Mining Incidents

Dovre Dry Plant Site Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by NI Sand Holdings LLC
New Auburn, Barron County, WI  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4703761

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2015–2018
Latest incident
Oct 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2015
18
citations
2
significant & substantial
$2,165
proposed penalties
$2,165
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2020 Q2 3,698 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 9,831 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 9,176 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 10,926 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 13,229 5 1 378.0
2019 Q1 13,226 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 13,151 2 0 152.1
2018 Q3 16,835 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2018 · 2 incidents

October 27, 2018 WI · Metal/Non-Metal utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator POWERED HAULAGE
Northern Industrial Sand LLC · 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."

April 15, 2018 WI · Metal/Non-Metal utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Northern Industrial Sand LLC · 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

January 19, 2016 WI · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Northern Industrial Sand LLC · 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

December 27, 2015 WI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Northern Industrial Sand LLC · 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.