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Dresser Trap Rock Incorporated: 149 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Dresser, Polk County, WI  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4700040

Dresser Trap Rock Incorporated has $22K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1989–2024
Latest incident
Dec 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
149
citations
21
significant & substantial
$22,384
proposed penalties
$22,384
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Dresser Trap Rock Inc.'s full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
70
inspections on record
1,597
inspection hours
9.3
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
149 citations across 1,597 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Dresser Trap Rock Incorporated has $22K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
ⓘ Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$22K
proposed penalties
$22K
current assessed
$22K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
149 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-25.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
14.1%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
14.1%
reasonably likely or greater
59.1%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 58.4% low, 41.6% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘ Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2025-12-03
8%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
66
samples
39
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz343 over
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg15
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz7
  • Arsenic fumes4
Show the individual readings (100)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2019-10-30 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 3.91 1.41 2.77 Dry Screen Plant Operator
2014-03-25 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.89 1.58 1.20 Dry Screen Plant Operator
2009-02-19 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 2.24 1.91 1.17 Dry Screen Plant Operator
2025-12-03 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.54 1.7 0.32 Crusher Oper/Worker
2025-12-03 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.82 1.61 0.51 Crusher Oper/Worker
2025-12-02 Zinc oxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Building Repair/Maint.
2025-12-02 Arsenic fumes 0 1500 0.00 Building Repair/Maint.
2025-12-02 Beryllium fumes 0 6 0.00 Building Repair/Maint.
2025-12-02 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Building Repair/Maint.
2025-12-02 Chromium, insoluble 0 3 0.00 Building Repair/Maint.
2025-12-02 Cobalt fumes 0 300 0.00 Building Repair/Maint.
2025-12-02 Copper fumes 0 300 0.00 Building Repair/Maint.
2025-12-02 Iron oxide fumes 0.32 20 0.02 Building Repair/Maint.
2025-12-02 Lead fumes 0 450 0.00 Building Repair/Maint.
2025-12-02 Magnesium oxide fumes 0 20 0.00 Building Repair/Maint.
2025-12-02 Manganese fumes 0.12 5 0.02 Building Repair/Maint.
2025-12-02 Molybdenum fumes 0 20 0.00 Building Repair/Maint.
2025-12-02 Nickel fumes 0 3 0.00 Building Repair/Maint.
2025-12-02 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Building Repair/Maint.
2025-12-02 Zinc oxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Building Repair/Maint.
2025-12-02 Arsenic fumes 0 1500 0.00 Building Repair/Maint.
2025-12-02 Beryllium fumes 0 6 0.00 Building Repair/Maint.
2025-12-02 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Building Repair/Maint.
2025-12-02 Chromium, insoluble 0 3 0.00 Building Repair/Maint.
2025-12-02 Cobalt fumes 0 300 0.00 Building Repair/Maint.
2025-12-02 Copper fumes 0 300 0.00 Building Repair/Maint.
2025-12-02 Iron oxide fumes 0.89 20 0.04 Building Repair/Maint.
2025-12-02 Lead fumes 0 450 0.00 Building Repair/Maint.
2025-12-02 Magnesium oxide fumes 0 20 0.00 Building Repair/Maint.
2025-12-02 Manganese fumes 0.37 5 0.07 Building Repair/Maint.
2025-12-02 Molybdenum fumes 0 20 0.00 Building Repair/Maint.
2025-12-02 Nickel fumes 0 3 0.00 Building Repair/Maint.
2025-12-02 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Building Repair/Maint.
2025-12-02 Zinc oxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Building Repair/Maint.
2025-12-02 Arsenic fumes 0 1500 0.00 Building Repair/Maint.
2025-12-02 Beryllium fumes 0 6 0.00 Building Repair/Maint.
2025-12-02 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Building Repair/Maint.
2025-12-02 Chromium, insoluble 0 3 0.00 Building Repair/Maint.
2025-12-02 Cobalt fumes 0 300 0.00 Building Repair/Maint.
2025-12-02 Copper fumes 0 300 0.00 Building Repair/Maint.
2025-12-02 Iron oxide fumes 0.61 20 0.03 Building Repair/Maint.
2025-12-02 Lead fumes 0 450 0.00 Building Repair/Maint.
2025-12-02 Magnesium oxide fumes 0 20 0.00 Building Repair/Maint.
