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Sylvania Minerals: 191 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Berlin Twp., Monroe County, MI  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2002964

Sylvania Minerals has $24K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K outstanding across 7 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
35
Years on record
1996–2026
Latest incident
Jun 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
191
citations
33
significant & substantial
$24,349
proposed penalties
$21,521
paid to date
88% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,828 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Sylvania Minerals LLC's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
90
inspections on record
2,286
inspection hours
8.4
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.
191 citations across 2,286 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Sylvania Minerals has $24K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K outstanding across 7 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.
$24K
proposed penalties
$23K
current assessed
$22K
paid to date
$1K
outstanding
187 assessments are final orders; 7 contested dockets.
Of $5K in penalties contested before the Commission, $3K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-22.
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.
17.3%
significant & substantial
2.6%
high negligence or reckless
17.3%
reasonably likely or greater
36.1%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.5% none, 22.5% low, 74.3% moderate, 2.6% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
23 citations taken to the federal commission · 12% of citations on record
  • Settled 14 · 61%
  • Stood as issued 6 · 26%
  • Vacated or withdrawn 3 · 13%
83%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 6 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
31%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$5K proposed, $3K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2024-11-07.
Contested penalties
ⓘ A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
LAKE 2010-547M Default Lesnick 2011 $2K → $2K
LAKE 2008-673M Settlement Barbour 2009 $1K → $927
LAKE 2025-0042 Dismissal 2025 $1K → $0
LAKE 2009-52M Settlement Paez 2010 $425 → $425
LAKE 2013-395M Vacate Barbour 2013 $243 → $0
LAKE 2009-51M Settlement Paez 2010 $200 → $200
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), 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: 2026-01-14
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
43
samples
22
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg20
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz8
  • Arsenic fumes5
  • Beryllium fumes5
Show the individual readings (100)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2026-01-14 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2026-01-13 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.13 Crusher Oper/Worker
2026-01-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2026-01-13 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.14 0.69 0.20 Crusher Oper/Worker
2025-07-23 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.24 0.45 0.53 Crusher Oper/Worker
2025-07-23 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2022-04-20 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.26 0.46 0.57 Crusher Oper/Worker
2022-04-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Washer Operator
2016-05-03 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2016-05-03 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Drill Operator, Rotary
2016-05-03 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2012-02-22 Chromium, insoluble 0 1 0.00 Pipe Fitter/Millright/Plumber
2012-02-22 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Pipe Fitter/Millright/Plumber
2012-02-22 Arsenic fumes 0 500 0.00 Pipe Fitter/Millright/Plumber
2012-02-22 Beryllium fumes 0 2 0.00 Pipe Fitter/Millright/Plumber
2012-02-22 Zinc oxide fumes 0 5 0.00 Pipe Fitter/Millright/Plumber
2012-02-22 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Pipe Fitter/Millright/Plumber
2012-02-22 Nickel fumes 0 1 0.00 Pipe Fitter/Millright/Plumber
2012-02-22 Molybdenum fumes 0 10 0.00 Pipe Fitter/Millright/Plumber
2012-02-22 Manganese fumes 0 5 0.00 Pipe Fitter/Millright/Plumber
2012-02-22 Magnesium oxide fumes 0.04 10 0.00 Pipe Fitter/Millright/Plumber
2012-02-22 Lead fumes 0 150 0.00 Pipe Fitter/Millright/Plumber
2012-02-22 Iron oxide fumes 0.03 10 0.00 Pipe Fitter/Millright/Plumber
2012-02-22 Copper fumes 0 100 0.00 Pipe Fitter/Millright/Plumber
2012-02-22 Cobalt fumes 0 100 0.00 Pipe Fitter/Millright/Plumber
2011-03-15 Iron oxide fumes 0.65 20 0.03 Welder, etc.
2011-03-15 Zinc oxide fumes 0.06 10 0.01 Welder, etc.
2011-03-15 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Welder, etc.
2011-03-15 Nickel fumes 0 3 0.00 Welder, etc.
