Mining Incidents

Unimin Minnesota CorporationOperator

Controlled by S C R-Sibelco Nv
MSHA Operator ID: L16439
Fatalities
2
Total incidents
114
Mines on record
2
Period
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Top causes

  • SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 fatality · 20 non-fatal
  • ELECTRICAL1 fatality
  • HANDLING OF MATERIALS42 non-fatal
  • HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)17 non-fatal
  • MACHINERY11 non-fatal
  • POWERED HAULAGE11 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2011
2
2010
11 (1f)
2009
9
2008
10
2007
4
2006
5
2005
14
2004
11
2003
14
2002
7
2001
17 (1f)
2000
10

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

2 recorded
Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

Incident is still under investigation. Cause of death is unknown, awaiting autopsy report. The victim was working from an elevated location that was provided with handrails. He was using an 8 foot stepladder. While preparing to weld on an overhead vent pipe, he fell going over the handrail and landed on a railroad track 47 feet below.

Contact with electrical current

INDIVIDUAL CAME INTO CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD POWERLINE CAUSING DEATH BY ELECTRICUTION.