2025-12-02 Manganese fumes 0.25 5 0.05 Building Repair/Maint.
2025-12-02 Molybdenum fumes 0 20 0.00 Building Repair/Maint.
2025-12-02 Nickel fumes 0 3 0.00 Building Repair/Maint.
2025-12-02 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Building Repair/Maint.
2022-09-28 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2022-09-28 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Shovel Operator
2022-06-23 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.18 Dry Screen Plant Operator
2022-06-23 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2022-06-23 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Drill Operator, Rotary
2021-03-31 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2021-03-31 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dry Screen Plant Operator
2020-03-04 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.27 Dry Screen Plant Operator
2019-10-30 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.26 Truck Driver
2019-01-03 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 2.01 2.32 0.87 Dry Screen Plant Operator
2019-01-03 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Drill Operator, Rotary
2019-01-03 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2017-12-19 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.96 1.7 0.56 Dry Screen Plant Operator
2017-12-19 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.13 Front-end Loader Operator
2017-12-19 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 5.16 Utility Man
2017-12-19 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.38 Utility Man
2017-02-01 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.18 1.23 0.15 Front-end Loader Operator
2017-02-01 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.37 1.6 0.23 Building Repair/Maint.
2017-02-01 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.02 1.58 0.65 Crusher Oper/Worker
2016-09-21 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.38 1.35 0.28 Dry Screen Plant Operator
2014-06-11 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.17 1.79 0.09 Dry Screen Plant Operator
2012-02-01 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.51 1.34 0.38 Crusher Oper/Worker
2012-02-01 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.39 Iron Worker
2012-02-01 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.17 1.83 0.09 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-09-30 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.34 1.7 0.20 Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-09-30 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.47 1.43 0.33 Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-09-30 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.15 Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-02-19 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.56 1.76 0.89 Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-02-19 Copper fumes 0.85 100 0.01 Mechanic
2009-02-19 Iron oxide fumes 0.35 10 0.04 Mechanic
2009-02-19 Lead fumes 0.42 150 0.00 Mechanic
2009-02-19 Magnesium oxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Mechanic
2009-02-19 Manganese fumes 0.05 5 0.01 Mechanic
2009-02-19 Molybdenum fumes 0 10 0.00 Mechanic
2009-02-19 Nickel fumes 0 1 0.00 Mechanic
2009-02-19 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Mechanic
2009-02-19 Zinc oxide fumes 0 5 0.00 Mechanic
2009-02-19 Cristobalite, respirable 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-02-19 Cristobalite, respirable 0 Dry Screen Plant Operator
2009-02-19 Arsenic fumes 0 500 0.00 Mechanic
2009-02-19 Beryllium fumes 0 2 0.00 Mechanic
2009-02-19 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Mechanic
2009-02-19 Chromium, insoluble 0 1 0.00 Mechanic
2009-02-19 Cobalt fumes 0 100 0.00 Mechanic
2007-05-23 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2007-05-23 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Shovel Operator
2007-05-23 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.48 1.97 0.24 Drill Operator, Rotary
2007-05-23 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2005-07-06 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.14 Front-end Loader Operator
2005-07-06 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1 2.07 0.48 Dry Screen Plant Operator
2005-07-06 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.86 1.8 0.48 Drill Operator, Rotary Air
2005-03-30 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.24 1.82 0.13 Crusher Oper/Worker
2005-03-30 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dry Screen Plant Operator
Showing 100 of 114 laboratory readings: every over-limit reading, then the most recent. MSHA reads one air sample several times, so readings outnumber the samples counted above. The full set is in MSHA's Personal Health Samples file.