2011-03-15 Molybdenum fumes 0 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2011-03-15 Manganese fumes 0.12 5 0.02 Welder, etc.
2011-03-15 Magnesium oxide fumes 0.17 20 0.01 Welder, etc.
2011-03-15 Lead fumes 0 450 0.00 Welder, etc.
2011-03-15 Copper fumes 0 300 0.00 Welder, etc.
2011-03-15 Cobalt fumes 0 300 0.00 Welder, etc.
2011-03-15 Chromium, insoluble 0.01 3 0.00 Welder, etc.
2011-03-15 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2011-03-15 Beryllium fumes 0 6 0.00 Welder, etc.
2011-03-15 Arsenic fumes 0 1500 0.00 Welder, etc.
2011-03-15 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Lab Technician
2011-01-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2011-01-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Mechanic
2011-01-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Welder, etc.
2010-04-14 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Diamond Drill Operator
2010-04-14 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.17 10 0.02 Washer Operator
2010-04-14 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.28 0.81 0.35 Crusher Oper/Worker
2010-01-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2010-01-13 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.17 10 0.02 Backhoe Operator
2010-01-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Bulldozer Operator
2008-07-17 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Utility Man
2008-07-17 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2007-07-25 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.19 10 0.02 Crusher Oper/Worker
2007-07-25 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.18 0.93 0.19 Truck Driver
2007-07-25 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.31 10 0.03 Front-end Loader Operator
2005-09-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2005-09-13 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.68 2.3 0.30 Laborer, Bullgang
2005-01-25 Iron oxide fumes 4.08 20 0.20 Welder, etc.
2005-01-25 Zinc oxide fumes 0 5 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-01-25 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-01-25 Titanium dioxide fumes 0.03 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-01-25 Nickel fumes 0 1 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-01-25 Molybdenum fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-01-25 Manganese fumes 0.25 5 0.05 Welder, etc.
2005-01-25 Magnesium oxide fumes 0.05 10 0.01 Welder, etc.
2005-01-25 Lead fumes 0 150 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-01-25 Iron oxide fumes 0.41 10 0.04 Welder, etc.
2005-01-25 Copper fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-01-25 Cobalt fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-01-25 Chromium, insoluble 0 1 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-01-25 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-01-25 Beryllium fumes 0 2 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-01-25 Arsenic fumes 0 500 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-01-25 Aluminum oxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-01-25 Zinc oxide fumes 0.09 10 0.01 Welder, etc.
2005-01-25 Vanadium fumes 2.94 50 0.06 Welder, etc.
2005-01-25 Titanium dioxide fumes 0.53 20 0.03 Welder, etc.
2005-01-25 Nickel fumes 0 3 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-01-25 Molybdenum fumes 0 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-01-25 Manganese fumes 3.94 5 0.79 Welder, etc.
2005-01-25 Magnesium oxide fumes 0.88 20 0.04 Welder, etc.
2005-01-25 Lead fumes 8.82 450 0.02 Welder, etc.
2005-01-25 Iron oxide fumes 5.84 20 0.29 Welder, etc.
2005-01-25 Copper fumes 11.76 300 0.04 Welder, etc.
2005-01-25 Cobalt fumes 0 300 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-01-25 Chromium, insoluble 0 3 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-01-25 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-01-25 Arsenic fumes 0 1500 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-01-25 Aluminum oxide fumes 0.35 20 0.02 Welder, etc.
2005-01-25 Zinc oxide fumes 0.16 10 0.02 Welder, etc.
2005-01-25 Vanadium fumes 2.94 50 0.06 Welder, etc.
2005-01-25 Titanium dioxide fumes 0.26 20 0.01 Welder, etc.
2005-01-25 Nickel fumes 0 3 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-01-25 Molybdenum fumes 0 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-01-25 Manganese fumes 2.14 5 0.43 Welder, etc.
2005-01-25 Magnesium oxide fumes 0.47 20 0.02 Welder, etc.
2005-01-25 Lead fumes 2.94 450 0.01 Welder, etc.
2005-01-25 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-01-25 Beryllium fumes 0 6 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-01-25 Arsenic fumes 0 1500 0.00 Welder, etc.
2005-01-25 Aluminum oxide fumes 0.18 20 0.01 Welder, etc.
Showing 100 of 109 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.
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.

