Badger Mining Hixton — Accidents

Total: 24 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/02/2025 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was reaching into a partially opened tin of welding rods and the lid cut their arm above the wrist. Being in a hurry and not completely removing the tin lid caused the accident. Employee rece...
05/31/2024 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An employee was operating a Dingo MT-100 to clean out underneath a conveyor structure. While backing out from under the structure, the employee's left elbow struck the x-frame of the structure, result...
04/27/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 291d lost Two Employees were working on a small receiving hopper attached to a conveyor. When the employees loosened the bolts to rotate the hopper, the hopper fell to ground, striking one of the employees in t...
04/16/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While working on a conveyor, the employee was adjusting the backsplash to center load the conveyor. While the employee was adjusting the backplate, the employee's grip loosened causing the plate to sl...
03/22/2022 OTHER FATALITY Fatal A miner was servicing a floating pump. While working, the pump capsized, trapping the miner underwater.
01/29/2022 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On 1/29/22, an employee was pulling apart piping in the dry plant. Sand landed/hit the employee's face while using an impact drill to remove bolts from a flange.
11/15/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was moving a distribution box that was on a pallet with a pallet jack. While pulling the pallet jack towards self, EE felt a pain in RT forearm. Employee has a pulled muscle in the RT forea...
09/30/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 251d restricted An employee was operating a loader removing sand from underneath a tail section of an incline conveyor. The employee's RT hand came in contact with the belt causing employee to lose control of the loa...
05/21/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 11d restricted Employee apparently suffered a lower lumbar strain to the back while shoveling. Employee did not report the injury to mine management until the next morning when EE called in.
05/11/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was helping unload material from a semi-trailer. EE went to pick up some dunnage used as spacers for the materials and it was nailed together so ee pulled up hard and the nails gave way easily and...
04/29/2018 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating a Vermeer S450TX in confined quarters and caught EE's left hand between I-beam and the equipment, thus causing a laceration to the palm of the left hand that required stitches.
04/25/2018 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating a 982 CAT Loader. The employee was traveling down a service road and failed to see that the road had been bermed off due to construction. The employee drove the loader through...
03/05/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Worker was bending over at the waist tightening bolts on a wash plant suction line connection for a pump. As EE applied pressure to the bolt EE felt a pull and pain in EE's lower back.
02/05/2018 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 19d lost, 75d restricted Employee was cutting loose a steel plate at the ABC reclaim hopper with a torch. As EE was cutting the plate loose, the plate became unstable and fell on the employee's left leg. The employee was perf...
08/02/2017 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 12d lost, 29d restricted The employee was pushing a wheelbarrow and hit a concrete curb with the wheel which caused the wheelbarrow handle to hit their left knee.
07/27/2017 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was operating the walk behind TX 1000 Dingo in #4 re-claim tunnel. As the employee transitioned the machine from the concrete apron to a downhill sloping sandy surface, they were flipped ove...
05/12/2017 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost The employee was using a wash hose at the Primary wet screen. Employee was coiling the hose and dropped the nozzle on the concrete causing the water to come on. As employee tried to recover the hose,...
04/02/2017 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a portable grinder and accidentally had a metal sliver get in eye. The employee was wearing safety glasses and a face shield at the time of the injury. EE had sliver removed at th...
02/27/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee was working to align flange holes on an 18"" diameter pipe. Employee lost balance while coworker was driving a bull pin with a sledge hammer. Employee reached out to catch self and finger l...
02/27/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 49d lost SLIPPED ON BLACK ICE - FRACTURED RIGHT FIBULA
11/15/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 38d restricted Employee slipped on some hard mud after exiting the Secondary wet plant screening tower.
06/29/2016 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost The employee was operating a CAT 349F on a bench in the quarry. EE was attempting to cast material down hill in order to make the pad wider so EE could safely scale the high wall. EE traveled the exc...
01/22/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 46d restricted Employee went to step on to a bulk truck EE was loading and missed the last step of the safety cage causing EE to lose balance and fall on to EE's left shoulder.
01/07/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 30d lost, 35d restricted Employee was walking across the employee parking lot to the maintenance truck and slipped on a patch of ice and fell to the ground. A fresh snow fall had covered some icy patches.