Area samples (mill and shop air)

Last sampled: 2019-12-03, 6 years ago
1
samples
Show the individual readings (1)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Area sampled
2019-12-03 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.14 MP DRY SCREENING
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.

Dresser Trap Rock Incorporated recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.

Injury rate, 2025
ⓘ This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.65 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In Wisconsin, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.80 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2025 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2024 * 3.45 3.45 0.000
2023 * 3.81 3.81 0.000
2022 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2021 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2020 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2019 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2018 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
  1. Bryan Dresser Trap Rock Inc 1950 to 1979
  2. Dresser Trap Rock Inc. 1979 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 24
2025 23
2024 23
2023 21
2022 22
2021 20
2020 19
2019 19
2018 18
2017 19
2016 20
2015 21
2014 20
2013 21
2012 20
2011 20
2010 18
2009 19
2008 16
2007 15
2006 16
2005 16
2004 16
2003 15
2002 16
2001 14
2000 15
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Dresser Trap Rock Incorporated sits in Polk County, Wisconsin, where the Census mining category is 0.3% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Polk County, Wisconsin · Population 45,327
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$76,208
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2026 Q2 16,114 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 13,861 1 0 72.1
2025 Q4 14,049 3 0 213.5
2025 Q3 14,760 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 15,448 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 14,767 3 0 203.2
2024 Q4 14,552 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 14,712 0 0 0.0
Show 98 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 15,358 7 1 455.8
2024 Q1 13,384 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 12,445 4 0 321.4
2023 Q3 13,401 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 13,290 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 13,376 1 0 74.8
2022 Q4 13,888 1 0 72.0
2022 Q3 14,012 3 1 214.1
2022 Q2 14,328 4 1 279.2
2022 Q1 12,543 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 12,735 2 0 157.0
2021 Q3 13,701 6 0 437.9
2021 Q2 12,927 6 1 464.1
2021 Q1 12,914 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 11,277 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 13,213 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 12,836 2 0 155.8
2020 Q1 12,390 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 11,574 7 3 604.8
2019 Q3 13,393 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 13,214 4 0 302.7
2019 Q1 10,628 2 0 188.2
2018 Q4 10,585 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 11,905 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 12,757 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 11,623 2 0 172.1
2017 Q4 11,001 1 0 90.9
2017 Q3 12,506 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 12,967 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 11,622 2 0 172.1
2016 Q4 10,970 1 0 91.2
2016 Q3 13,235 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 13,149 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 11,653 1 0 85.8
2015 Q4 11,865 3 0 252.8
2015 Q3 13,274 2 0 150.7
2015 Q2 13,402 6 0 447.7
2015 Q1 11,023 4 0 362.9
2014 Q4 10,168 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 11,277 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 12,197 1 1 82.0
2014 Q1 11,864 3 0 252.9
2013 Q4 11,511 2 1 173.7
2013 Q3 12,811 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 13,722 2 0 145.8
2013 Q1 12,249 1 0 81.6
2012 Q4 12,430 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 13,964 5 0 358.1
2012 Q2 15,254 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 11,139 4 0 359.1
2011 Q4 13,708 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 13,859 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 12,788 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 10,478 1 0 95.4
2010 Q4 10,732 6 2 559.1
2010 Q3 11,467 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 10,616 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 9,112 2 0 219.5
2009 Q4 9,736 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 10,991 5 1 454.9
2009 Q2 11,206 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 9,424 3 0 318.3
2008 Q4 9,131 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 9,951 1 0 100.5
2008 Q2 8,654 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 8,235 1 0 121.4
2007 Q4 7,715 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 8,546 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 8,670 6 1 692.0
2007 Q1 8,256 3 3 363.4
2006 Q4 7,864 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 9,717 3 0 308.7
2006 Q2 9,108 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 8,003 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 9,388 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 9,151 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 9,272 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 8,166 1 0 122.5
2004 Q4 8,051 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 9,866 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 9,580 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 7,951 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 8,082 3 0 371.2
2003 Q3 8,224 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 8,422 1 0 118.7
2003 Q1 6,791 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 7,942 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 11,057 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 10,474 1 1 95.5
2002 Q1 8,218 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 8,873 4 1 450.8
2001 Q3 9,704 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 8,861 3 0 338.6
2001 Q1 6,200 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 7,571 4 1 528.3
2000 Q3 9,426 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 9,841 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 8,809 1 1 113.5
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2024 · 1 incident

December 23, 2024 WI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Dresser Trap Rock Inc. · Struck against stationary object

Employee was climbing down off of loader, stepped off bottom step of access ladder and stepped on a piece of steel on floor and twisted EE's left foot.

2023 · 1 incident

January 25, 2023 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dresser Trap Rock Inc. · Fall onto or against objects

Employee stepped off the bottom rung of a ladder and slipped. As EE was falling, EE hit lip on a 5 gallon bucket causing EE to bite lower lip.

2016 · 1 incident

January 14, 2016 WI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dresser Trap Rock Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee slipped while working on haul truck. EE did not fall, only twisted back.

2011 · 3 incidents

November 28, 2011 WI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dresser Trap Rock Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Installing cylinder on crusher. Pinched finger where cylinder rod mounts to crusher. Skin was cut and wound was stitched.

October 21, 2011 WI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dresser Trap Rock Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Mechanic bent over to plug in an air hose and said his back went out. Lower back pain.

September 12, 2011 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Dresser Trap Rock Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Change loader teeth using 2 pound maul to drive out pin that holds tooth on.

2009 · 1 incident

August 18, 2009 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dresser Trap Rock Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE was removing an oxygen cylinder from a pick-up truck, to install on a torch cart in the maintenance shop. EE reported to his supervisor 1/2 hr later that he strained his back lifting the cylinder.

1997 · 1 incident

July 24, 1997 WI · Metal/Non-Metal OTHER
Dresser Trap Rock Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MUSCLE SPASM IN BACK. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED, HE JUST BENT OVER AND STOOD UP AN SAID HIS BACK HURT. HE WAS NOT LIFTING OR MOVING ANYTHING AT THE TIME.

1989 · 2 incidents

October 13, 1989 WI · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Dresser Trap Rock Inc. · Struck against a moving object

THE INJURY WAS NOT DIRECTLY CAUSED BY ACCIDENT BUT A STRIAN CAUSED FROM BOUNCING IN SEAT OF OFF ROAD HAUL TRUCK OVER A PERIOD OF AOBUT TWO WEEKS INJURY STARTED AS MINOR SORE BACK AND BECAME WO RSE OVER TWO WEEK PERIOD I DID NOT REALIZE EXTENT OF INJURY BECAUSE THERE WAS VERY LITTLE PAIN AT FIRST AFTER THE PAIN INCREASE I REALIZED THE INJURY WAS SERIOUS

March 13, 1989 WI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Dresser Trap Rock Inc. · Struck by falling object

WAS REMOVING WORN OUT STEEL LINER FROM TRUCK BOX WHILE IN RAISED POSITION. WHILE STANDING OFF TO ONE SIDE AND CUTTING WELDS THE STEEL PLATE RELEASED, SLIDING OUT OF BOX. THE STEEL MUST HAVE HU NG UP ON A PARTIALLY REMOVED WELD CAUSING THE PLATE TO SWING TO THE SIDE HE WAS STANDING ON. THE STEEL LANDED ON HIS ANKLE, BREAKING IT.