Sylvania Minerals recorded 2.09 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.
2.09
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above 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 Michigan, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 2.06 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 * 2.09 0.00 0.000
2024 * 4.66 2.33 0.000
2023 * 2.15 0.00 0.000
2022 * 2.14 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. Sylvania Company Limited Partnership 1995 to 2004
  2. Sylvania Minerals LLC 2004 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 42
2025 35
2024 37
2023 39
2022 33
2021 34
2020 32
2019 34
2018 33
2017 31
2016 31
2015 29
2014 25
2013 25
2012 26
2011 22
2010 29
2009 30
2008 38
2007 35
2006 35
2005 36
2004 33
2003 19
2002 30
2001 44
2000 40
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Sylvania Minerals sits in Monroe County, Michigan, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Monroe County, Michigan · Population 155,001
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$75,272
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 26,473 2 0 75.5
2026 Q1 28,753 1 0 34.8
2025 Q4 23,505 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 27,897 4 1 143.4
2025 Q2 26,090 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 18,160 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 20,931 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 22,459 2 0 89.1
Show 98 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 23,436 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 19,083 3 0 157.2
2023 Q4 22,990 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 25,180 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 24,257 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 20,620 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 24,422 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 26,361 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 24,651 1 1 40.6
2022 Q1 18,234 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 21,850 2 0 91.5
2021 Q3 24,385 7 1 287.1
2021 Q2 24,976 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 19,920 1 0 50.2
2020 Q4 20,760 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 25,464 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 22,208 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 17,316 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 21,661 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 26,018 2 0 76.9
2019 Q2 26,690 2 0 74.9
2019 Q1 16,037 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 21,461 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 23,461 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 23,501 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 15,986 2 0 125.1
2017 Q4 20,813 1 0 48.0
2017 Q3 23,333 2 1 85.7
2017 Q2 21,066 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 15,277 1 0 65.5
2016 Q4 19,506 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 24,178 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 21,769 2 0 91.9
2016 Q1 15,404 1 0 64.9
2015 Q4 19,779 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 23,170 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 22,762 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 12,717 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 18,003 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 20,620 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 18,219 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 9,534 2 1 209.8
2013 Q4 14,452 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 20,302 5 1 246.3
2013 Q2 19,017 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 10,012 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 14,072 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 18,089 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 15,504 1 0 64.5
2012 Q1 12,086 2 0 165.5
2011 Q4 10,606 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 16,241 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 14,222 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 7,355 2 0 271.9
2010 Q4 13,146 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 21,287 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 18,585 5 1 269.0
2010 Q1 16,098 5 1 310.6
2009 Q4 16,849 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 22,541 6 1 266.2
2009 Q2 19,028 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 10,681 4 0 374.5
2008 Q4 17,887 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 24,542 14 3 570.5
2008 Q2 24,790 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 18,340 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 20,530 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 25,201 6 0 238.1
2007 Q2 22,901 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 17,773 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 17,163 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 22,144 10 2 451.6
2006 Q2 22,366 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 18,735 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 25,229 4 3 158.5
2005 Q3 28,745 4 1 139.2
2005 Q2 24,671 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 23,223 1 0 43.1
2004 Q4 23,905 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 23,274 4 2 171.9
2004 Q2 20,329 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 19,715 2 0 101.4
2003 Q4 18,298 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 11,971 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 9,741 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 7,198 10 0 1389.3
2002 Q4 14,140 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 20,034 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 21,919 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 11,849 15 0 1265.9
2001 Q4 19,855 10 1 503.7
2001 Q3 30,427 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 31,349 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 25,024 1 0 40.0
2000 Q4 22,923 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 30,552 6 3 196.4
2000 Q2 26,784 8 3 298.7
2000 Q1 21,104 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

