Mining Incidents

The Doe Run CompanyMining Incidents in 2025

All MSHA-reportable accidents at The Doe Run Company operations in 2025. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2025
0
Total incidents
41
Year
2025

Top incident classifications

  1. 01DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)11 incidents
  2. 02SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON9 incidents
  3. 03HANDLING OF MATERIALS8 incidents
  4. 04HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)3 incidents
  5. 05OTHER3 incidents

All incidents in 2025

Accident type, without injuries

EE entered haulage path on vehicle and found backfall across road impeding pathway. Stope: 40ARM

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Walking on walkway at loadout area and tripped on a piece of steel sticking out of walkway.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING REMOTE LOADER TIRE WHEN EE PUSHED UP AGAINST THE TIRE AND FELT A POP IN EE'S RIGHT SHOULDER.

Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A HAUL TRUCK WHEN THEY FELT SOMETHING WAS OFF WITH THE TRUCK. THEY PULLED OFF THE MAIN ROAD AND CHECKED THE SWAY BARS AND WAS GETTING BACK IN THE TRUCK WHEN A PIECE OF LOOSE ROCK FELL AND GLANCED OFF HARD HAT HITTING RIGHT SHOULDER BLADE.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was climbing ladder out from rod mill, right knee buckled and now is swollen and painful.

Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UNDER 1010 BELT LINE WHEN EE WENT TO STEP OVER A ROCK AND TWISTED EE'S RIGHT KNEE.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A COME-A-LONG TO PULL A DENT OUT OF A FENDER TO ATTACH A HANDRAIL, WHEN THE COME-A-LONG SLIPPED OFF AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HEAD.

Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT EE IS EXPERIENCING BACK PAIN AND MUSCLE SPASMS FROM OPERATING MOBILE EQUIPMENT

Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO UNCHOKE THE ZINC 1ST CLEANER LAUNDRY DISCHARGE LINE. A WATER HOSE WAS IN THE CHOKED-UP LINE, THE EMPLOYEE WENT TO PULL THE WATER HOSE OUT OF THE LINE. AS EE WAS PULLING THE WATER HOSE OUT OF THE PIPE, THE PIPE DISLODGED OUT OF THE PIPE CONNECTOR HUGGER AND FELL HITTING THEIR LEFT ARM AND LEFT HAND.

Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN ZINC TUNNEL IN THE MILL MAKING SURE THE SUMP WAS GETTING ENOUGH WATER WHEN A 12' LONG 2-1/2"" IN DIAMETER PIPE FELL AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE BACK OF HARD HAT / NECK / SHOULDERS.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING OUT OF SURFACE RECLAIM TUNNEL, BETWEEN THE STAIRS AND EXIT, TURNED RIGHT AND FELT PAIN ON THE INSIDE OF THE LEFT KNEE. THIS HAPPENED ON 05/19/2025. EE WAS NOT PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY. EE HAD SURGERY ON 08/12/2025. EE IS NOW LIGHT DUTY.

Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN THE STEPS TO THE 3020 BELT LINE AND THERE WAS WET MUCK ON STEPS, SLIPPED AND CAUGHT SELF BEFORE FALLING. HURT RIGHT KNEE.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A BOX OPEN AND HEARD A POP IN RIGHT SHOULDER. THIS BECAME LIGHT DUTY ON 04/28/2025.

Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LOOKING FOR A HYDRAULIC LEAK AND SLIPPED ON ROCK AND HIT LEFT KNEE ON GROUND. EMPLOYEE BECAME REPORTABLE ON 04/28/2025

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS FEEDING A HYDRAULIC HOSE THROUGH THE LOWER PART OF THE SCALER WHEN EE FELT A TWEAK IN EE'S LOWER LEFT SIDE OF EE'S BACK.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING BOLTS OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF THE TROMMEL SCREEN. EMPLOYEE HAD TO LAY DOWN WITH THE 3/4"" IMPACT WHICH WAS IN RIGHT HAND AND SLIPPED OFF OF BOLT WHICH EXTENDED RIGHT ARM AND HEARD A POP IN EE'S RIGHT SHOULDER.

Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE TWEAKED RIGHT KNEE WHILE EXITING CAGE

Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING THROUGH THE NORTH SIDE OF THE PB FILTER VACUUM PUMP AND SLIPPED IN DRY FLOCCULANT THAT HAD FALLEN FROM FLOOR ABOVE THROUGH THE GRATING.

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

EMPLOYEE OPENED SCALER DOOR AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN DOOR AND HANDRAIL.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A PUMP, SLIPPED AND TWISTED KNEE.

Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS MILL CONTROL ROOM WHEN EMPLOYEE FELT A POP IN LEFT CALF MUSCLE FOLLOWED BY PAIN.

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

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A MT85 WALKBEHIND AND PINNED SELF BETWEEN THE RIB AND THE MACHINE.

Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING STEPS INTO EE'S DRILL, FOOT SLIPPED, EMPLOYEE FELL AND CUT LEFT FOREARM TRYING TO CATCH SELF FROM FALLING.

Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS FILLING EMULSION TANK, LOST FOOTING AND FELL HITTING RIGHT KNEE ON TRUCK AND LANDING ON RIGHT ARM

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT FROM UNDER FENDER, MOVED THE HYRO RAM HOSE OUT OF WAY, RAM CAME OFF SUSPENSION ARM AND RAM HIT BACK OF RIGHT ANKLE AND RIGHT HEEL.

Struck against stationary object

12/16/25 EE cut L. index finger when they were rolling O2 tank off of cage and hit it on metal. No medical services were requested. 12/23/25 EE notified safety about cutting their finger on 12/16/25. It was swelling, tender and hard to move. EE had been using antibiotic ointment on the cut. EE seen company doctor and was issued a prescription on 12/23/25. EE is still full duty.

Struck by rolling or sliding object

INCIDENT HAPPENED 08/13/2025 NEVER PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY. RECEIVED PHYSICAL THERAPY-FULL DUTY. PRESCRIPTION ISSUED ON 11/06/2025. FULL DUTY. EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING PACK A PALLET WITH TWO SMALL CYLINDERS, TRIPPED OVER A PALLET, AND FELL ON TRUNK. PALLET FELL TO THE GROUND. THE ZIP TIE HOLDING THE CYLINDERS ON THE PALLET BROKE, ONE ROLLED OFF ON EMPLOYEES R. ANKLE AND LOWER LEG.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING THICK RUBBER WHEN THE BLADE OF THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT SHIN.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING ANFO POT, LIFTED 50 LB BAG OF ANFO WHEN EMPLOYEE FELT A POP IN RIGHT SHOULDER

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CARPAL TUNNEL RELEASE AND UNT RELEASE FOR BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT HAND. LEFT HAND 10/02/2025 RIGHT HAND 10/16/2025.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CARPAL TUNNEL - LEFT HAND AND LEFT ELBOW

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME RIGHT ELBOW AND RIGHT HAND

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CARPAL TUNNEL SURGERY RIGHT CTR / RIGHT UNT

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME BOTH WRISTS AND ELBOWS

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME BOTH WRIST AND LEFT ELBOW

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CARPAL TUNNEL IN RIGHT WRIST

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME IN LEFT AND RIGHT WRIST, AND LEFT ELBOW.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CARPAL TUNNEL SURGERY IN LEFT AND RIGHT WRISTS

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CARPAL TUNNEL BILATERAL AND RIGHT CUBITAL TUNNEL

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CARPAL TUNNEL SURGERY LEFT HAND

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE FELT SICK AT THE END OF EE'S SHIFT. EE WENT TO THE ER AND FOUND OUT EE HAD BRONCHITIS. EE RECEIVED MEDICATION.

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 The Doe Run Company's numeric MSHA operator ID.