3M — Accidents

Total: 21 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/22/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted miner was using a hammer driving a metal wedge on a crusher and the wedge released under pressure and stuck the miner on left cheek.
10/17/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted MINER WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN A NEW CAN OF WELDING ROD THAT WAS STORED IN THE SIDE BIN OF THE SERVICE TRUCK WHEN THE CAN SUDDENLY OPENED, ALLOWING EE'S WRIST TO STRIKE THE UPPER EDGE OF THE BIN AT FULL...
05/04/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 288d lost miner fell 10 feet
09/29/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee slipped and hit a frame metal knee opened got 6 stitches and then released back to work
09/09/2015 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None HEARING TEST REPORTING- Plant manager - Hearing test findings state that he has a shift in his left ear, employee works primarily in his truck and is rarely ever around loud noise. He recently had a h...
01/19/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 365d lost Replacing a chute on screen 4 and 5 and it slipped and hit toe right before the steel toe starts on the shoe causing him to get a fracture
03/12/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 327d lost Miner was working around screens and conveyors. He saw material spilling from a chute under a screen in a area that was chained off with sign saying do not enter while running. he entered the area w...
01/18/2014 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None On 1-18-14 around 9pm at an hr after our quarry closed and all shifts ended, a fire started and burned a piece of equip (arson?). The fire dept. was contacted and put out the fire immed. equip was com...
07/29/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 11d restricted Employee was asking another employee to help him with a lock. He was standing on top of a piece conveyor belt that was laying on the ground, when service truck (pick up) drove away the belt caught ont...
11/06/2012 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost during post inspection of the 773 rock truck the inner r r tire exploded and blue dirt from the truck body bed which hit the miner. The miner was attended by other miners and was alert and responsive....
09/08/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 200d lost EE asked for pain medication. He said he had fallen to by the polymer mixing tank. He said he had slipped and fell. He was asked if he wanted to be taken to the clinic to get checked out. His respo...
01/05/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was moving a guard at tail pulley and hurt muscle in lower back he took tylenol. On 01/09/2012 the employees back was still hurting so he reported the injury he was off work from 01/09/2012 u...
01/27/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was sledge hammering when the wedge flew out and hit his cheek bone causing a laceration to the face. The employee was wearing safety glasses! All employees have been notified that they MUST...
09/02/2010 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None This is annual hearing test-Shift confirmed and is to be reported for hearing loss in right ear. This employee has 30 years of noise exposure, wears hearing protection. Has 30 years of hearing protect...
06/16/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost DRIVER SLIPPED AND FELL OFF OF HAUL TRUCK
04/03/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted EE slipped off a ladder and hit right heal on corner or ladder, sprained ankle.
03/19/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 35d lost, 12d restricted The ALLEGED incident happened on 3/19/2010 EE stated on 3-23-2010 that he had twisted his ankle at work the employee did not tell the company or report it to anyone for a few days. There were no witne...
02/15/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Injury was shoveling material and bent over and hurt his back(sprained?).
11/10/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Walking to the tool room and tripped and fell twisting ankle..he was diagnosed with sprained ankle. Was back at work the next day but was put on modified duty that he was unable to walk for more than...
08/21/2009 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Rock broke loose and fell out and hit his knee he was put on work restriction for almost 2 weeks (his work restriction was standing more than 3-4 hours and lifting nothing heavier than 10 pounds)
04/09/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Finger was cut on bolt, spinning when tightning with impact gun, while changing cutting edge on front end loader.