All MSHA-reportable accidents at Unimin Minnesota Corporation operations in 2010. Fatalities appear first.
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.
Employee was shoveling sand and he struck a beam, the shock from the shovel hitting the beam traveled to the employee's right elbow, resulting in pain & swelling. The employee is unable to work until he see's his doctor for a follow up appointment.
Employee was doing maintenance on a material handling boom (rake) attachment for the utility loader the rake rolled and the corner struck the employees foot breaking bones in the employees right foot.
Employee was exiting his vehicle and slipped on ice. Employee was taken to the clinic due to shoulder pain and was placed on modified duty.
Employee sprained rib while lifting pipe clamp. Employee saw doctor on 10/9/2010 and was placed on modified duty with lifting restrictions.
Employee was shoveling sand, when he pulled the shovel back he felt a pain in his lower back. Employee went to the clinic and received a prescription and was placed on modified duty.
Employee was vacuuming under a product bin and raised his head up; he hit his hard hat on the bottom of bin. Employee felt a strain in his neck. Employee went to clinic and was returned to work, employee then returned for additional chiropractic treatment on 8/2/10 returning with restricted hours.
Employee was disassembling a guard with the help of another employee he was pulling on the guard with a jerking motion and felt a strain in his lower back. Employee went to the clinic and was placed on modified duty.
Employee was performing maintenance on a pump and he felt a strain in his back, he went to the clinic and was placed on modified duty and given prescriptions.
Employee was standing by the bed of his maintenance truck and slid a toolbox to the edge of the truck bed as he grabbed the toolbox off the edge of the truck bed he experienced a pain in his lower back. The employee was taken to the clinic and was placed on modified duty due to lower back strain.
Employee was grinding slag off angle iron, the grinder caught the slag and jumped causing the employee's hand to slip resulting in the grinder cutting through the employee's glove and cutting his thumb knuckle. Employee was placed on modified duty.