GCC Dacotah Inc — Accidents

Total: 198 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/21/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted The employee was assisting in installing a new drop pipe. The pipe remained secured but shifted from its placement, and the employee on the ground had a hold of it to keep it from swinging and felt th...
11/15/2025 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Lost the kiln mcc and lost power to kiln draft, and the atox feed belt caught fire. Fire was controlled in about 15 minutes.
10/21/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was moving thin sheets of metal (not wearing the appropriate PPE, cut-proof gloves) and cut EE's finger, resulting in five stitches.
10/17/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None The employee was bent down picking up extra bolts when they felt a pop in their knee as they stood up. It was determined that the employee tore their meniscus and needed surgery.
10/07/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Miner was replacing rear belt skirting. After removing the old skirting, the miner used it to trace and cut a new piece. As the affected miner was starting to cut the new piece, the knife slipped and...
10/04/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 31d restricted Miner was called in to repair the splice in a belt. After completing the repair and reassembling the equipment, the miner checked the belt's operation. While inspecting the belt, the miner accidentall...
06/25/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 57d restricted The employee chose a 4-foot pry bar instead of a 6-foot pry bar to open a valve on a silo pump. The employee strained and felt a pop in their shoulder.
04/24/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 4d restricted The employee was tightening bolts and aligning a motor on a compressor. EE felt fine during EE's shift but felt discomfort 27 hours later, after driving 5 hours on personal time. EE felt discomfort in...
02/22/2025 POWERED HAULAGE FATALITY Fatal A miner received fatal injuries. After a bridge collapsed that the miner was operating a skid steer loader on. The miner was clearing refractory brick form a rotary kiln. The bridge that was installed...
09/25/2024 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Metal shaving from lathe operation struck miner in left index finger. Miner received 3 stitches
09/15/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Miner was adjusting a belt scraper using an adjustable wrench. The wrench slipped off the scraper with a lot of force and hit the miner in the mouth.
08/16/2024 ELECTRICAL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employees were using a chain hoist to lower parts down into the tunnel. One employee grabbed the chain on the hoist and had EE's hand on the handrail, which created a ground, causing EE to receive a s...
10/11/2023 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was replacing a chain within the Primary Cone Crusher. As EE was kneeling on the concrete ring at the base of the cone cutting a chain link - the angle grinder they were using kicked back striking...
08/22/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 12d lost, 50d restricted A visiting GCC EE had exited a company Pickup truck and was walking to the Maintenance Shop entrance. As EE was stepping up on to the sidewalk apron (approx. 6"" high) EE caught the toe of EE's boot...
06/28/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was barring/removing consolidated material from the #5 Finish Mill Lime-Stone Feeder. The bar slipped causing EE's hand to contact the corner of the feeder. The fingernail was caught and peeled of...
03/25/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was performing maintenance and cleanup (during outage) around the Pan Conveyer. EE was attempting to remove a large piece of clinker without removing the guard and pinched ring finger on right hand...
08/14/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 54d restricted EE attempted to close pump 5 valve when EE felt a 'pop' in chest. EE called for assistance-reporting discomfort in chest-EMS transported to ER for exam.-Was released w/instructed to see PC Provider. 8...
01/14/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted Two employees were carrying a pump screw to place in a box. One end slipped out of an employee's hands causing the other end to fall while the other employee still held it. This resulted in a smashe...
01/10/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 57d restricted 2 employees were moving a water pump down the coal tunnel on a sled. Injured employee was above and holding onto pump with left hand and railing with right hand. While moving downhill, the employee'...
01/02/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 44d restricted Employee was using a small sledge hammer to beat material out of bin bottom. At times, employee was swinging in a back handed manner. Felt muscle soreness later in shift. Monday evening employee was...
02/10/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking across the plant and slipped on ice. EE hit their head, which required 4 staples.
11/19/2020 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was grinding metal that had recently been welded in the hammer mill when a piece of metal flew up under EE's face shield and got into the left eye. EE's safety glasses were not fitted tightly...
09/15/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 34d restricted Employee was standing on a 3' high trailer, taping a tarp cover over a motor. EE's glasses fogged up due to wearing a mask, and when EE went to take a step EE fell off of the trailer, hurting EE's sho...
