Leonardite Products Mine&Mill Operation — Accidents

Total: 11 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/02/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost Employee was hooking a bag to a forklift and gave the all clear. The straps started to shift off the end of the fork so employee tried to readjust and got finger caught between the fork and bag strap...
07/10/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was working in shop where lighting was good. He was hammering to remove a bearing from a case. He was wearing shaded safety glasses when he pulled them down on his nose to see better. He s...
06/23/2009 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None The electrical service in that area was shut off. 1 pallet had deep burns. It appears spontaneous combustion occurred in a bulk bag filled with 1/4 inch leonardite and soda ash. The moisture of the...
12/06/2007 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Cause is unknown at this time. There is only one shift per day from 8am - 4pm so no one was there at the time of the fire. Grinding equipment was damaged and a wood building was destroyed. Also, th...
05/16/2005 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None The fire started sometime after 10 00 pm.It was discovered at 5:30 am on May 17 & was reported to the fire dept. They were on the scene at 5:50 am. & remained until 2:00 pm. They were recalled at 4:00...
03/01/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 2d restricted PICKED UP A 50LB BAG AND STARTED WALKING UP THE STAIRS, FELT SOMETHING LIKE A SHARP POKE IN THE LOWER BACK. EE THOUGHT IT WOULD GET BETTER, SO FINISHED OUT THE DAY. WENT TO THE CHIROPRACTOR, THEN WENT...
11/17/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EMPLOYEE WAS MIXING. THE GRINDER BECAME PLUGGED. HE CAUGHT HIS THUMB IN THE GRINDER. HIS THUMB WAS CUT ACROSS THE TOP AND DOWN ONE SIDE AND HE TORE HIS THUMBNAIL OFF. HE SAW A DOCTOR IN THE E.R. HE WI...
10/11/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 15d restricted EE WAS MIXING, STACKING 50LB BAGS.
03/26/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted WAS STACKING BAGS ON A PALLET, BENT OVER AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK.
01/25/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 10d restricted EE WAS PUTTING SHRINK WRAP ON PALLET. BACK POPPED. HE SAW A DOCTOR ON FRIDAY & HAS ANOTHER APPT WITH HIM THIS WEEK.
10/22/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A SHEET OF PLYWOOD W/HIS RARM. AS HE WAS LIFTING THE PLYWOOD, HE FELT SOMETHING PULL BEGINNING AT THE R. SHOULDER AND ACROSS THE BACK DIAGONALLY AND DOWN THE L. LEG. HE INITIALLY...