35 on file

2026 · 2 incidents

June 9, 2026 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
Sylvania Minerals LLC · Contact with heat

Throughout the day performing maintenance (Screen change) in tower 1. While doing the work, began cramping slowly and became increasingly tired. Heat related injury occurred while working outside in hot/muggy temps. Additional conditions, on and off rain showers. Heat related injury (Overheating/heat exhaustion) Employee received fluids at the hospital and was sent home to rest.

January 8, 2026 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sylvania Minerals LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was removing material build up off of equipment. As they were chiseling the material, they felt a pop in their back.

2025 · 1 incident

February 12, 2025 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sylvania Minerals LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Lifting steel plates in to chutes for welding repair.

2024 · 4 incidents

October 29, 2024 MI · Metal/Non-Metal plumber, pipefitter, millwright HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sylvania Minerals LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was lifting screen bearing; the bearing slipped and caught EE's hand between the bearing and the guard. The guard caused a cut on the palm of EE's hand requiring 5 stitches.

May 14, 2024 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sylvania Minerals LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting a steel plate into place for welding. EE strained EE's Left Shoulder.

April 24, 2024 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sylvania Minerals LLC · Fall from ladders

Working on a ladder approximately 8 feet high. Attempting to loosen gyratory super nuts to disassemble unit when the socket broke off causing EE to lose balance and fall to the ground.

April 19, 2024 MI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Sylvania Minerals LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was grinding metal with a 4.5" angle grinder. A small fragment landed on EE's right eye.

2023 · 1 incident

February 24, 2023 MI · Metal/Non-Metal weighman, scale person SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sylvania Minerals LLC · Fall onto or against objects

The employee caught their foot of the grating while ascending the stairs of the scale house. They fell forward striking the grating with their left knee, right and left hands and chin. They were carrying a bag at the time. The steps and deck are made from steel grip strut grating.

2022 · 1 incident

October 12, 2022 MI · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES
Sylvania Minerals LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee went to EE's personal doctor and was diagnosed with Left Shoulder Osteoarthritis on 10/12/2022. EE stated that EE believes the injury stems from an incident on 3/7/2022 where EE slipped on mud getting out of the water truck. The water truck was parked and EE was getting EE's stuff out of the cab when EE slipped and fell.

2019 · 1 incident

August 17, 2019 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Sylvania Minerals LLC · Struck by falling object

While using a handheld grinder on the pulley shaft of BC-9, a piece of debris from the grinding operation entered the left eye of the employee. EE was grinding overhead and was wearing safety glasses and a face shield properly at the time. No violation of MSHA standards or company policies were found.

2015 · 1 incident

April 16, 2015 MI · Metal/Non-Metal master electrician SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sylvania Minerals LLC · Fall from machine

Working in manlift and fell out of open door on manlift about 5' off the ground. Fell on a spool of wire. Broke pelvis and cut ear.

2013 · 1 incident

September 7, 2013 MI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sylvania Minerals LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Inlet pipe to slurry pump slid while miner moving 4foot section of 12" polyethylene pipe, pipe pinched his hand between an electric motor and the pipe.

2012 · 2 incidents

July 24, 2012 MI · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sylvania Minerals LLC · Struck by falling object

Reaming out 1" holes with a die grinder to 1 1/16". Metal face shield rim collected burrs and spilled out when lifted. Foreign object in left eye.

June 11, 2012 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Sylvania Minerals LLC · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Cleaning the magnet off, of shot wire & metal objects sticking to it. The magnet support structure is made of square tubing, bees were inside it. While spraying for the bees one stung.

