3M - Greystone Plant — Accidents

Total: 97 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/19/2025 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None EE reports cleaning the bottom floor of the Mogensen building when two palm size rocks fell from the Mogensen screener and hit the EE in the upper back and neck area. EE complains of continuous pain,...
05/16/2025 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted EE reports pain and swelling to right knee. EE reports was in the Komatsu truck 845 for 12 hours on Monday, recognized right knee pain and swelling on Tuesday morning upon waking up. Reported on 5/1...
06/16/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 255d lost Employee climbing off of excavator tore bicep tendon on right elbow
05/11/2024 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was walking down stairs by 7 baghouse magnahelic. They stepped on the second stair they felt pain in foot,left arch.
01/16/2024 POWERED HAULAGE PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 148d lost Employee called over radio that EE was hurt. When other employees came to area it was discovered 1) guard was not securely in place and had been removed 2) the equipment was running at full power ~40...
05/14/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While prepping a conveyor belt Splice employee cut left thumb with a skiving tool. 9 stitches.
04/03/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 62d lost, 172d restricted Employee was carrying 33 gallon garbage bag to throw in Dumpster and when EE lifted to get in dumpster felt a pop or crumble in right shoulder. Went to doctor and received restrictions and physical t...
11/15/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was using guzzler hose to empty #17 baghouse bin and the hose clogged then released and the hose moved forward (jumped) and took EE's legs out from under EE. The employee fell on their back...
11/03/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was ascending a ladder and some dust on the ladder rung fell from above and went into EE's eye. EE was wearing safety glasses. Prescription eye drops were administered at the ER debris was...
09/07/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was shoveling rock on MCC roof under 15 and 17 conveyors. Shovel hit a metal lip on roof and jarred shoulder. Employee went to ER with pain. Shoulder is sore. Right shoulder
07/25/2022 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 49d lost, 20d restricted Employee stated that after driving Volvo Truck EE's hip hurt. EE had hip surgery 1 year ago. Went to doctor and they wrote EE off work for 1 week. To be evaluated
07/20/2022 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None During Annual Hearing Tests employee had a 25 dbA MSHA STS right ear. Followed up with employee on retraining, selecting other hearing devices, reviewed work area for opportunities to reduce noise....
02/10/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was putting part away in storage building and smashed left pinky finger between the part EE was putting away and one that was on shelf. Both were made of steel.
12/30/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 180d restricted Employee walking outside to new plant and slipped on ice patch outside. Fell and strained thumb.
10/27/2021 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 63d restricted While employee was guzzling by 18-19 conveyor EE stepped on a 1 1/2 inch rock and rolled ankle.
05/22/2019 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 87d lost, 19d restricted Employee was walking back to a Dump Truck and a tree 12 inch diameter fell on employee fracturing the fibula lower leg and a thoracic vertebra. Employee is able to move all extremities. Spinal cord is...
11/08/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Pinched Finger in tool requiring 7 stitches.
10/01/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Maintenance employee was trying to break loose a bearing from the shaft by pounding with a hammer. A piece of the metal chipped off and imbedded in arm. Employee was taken to ER for medical attention....
08/07/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 50d restricted Employee was working on excavator tightening bolts while on a ladder. The wrench slipped and employee fell to ground and fractured EE's left ulna and hurt EE's left hip. Employee went to walk in cli...
11/08/2017 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was kneeling while grinding with 6"" hand grinder. Employee lost balance. Wile trying to catch self, employee made contact with grinder.
10/20/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Driver was exiting water truck VEH961 at approximately 4:00pm, driver hit head on the top of the door way causing ee to miss the grab handle and fell to the ground on ee's back. Went to doc and was pu...
08/27/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Employee was changing steel on 2 roll. In the process of pulling NW pin on (north) roll, the pin dropped and pinched right ring finger tip between pin and hole in pulley. Employee had to have several...
07/19/2017 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee knelt down to show a fellow employee something on the scissors lift. Employee then stood up and felt severe pain and described the situation as ""my back went out"". Employee was released f...
03/29/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 314d lost Employee was removing an ice chunk off of 10b conveyor and it slid off contacting employee's shin. Fractured tibia bone.
