Mining Incidents

Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing CompanyMining Incidents in 2017

All MSHA-reportable accidents at Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company operations in 2017. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2017
0
Total incidents
13
Year
2017

Top incident classifications

  1. 01HANDLING OF MATERIALS5 incidents
  2. 02OTHER4 incidents
  3. 03SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON2 incidents
  4. 04HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)1 incident
  5. 05MACHINERY1 incident

All incidents in 2017

Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee knelt down to show a fellow employee something on the scissors lift. Employee then stood up and felt severe pain and described the situation as ""my back went out"". Employee was released from work and went to visit a chiropractor.

Struck by falling object

Employee was removing an ice chunk off of 10b conveyor and it slid off contacting employee's shin. Fractured tibia bone.

Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Employee felt popping in right shoulder when using sledge hammer head to clean silo tanks

Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee alleges ee bent over to pick up a 50lb bag and heard a pop in lower back.

Fall from machine

Driver was exiting water truck VEH961 at approximately 4:00pm, driver hit head on the top of the door way causing ee to miss the grab handle and fell to the ground on ee's back. Went to doc and was put on 10lb lifting restrictions ee could still do normal job.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was opening bags at mixer station and felt pain in left shoulder. Went to doctor and has a 5lb lifting restriction on left arm.

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

Employee was changing steel on 2 roll. In the process of pulling NW pin on (north) roll, the pin dropped and pinched right ring finger tip between pin and hole in pulley. Employee had to have several stitches, EE returned to work after seeing Doctor. Employee was wearing gloves.

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

Employee was installing grating on the steel support when finger was pinched between the steel and the grating.

Fall onto or against objects

Employee was kneeling while grinding with 6"" hand grinder. Employee lost balance. Wile trying to catch self, employee made contact with grinder.

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was attacked and bit by feral dog while out conducting storm water observations at retention basin.

Struck against stationary object

Employee was working to free up a frozen tunnel feeder in C&S. While freeing the feeder employee jammed EE's right thumb against the frame of the feeder, which caused EE's thumb area to be discolored and sore. Employee went to ER after EE's normal shift for x-ray, (no fracture). Next day 3M sent EE to the clinic for a check up and to relieve blood under nail.

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee stated was having chest pains and needed 911.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Individual was walking from men's locker room going to the C&S department. As EE walked on a level concrete surface, EE alleges that EE rolled right ankle.

Other years on record

Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) accident records, kept current weekly. Operator identity is MSHA's operator_id on the accident record; records are scoped to Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company's numeric MSHA operator ID.