Fall from machine
Employee fell off the back of #62A loader landing on upper back/neck/shoulder.
Premier Magnesia LLCMining Incidents in 2016
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Premier Magnesia LLC operations in 2016. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2016
- 1
- Total incidents
- 7
- Year
- 2016
Top incident classifications
- 01SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON4 incidents
- 02HANDLING OF MATERIALS2 incidents
- 03ELECTRICAL1 incident
All incidents in 2016
Contact with electrical current
Employee was re-lighting the burners on the furnace and was shocked when EE contacted a spark plug that was being ignited by another employee. The employee felt a shock.
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
During a heavy snow fall, employee slipped walking to the maintenance shop.
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was walking from the employee parking lot, using the stairs in the area that had ice built up on the them. The employee slipped and sprained left ankle.
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee walking from sun deck to inside the 3 & 4 Herreshoff building, stepped down and turned ankle.
Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Employee walked through hot spilled material.
Struck by falling object
Employee was cleaning the inside of the pulvasizer. The door slammed closed on right hand.