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October 13, 2025 MN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wm Mueller & Sons Inc · Struck by falling object

Employee was working in the shop and helping replace a cutting edge on a loader bucket when the cutting edge dropped on to EE's foot.

June 20, 2025 MN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Wm Mueller & Sons Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was cutting conveyor belting with a utility knife and was holding the belting with EE's left hand. EE accidentally sliced through EE's left thumb above the top joint with a utility knife.

June 26, 2024 MN · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman ELECTRICAL
Wm. Mueller & Sons, Inc · Contact with electrical current

REMOTE GRIZZLY WAS NOT WORKING ON SCREENING PLANT. TESTING 12 VOLT BATTERY. HAD A PINCHED CORD THAT GAVE A JOLT.

February 6, 2024 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Wm Mueller & Sons Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE WAS TORCH WELDING ON A CRUSHER AND THE WELDER SPRAYED BACK AT EE.

April 26, 2023 MN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Wm Mueller & Sons Inc · Struck by flying object

Truck driver was removing a lug nut on EE's dump truck with an impact drill. The socket broke and a piece hit EE in the eye or near the eye.

November 28, 2022 MN · Metal/Non-Metal master mechanic, foreman, supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wm. Mueller & Sons, Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was walking electrical cord backwards and tripped over bobcat bucket that was parked near the working area. Employee fell backwards and landed on their backside. Employee has a very sore buttocks and a headache set in right away. Employee is continuing to work at this time.

June 16, 2022 MN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Wm Mueller & Sons Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

bending over a bar on the wash plant wrenching. Felt a pop in the right side of EE's ribs and could hardly breath

August 19, 2016 MN · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Wm. Mueller & Sons, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Clearing a jam in the crusher and the pry bar slipped and broke employee's left pinky finger

September 30, 2015 MN · Metal/Non-Metal crusher attendant/operator, pan feeder operator/worker SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wm. Mueller & Sons, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Walking out of crusher shack and stumbled and broke right ankle

August 26, 2013 MN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wm. Mueller & Sons, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Cleaning out rolls on crusher, standing on belting slipped metal edge hit right ankle rolled ankle cracked R. foot.

October 28, 2008 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wm Mueller & Sons Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Pulling piece of iron out of crusher. The iron flipped and cut between fingers of left hand - needed stitches.

May 2, 2006 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wm. Mueller & Sons, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

opening a paint can metal curled up cut right index finger and he needed stitches.

April 10, 2002 MN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wm. Mueller & Sons Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLEARING ROD FROM CRUSHER, PINCHED LITTLE FINGER LEFT HAND, SMASHED LITTLE FINGER, BROKE IT.

March 16, 2000 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wm. Mueller & Sons Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

CHANGING SCREENS ON CRUSHER. TWISTED LOWER BACK MUSCLE.

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