2009 · 2 incidents

September 18, 2009 MI · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sylvania Minerals LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Loading scrap iron in container, two pieces struck together and a small chip of iron hit his chin.

July 8, 2009 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sylvania Minerals LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Walking on catwalk to do repair work, greasing, on #1 conveyor line, employee tripped on debris and fell on left knee resulting in minor contusion of knee.

2007 · 3 incidents

May 31, 2007 MI · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OTHER
Sylvania Minerals LLC · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Walking across the shop to get into haul truck felt pain in lower back. He has degenerative disc in lower back this reaggervated an old injury.

May 29, 2007 MI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sylvania Minerals LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Doing maintenance in chute on the bypass gate, weld broke struck right eye lid and cut it.

January 16, 2007 MI · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sylvania Minerals LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Unloading new trough rollers from the manlift basket, right thumb got caught between handrail & trough roller.

2006 · 2 incidents

April 18, 2006 MI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Sylvania Minerals LLC · Flash burns (welding)

Holding steel parts for welder.

2005 · 2 incidents

December 8, 2005 MI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sylvania Minerals LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Walking on cat walk and slipped on ice.

2004 · 3 incidents

October 17, 2004 MI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sylvania Minerals LLC · Struck by flying object

Hitting a return roller, metal or dust flew in right eye.

August 16, 2004 MI · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sylvania Minerals LLC · Fall from machine

Climbing into rock truck, slipped, landed on left foot.

June 9, 2004 MI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Sylvania Minerals LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

steel welding plate slipped and hit foot

1998 · 8 incidents

November 19, 1998 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sylvania Company Limited Partnership · Fall from machine

EE CLIMBING DOWN STEP LADDER AT REAR OF SCRAPER. HE SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST THE SCRAPER AND THEN TO THE FLOOR.

October 12, 1998 MI · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Sylvania Company Limited Partnership · Flash burns (welding)

EE RECD FLASHBURNS TO BOTH EYES AFTER RAISING WELDING FACE SHIELD TO MOVE POSITION. ROD STRUCKGROUNDED SURFACE ACCIDENTLY WITH HELMET RAISED CAUSING FLASH

September 14, 1998 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sylvania Company Limited Partnership · Struck by flying object

INJURED EE WAS WALKING ACROSS SHOP NEAR WHERE ANOTHER EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A BUCKET TOOTH SHEAR PIN WHICH WAS FROZEN. A FRAGMENT OF THE PIN SHEARD OFF AND ENTERED CHEST CAVITY.

June 2, 1998 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sylvania Company Limited Partnership · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GRABBED FOR FALLING STEEL BARREL. THE TOP HAD BEEN CUT OFF AND SHARP EDGE CUT FINGER OF LEFT HAND.

May 12, 1998 MI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sylvania Company Limited Partnership · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING A 5 GAL PAIL OF PAINT. HE TWISTEDWHILE LIFTING AND STRAINED HIS RIGHT THIGH

April 23, 1998 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Sylvania Company Limited Partnership · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

NOT SURE-EE NOTICED PROBLEM WITH LEFT EYE. SMALLFOREIGN BODY EMBEDDED IN CORNER.

February 23, 1998 MI · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Sylvania Company Limited Partnership · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WINDOW LATCH NOT WORKING PROPERLY ON LOADER, EE ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE WINDOW, WINDOW SLAMMED ON FINGER.

1996 · 1 incident

November 25, 1996 MI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sylvania Company Limited Partnership · Struck by falling object

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE DRILLING HOLES AND INSSTALLING ELECTRICAL POWER POLES. AFTER COMPLETING HOLE EE WAS UNDER THE AUGER TO HOOK TO THE POLE. THE AUGER BIT CAME LOOSE AND FELL. EE TRIED TO AV OID THE BIT AND WAS STRUCK. HIS HARD HAT FELL OFF HIS HEAD AS HE MOVED TO TRY TO GET OUT OF THE WAY.