09/01/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 146d restricted Employee was climbing down out of a haul truck, while holding jacket in one hand, and EE missed the grab handle and fell backwards to the ground.
07/22/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 22d restricted Employee was pulling a cover off of a trolley line in clinker shed but cover was really heavy and when EE pulled harder EE pulled a muscle in EE's right, upper back.
07/16/2020 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was working on cleaning a silo and as EE was walking EE stepped on a small rock causing EE to slide and hyperextend EE's right knee.
02/12/2020 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted EE was lying on an undercarriage to access the hoses under an excavator. As EE was wheeling self around EE heard and felt a pop in lower back, followed by pain. Went to urgent care and was released wi...
01/28/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was tightening a flange with adjustable wrenches when one of the wrenches slipped off the bolt and EE's hand hit the valve actuator jarring EE's wrist and hand. EE did not originally report u...
01/07/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 49d restricted Employee was working in an awkward position in the Feed Shute, swinging a sledge hammer to dislodge a liner when EE felt a sharp, shooting pain in the right shoulder. EE did not report the injury righ...
12/01/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Stepped up on curb and slipped on snow covered ice, breaking left wrist.
11/26/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Weather was blizzarding with heavy winds. Miner was climbing onto a locomotive with snow on the step and slipped. EE tried to catch self, but fell with all of EE's weight on EE's right arm.
11/18/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking out ot the blend silos and when thee stepped down off of the curb they rolled an ankle. There was a large pile of dirt that they tried to step around so they stepped down wrong.
11/14/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was placing a roller on D8N with a floor jack. The roller slipped off of the jack and employee tried to catch it, pinching EE's left finger between loose roller and already mounted roller. Th...
06/19/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was doing maintenance on elevator when a large metal pin came loose, bounced off of the door and hit the employee in the face causing a laceration.
11/19/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee states was sampling Raw Mix through a rectangular opening. The employee was holding the cover to keep it aligned and it came down and pinched thumb.
10/13/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Forklift was parked, the operator climbed in to begin another task. Upon turning on the forklift the forklift rolled and rolled over injured employee's right foot. This forklift is a hydrostatic brake...
09/05/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee was lifting a port a power from a box when EE's foot slipped causing EE to drop the port a power back into the box. When the port a power fell it struck EE's left hand resulting in a fracture...
06/06/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 24d restricted Employee was swinging a twelve pound sledge hammer to get rebar into position. The employee had hands choked up on the handle near the head of the hammer. When the employee swung the hammer, ee missed...
05/07/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 43d restricted Employee was flipping over a plate to remove a pad eye. When the plate was on it's edge it fell back towards the employee landing across EE's right foot.
05/04/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Utilizing a bar to tighten clamps between pump and bottom of silo. When employee let up on the bar the clamp snapped and bar hit chin.
03/02/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee's foot was struck by a shoot.
03/01/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 54d restricted Employee's foot was stuck by a skid causing a fracture.
02/28/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was sweeping and backed up and hit EE's elbow on the stairway. Talked with a nurse but did not seek medical attention until 3/13/2018. An MRI was schedule and medical release was given on 3...
10/31/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing the Christmas star and the wrench slipped and hit ee on the forehead causing a cut.
09/14/2017 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Emloyee was trying to put a radius on a twisted d-ring using the hyd press. When pressure was applied to the piece it slipped and sent one of the set up blocks flying . Hit the employee in both arms...
05/24/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Notified today (9/20/2017) the accident aggravated a previous injury. Employee pulled a fuse without proper PPE. Did not see a doctor at the time. In July reported the injury. Has been undergoing...
05/11/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was removing mill liners, with a large hammer, and a piece of metal struck EE in the lower left calf muscle causing a first aid. EE said they were ok. That night when at home the EE called supervis...
04/14/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Cleaning coal tunnel, shoveling coal out of trough. Employee took a shovel scoop with a hand shovel and ee felt pain lower back.
04/10/2017 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 4d restricted EE #1 was cutting C-Channel steel to remove it, while standing on a 6ft A-Frame ladder while EE #2 supported middle on another 6ft ladder. A piece of slag hit EE #1 causing EE #1 to turn, temporarily...
03/29/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted Driving a shaft out of a motor. The shaft fell and smashed fingers while holding the shaft.