015 · 6 incidents

Struck against a moving object

While operating a haul truck the individuals tires slipped into a rut causing his head and neck to have a whiplash type effect.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While setting up water pumps in the mine the individual stepped on unleveled ground casing the individual to twist his knee.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

The individual was clearing material from the scalping tower location. While doing this clearing the individual attempted to pick up a large rock to remove it from the area, while lifting this rock it caused the individual back pain.

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

While reaching for the door handle on the quality control lab the individual received a bee sting on his left hand.

Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

The employee was in an Aerial Lift working to clear a troughing roller utilizing a hammer. The equipment was not locked out at the time of incident causing the hammer to be drawn into the troughing roller also drawing the employee's hand in between the belt and roller. The employee received a hand contusion as a result of the incident.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The individual was carrying a 5 gallon fuel can to refill a heater located in the second level of the scalping tower. This individual reports slipping on ice while accessing the tower to refuel the heaters.

2014 · 3 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While working in a Scissor Lift cutting a threaded rod with a reciprocating saw, the saw blade caught causing the saw to kick back impacting the operator's face/upper lip region causing a cut/laceration.

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

Driver was adjusting tailgate chain and box was slightly raised, chain moved pinching his two fingers.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

This individual was cleaning out next to a conveyer when a rock struck him in the back of the neck causing some pain in the shoulder along with numbness in the right arm.

2013 · 1 incident

Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

This individual was walking under a out of service conveyer and ducked to avoid contact with the conveyer the individual used poor body mechanics resulted in a twisting motion causing a minor back strain. This did not cause damage to the mining operation.