Fall onto or against objects
The plant operator was carrying an extension ladder by self, when ee turned rounding a de-watering screen ee tripped and fell against the corner of the screen.
Fry Hill SiteMetal/Nonmetal
Northern Industrial Sand LLC · Surface
Controlled by NI Sand Holdings LLC
Chetek, Barron County, WI · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4703755
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2016–2017
- Latest incident
- Nov 2017
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file2017 · 2 incidents
Struck by flying object
EE and another ee were unbolting a HDPE slurry pipe feeding de-watering screen SC-03A. The HDPE pipe has a slip flange on the end for ease of alignment. When the bolts were loosened the heavy HDPE pipe slipped and turned impacting ee in the chest knocking ee down and breaking collar bone.
2016 · 1 incident
Struck by flying object
Cat off-road dump truck was stuck at tailings storage area. Dozer operator was trying to free the truck from stuck position by using a strap and shackle to pull the vehicle. Shackle failed causing it to hit the dozer operator in the arm. This caused a fracture in EE's right arm. Operator was transported to the Rice Lake hospital with a non-life threatening injury.