Mining Incidents

GreyhawkMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Terry Wenger
Arlington, Columbia County, WI · Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4703791
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2017–2025
Latest incident
Jan 2025
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2025 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

Miner was cleaning underneath a conveyor, bent down and stood up hitting EE's forehead on the conveyor, received stitches

2023 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

snow and ice conditions on gravel near mine site. Miner was walking and slipped on ice, falling on EE's ankle breaking and dislocating ankle.

2022 · 2 incidents

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

Miner was setting up crushing spread when EE's legs got pinched between the conveyor and crushing plant. Received stitches on EE's right leg and swelling. No broken bones.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

It was snowing heavily and operator was walking to vehicle when operator slipped on ice and fell on side hurting left side rib area.

2021 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

Miner was moving Large boulder in bucket and the boulder rolled off the bucket causing the loader to jump from the weight being undistributed. Miner banged forehead and got a small cut on forehead that required 5 stitches.

2020 · 1 incident

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

Employee was doing pre inspection on conveyor and wanted to move a large rock off of conveyor and while moving the rock the rock pinched EE's pinky between the rock and metal part of the conveyor. Had to have surgery to repair pinky.

2017 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

A leased dump truck was dumping aggregate on the floor of our pit and the truck tipped over on the drivers side as the dump box was lifting. The driver sustained 3 fractured vertebrae and a bulging disc due to the impact of the tip. They were not wearing a seatbelt at the time. The driver was taken by ambulance but later released.