All MSHA-reportable accidents at Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company operations in 2014. Fatalities appear first.
Employee was emptying out 2 QT sly bin and using 3 lb sledge hammer. As he was pounding on bin he felt a pain in his right shoulder and back. Went to doctor on 05/28/2015 and has slight tear in shoulder. He believes it is from this incident. Now he is on light duty and therapy.
While fueling truck downtown fueling station employee reached for fuel nozzle and felt pain in left shoulder. Went to doctor 6 weeks later because pain did not go away completely. Found a torn rotator cuff. Surgery scheduled for 12/19/2014.
Employee was opening a shipping tank car and strained right shoulder.
Employee was walking to get to loader, slipped on a patch of ice and twisted knee. Employee hyperextended knee and heard a pop. Went to doctor. MRI Scheduled for 2/25/2014.
Employee was making an adjustment to a thermocouple on line 3 kiln exit and the Thermocouple tube caught something in kiln discharge causing tube to shift and smash / cut right thumb. Employee was brought to walk-in clinic and received 7 stitches and missing thumb nail.
Employees were attempting to open a bottom rail car door that was jammed. The injured employee was using a bar to open the door and the door unjammed suddenly as the employee was pushing down on the bar. The bar made contact with the track, pinning the employee's left pinkie finger between the track and the bar. The employee experienced a fractured finger tip and required stitches.
Employee was assisting to empty out waste tank 36. As they were cleaning out the chute, the employee tried to back up out of the way and tripped over their feet and fell back on to the floor. Scrape on their head and lower back and sore muscles in lower back. Employee was taken to Sanford Medical to be checked out. Employee returned later that day
Employee alleges that he felt pain in the elbow as a result of working in Shipping, while helping out in that department the week before Christmas 2013 . When it did not go away and got worse he reported it 2/17/2014.
Employee position his body between two tripper cars approximately 24"" apart. He jogged tripper 22 to move it back toward his body. The tripper caught the shoe string on his left boot and rolled the foot over the bin lid in the floor. Xrays showed no broken bones. He returned to work with limited standing and walking restrictions.
Mechanic was attempting to track 32 waste elevator by removing a shim on the east tail pulley bearing. He had install a wedge to separate the bearing from the base frame. As he attempted to remove the shim the wedge slipped and the bearing smashed his finger.
Electrician working in electric shop complained of shortness of breath and lung issues after smelling other maintenance employees torching on a roll steel. Initially he though it was a cold or virus triggered his issues but issues have not gone away. He now is thinking an exposure to dust particulates triggered his symptoms.
Employee was cutting a metal strap off of a pallet holding a set of new screen frames. Employee was reaching across the pallet to cut the strap using a hand cutting tool and it snapped back and cut the underside of the forearm.
Employee was conducting security mobile patrol in a Kubota vehicle. The gravel surface was wet from a storm earlier that afternoon, and as he was trying to turn the Kubota around to head out of the area, the rear left tire blew causing the Kubota to overturn on the driver's side. The employee injured the upper left arm and palm of left hand.
Maintenance employee was removing an asset tag from a piece of equipment with a razor knife. The knife slipped and the individual stabbed his left hand. The cut required a total of nine sutures to start the healing process.
Employee had extreme chest pains. Fellow employee called 911. Employee was taken to the hospital for evaluation. Returned to work on 12/18/2014.
Employee was sitting in lunchroom waiting to punch into work. Employee had heart attack and Plant ERT began CPR and attached AED to victim. Employee was shocked twice and became conscious again. When 911 arrived employee was talking and doing fine. Ambulance took employee to hospital stints were put in. Employee was back to work on 11/10/2015. Non work related Heart Attack.
Employee was in the process of inspecting Rotex for oversize. The employee assumed a kneeling position to perform the task, and used left hand to lift rubber flap that's used to control emissions, while using the right hand to clear out packed in dirt from the inspection port. During this process the employee felt a twinge in the lower back area.