3M CORONA PLANT — Accidents

Total: 227 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/18/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None The employee slipped while descending two steps on the north mezzanine floor in Coloring. During the fall, they lost right-hand grip on the handrail, fell backward, and struck the corner of a toe boar...
02/06/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 26d restricted While unscrewing a bin-level probe by hand (without using a tool) for maintenance/troubleshooting, the employee felt pain in their right hand. The probe was threaded tightly and the employee applied f...
01/22/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost The employee was placing a hooded sweater into a gang box. When the employee reached inside the lid/door moved forward & down, hitting employee on top of head. Since employee removed hardhat so employ...
11/14/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost While ratcheting the come-along used to close a chute the pad-eye/anchor failed and contacted the employee on the head (hardhat), face, and back.
10/04/2024 STRIKING OR BUMPING DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 10d restricted The employee was walking between 2 conveyors and hit their head/hardhat on a low cross chute. The employee was diagnosed with a neck strain/spasm.
10/02/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee Caught The Tip of Their Left Ring Finger Between The Lever and The Chain Binder While Tightening The Lid of a Rotex Machine.
09/11/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to put the hub back on a roll crusher. As they were screwing the hub back onto the shaft, the employee thought the hub had caught the threads. Employee let go to reposition t...
08/08/2024 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 219d lost Employee hit (head) hardhat on a conveyor while retrieving a shovel located under the conveyor.
08/05/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee received a laceration to the right index finger when their hand slipped off the handle of a disconnect panel and stuck a nearby piece of metal
08/03/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 40d lost, 6d restricted Employee was heading home after work and fractured right hand pinky finger while walking up a flight of stairs at the facility. Employee lost footing while walking up the stairs and used right hand to...
07/25/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was doing a preshift inspection on the sweeper. Employee took the filter out and bent over to tap it on the ground to clean and when the employee stood up, EE felt a pull in their lower back...
07/09/2024 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee reports they were setting up hoses to guzzle in the south mezzanine. Employee experienced a sudden sharp pain in the lower back when bending over to pick up a hose. The injury occurred durin...
06/13/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Transfer of dust from skin to eye lead to conjunctivitis of the right eye.
09/27/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Operator used a pipe to bang feed gate slide chute to close on #33 Rotex. Operator returned to work the next day & reported to supervisor that they woke up with their right shoulder hurting & aching.
07/25/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employee changing screens on megatex. The top latch for the north door sprung open and pinched middle finger on right hand.
06/09/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted An employee stated that they felt a snapping pain in the left knee while closing the top doors of a railcar. Employee went to the clinic. No medication was provided, but employee was placed on modifie...
05/11/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 58d lost, 162d restricted The employee was removing a rotex screen from the screen rack on the 3rd floor and felt discomfort/pain in the left shoulder.
03/24/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On 2/24 employee was removing a filter & strainer with their right hand and felt a slight pull in their right shoulder blade. Employee went on and finished the work day and went home. The next day, S...
02/27/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 34d restricted Employee felt discomfort and noted that the soreness may have resulted at work while mixing pigments (lift/empty 50lb pigment bags into the mixing pot) 12 days prior. Employee informed employer of pot...
06/17/2022 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None MSHA Recordable Hearing Loss
02/02/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 98d lost Employee was going to the east side of the building in the alley next to 12 conveyor to pick up the 936 loader. Employee walked around a puddle of water but there was a tiny bit of wet material about...
08/16/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 18d lost, 10d restricted Employee felt a pull in the lower left abdomen after dumping a bin containing waste granule. EE pushed bin on it's side and lifted it from the base in order to dump it into the larger bin below.
08/04/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee received cut on finger while tightening nut.
06/28/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 682d lost On 6/29/21 Employee requested to be sent to the clinic for lower back pain. Employee said EE felt a tightening of lower back muscles soon after arriving home from work. Employee couldn't pinpoint any...
05/05/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Employee reported pain/discomfort radiating from the right lower back from bending and lifting pigment bags into the mixing pot.
03/15/2021 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY None Employee was hauling waste on the 966 loader with a full bucket and with the bucket up to the stock pile. The right side of the bucket clipped and bent the I beam on the headlap scale. Employee stated...
02/04/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee complained of discomfort in right shoulder after cleaning production tank with chain and mallet.
11/06/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Irritated left eye due to foreign object being lodged in it. While shoveling rock the employee got a particle of dust/sand/rock lodged in the left eye. Employee flushed eye and applied eye drops, but...
10/29/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 34d lost, 58d restricted Material Handler lifted horizontal switch to move railcars. Due to the awkward body position and effort required to flip the switch employee felt a pain/strain in lower abdomen.
10/21/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Operator opened hood to guzzler & once open the operator was about to step away, hood did not stay put, hood continued to fall & struck operator on head.
07/21/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted On 7/22/2020 Employee reported they had experienced mild discomfort in the lower back the day before while shoveling materials.
06/13/2020 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Fire occurred on buffer land. Cause was determined to be mylar balloon on electrical line. Fire department responded. Approximately 10 acres burned. There was no property damage and no injury. Plant p...
02/20/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee experienced pain in their elbow while lifting a machine guard to remove it from a piece of equipment.
01/03/2020 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating front end loader and expressed feeling pain in the lower back. Employee was sent to the Occupational Clinic where they were diagnosed with lower back strain.
11/18/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee complained of chest burning after opening bottom doors on railcars. The railcar company delivered rail cars on site that were not completely empty. Rail car contained limestone.
08/20/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Department Helper cleaning south basement with bobcat, while exiting the equipment stepping down felt a sharp pain on left foot left side of heel.
08/07/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 212d restricted Mixer operator irritated lower back while lifting liquid pigment into mixing pot.
07/09/2019 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Emp was training another emp on the guzzler. Activating the hydraulics on the equipment causes a burst of air toward the ground. There was dust on the ground below the guzzler which appears to have b...
05/23/2019 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using the clothes cleaning booth. While the air system was in operation a piece of debris went around the employee's safety glasses and went into eye.
05/15/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee wiped off face while wearing gloves. Gloves had residual metal on them from work. A sliver of metal got into the employee's eye.
01/30/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was performing maintenance work on aerial lift. EE was working in a tight area underneath vehicle using a hammer to tighten hydraulic hoses. Hammer slipped & slid about 18"" down the hose, hitting...
08/30/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted Employee was walking out of maintenance restroom, looked up at the hills, and missed the step and fell, hitting their knees, elbows, and ribs.
02/28/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Rotex operator was performing a screen change on #3 rotex with department helper. While carrying a screen to 3 rotex, rotex operator dropped the screen & hit/ twisted leg.
02/05/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employee was performing a clean up on the Coloring tank chutes to move granule from production tanks to shipping tanks. Operator pulled chain and felt strain in their neck.
09/19/2017 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attacked and bit by feral dog while out conducting storm water observations at retention basin.
09/13/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 231d lost, 13d restricted Employee felt popping in right shoulder when using sledge hammer head to clean silo tanks
12/02/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 154d lost, 9d restricted Employee was moving 8 Elevator discharge hose to 21 Elevator when hose disconnected from chute and fell onto employee, striking shoulder and upper arm. Injury resulted in torn bicep tendon.
10/12/2016 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 33d restricted Employee was walking up stairs, reached 5th step and felt pop in right knee. Employee treated with ice pack and taken to clinic for evaluation.
05/02/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 41d restricted Employee reported pain in their back that prevents them from performing their normal work activities
02/11/2016 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 49d lost Employee received repetitive stress injury from work history with tools that vibrate and awkward hand motions and positions.