Crane County Plant — Accidents

Total: 9 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/23/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee fell while descending a stairway and sustained a hand laceration from the expanded metal stair runner. The injury required stitches.
05/06/2023 OTHER INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES None A third-party trucking contract driver was found unresponsive near the mine exit. Trained CPR providers from the mine responded and performed CPR until EMS arrived on scene. The driver was pronounced...
07/29/2022 HOISTING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Hand in proximity to snatch block while manipulating a belt.
09/14/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was untightening a union to an airline with two pipe wrenches. Heard and felt a pop in left bicep. Went to a doctor that night released to work. Became reportable on 10/21/19 due to physical ther...
02/15/2019 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 6d lost Employee overexerted themselves from digging. Was taken to a medical facility and given IV fluids for dehydration. The occurrence triggered personal related medical issues.
02/15/2019 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee overexerted themselves from digging. Was taken to a medical facility and given IV fluids for dehydration.
09/10/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 36d restricted Employee, along with 3 others were repairing splice on Thayer belt feeder. While removing tail pulley shaft, tail pulley shifted trapping left ring finger between tail pulley drum and bearing assembl...
05/15/2018 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES 3d lost Employee was originally thought to have suffered from heat stress; however later it was found to have been caused by a personal medical condition.
05/11/2018 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Employee was removing lock on beltline and turned into stair stringer and hit right side of head.