Mining Incidents

Dovre Dry Plant SiteMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by NI Sand Holdings LLC
New Auburn, Barron County, WI · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4703761
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2015–2018
Latest incident
Oct 2018
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2018 · 2 incidents

Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee lost control of 242D skid steer. Employee's negligence resulted in multiple collisions resulting in their LH index finger tip being amputated. Employee reported injury to another the lead person & was asked what happened they stated, ""I put my hand where it doesn't belong.""

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Snow and ice accumulation on roadway surface, created a very slippery walkway. The injured employee slipped and sprained EE's left ankle.

2016 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was shoveling sand spillage from tail pulley area of D1-C3 Dryer discharge conveyor. Employee turned to the left to dump a full shovel of material and felt a twinge in the lower back and could not straighten upright.

2015 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Maintenance employee utilized a pocket knife to cut open a package. The employee was cutting toward himself when the knife slipped cutting his left thumb. The employee was taken to the local emergency room. The cut that measured approximately 3/4"" long required 8 sutures to close.