12/09/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee reported waking up with a sore back. EE thought it happened when changing separator u-joints. I asked employee to stretch and put ice on if needed. Plant nurse was contacted to talk to emplo...
11/17/2016 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted As the loader operator was backing out of muck pile ee began to articulate the loader to square up with it. In this process the loader bucket came in contact with the back corner (driver side) of box...
07/10/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was changing cutting edge on veh 916 loader. While reinstalling bolt cut left index finger on sharp edge of bolt. Employee was taken to emergency room and received 11 stitches. Employee was w...
02/17/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 54d restricted Mechanic went home after shift and woke up with a sore right shoulder. Employee came to work the next day and reported injury. The day before the Mechanic was using a 3 pound hammer to pound a wedge...
01/23/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 108d restricted Employee was pulling an MCC Starter bucket and forgot to unscrew one securing screw. When employee tried to pull bucket ee strained neck and shoulder. Employee did not report until ee saw doctor bec...
12/30/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Electrician working in electric shop complained of shortness of breath and lung issues after smelling other maintenance employees torching on a roll steel. Initially he though it was a cold or virus...
10/27/2014 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES 9d lost Employee was sitting in lunchroom waiting to punch into work. Employee had heart attack and Plant ERT began CPR and attached AED to victim. Employee was shocked twice and became conscious again. Whe...
10/21/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 172d lost Employee was emptying out 2 QT sly bin and using 3 lb sledge hammer. As he was pounding on bin he felt a pain in his right shoulder and back. Went to doctor on 05/28/2015 and has slight tear in shoul...
10/12/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 19d lost, 10d restricted Employee was pulling wires (working off of a ladder) and while pulling the wires the ladder shifted. A few minutes later the employee felt a strange sensation in the navel area. Check with doc and sai...
08/29/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Maintenance employee working on Gyro crusher looking up in ceiling and some dust and debris fell in eye while wearing safety glasses. Employee flushed eye right away. On Saturday 8/31/2013 employee w...
07/31/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 180d lost, 180d restricted While driving 813 Haul truck employee experienced low back pain and numbness in legs during normal job duties. Operating conditions normal as any other day. Employee noticed that the seat was at its...
02/18/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 122d lost Maintenance Mechanic was adjusting an extension ladder that was leaning up against the #601 Rock Breaker when his right foot slipped on ground. When he felt foot catch he wanted to protect his knee (...
03/20/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost driver picked up wheel chock felt pain in left lower back. Was ok until sat 24th and he woke up with a lot of pain went to doctor and he was wrote of work for one day. then sedentary for until next...
12/14/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 134d restricted A Supervisor was getting out of pick-up near the white quarry garage and he slipped and fell breaking his lower left leg.
11/21/2011 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Hearing STS 25 DB shift
09/21/2011 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Hearing Loss STS greater than 25dba.
09/15/2011 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None STS Hearing Loss 25dba shift from baseline.
11/10/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 22d lost, 11d restricted Employee strained back while performing clean up activities.
09/24/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee strained his back when wind blew door of grader into him. Went to doctor was prescribed medication.
03/19/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 37d lost, 96d restricted Mechanic caught foot and tripped on floor protectors located in the quarry garage. As employee turned to leave shop his foot caught the edge of the belting and caused him to fall onto the rubber. Empl...
01/21/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 32d restricted During normal work tasks employee strained low right back. The 2 tasks that contributed to the injury were; 1)Scraping snow balls off of stacker hopper bars while reaching out from catwalk. 2 )While...
12/14/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 137d lost Using the Grader to plow snow from the quarry haul road. He felt a loss of hydraulic pressure in the machine. The operator stopped the machine immediately to investigate issue. As he stood up in the...
11/13/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee went to close dump truck tailgate and crushed ring finger on right hand requiring 14 stitches.
05/20/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Installing liner with winch and snatch block. Pulling liner into position. Left hand placed on winch cable. Load jumped further than expected and burr on cable caught glove pulling tip of left pinky f...
03/27/2009 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee was in the 900 loader cleaning out under the 11 grade bin. When employee turned his head to back up he felt a sharp pain in the back of his neck. Went to doctor, got prescription medication a...
12/15/2008 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee experienced an average of 25 decible shift greater than last baseline