Minntac Plant — Accidents

Total: 423 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/10/2026 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None The employee was pushing a scrap skip weighing approx. 2200 pounds across the Filter floor on a pallet jack when the employee felt a pop in their right calf.
02/03/2026 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None MTM was lifting Milwaukee battery operated come-along that was in the case from the floor to EE's plant kat
12/18/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured MTM was installing a drive sheave on a pump with a partner. The MTM's partner was installing the sheave while the injured MTM was pushing on the guard. The injured MTM's right pointer finger w...
12/04/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was pushing a sheet of stainless into position to be welded, as they were pushing the sheet they felt a sharp pain in left shoulder. This resulted in a strain/sprain type of injury.
11/10/2025 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Employee became entrapped in the Step 1, 2 Agglomerator basement elevator. The main gate was notified at 852 AM and the employee was able to safely exit the elevator 927 AM.
11/07/2025 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was working in the Kiln. They moved to the side and left knee buckled. this resulted in a strain/sprain type of injury.
10/28/2025 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Employee was stuck in the Step 1, 2 Agglomerator basement elevator. The employee became trapped at 902 AM. Security and safety were eventually notified. First responders arrived shortly after 930 and...
10/22/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was pushing up on a conveyor belt trying to get additional clearance to remove a roller. After releasing the belt employee felt a popping and burning sensation in their hand
10/13/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None 043-06-1 conveyor belt where employees were doing work to the belt and changing rollers. Employee was helping clean up and pulling out a return roller from under the belt at which time EE felt pain in...
10/09/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None MTM was changing all-thread to level the thickener rake. When employee was finished, EE felt pain in EE's shoulder. Employee climbed down from the job and reported the incident to supervisor
10/02/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted Employee was moving breaker from waist level off of plant kat onto plastic cart which was at knee height and approximately 2 feet away from plant kat. Breaker weighed approximately 120 pounds; the lif...
10/01/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None EE was replacing a valve. EE was using a torch to remove flange bolts, once EE was down to the last bolt, water that was trapped in the line started to spray out from around the flange. Not wanting to...
07/18/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was traveling to sample pellets from line 4 and about the climb stairway from basement level, when they slipped on the pellets and mud at the base of stairway and twisted their left knee.
06/09/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was changing a belt on a drive motor and pinched EE's finger
05/19/2025 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 116d lost EE was using a cart to haul boiler tubes. The surface was smooth/flat concrete, slag/ash had fallen off the tubes while loading them on the cart. slag/ash prevented the wheels from freely moving in th...
05/04/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking from Line 4 performing routine rounds when they slipped on pellets. The employee caught themselves & jaw came down and locked inflicting pain to lower jaw area. The employee notif...
05/01/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 22d restricted EE was removing steel grating from a floor launder for the purpose of cleaning the launder. As they were pulling the grating they experienced a pain in lower back on the right side. This incident resu...
04/10/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted EE didn't have a belt to hold up EE's FR work pants, so EE used zip ties through EE's belt loops as a makeshift belt. At the end of EE's shift, the EE grabbed a utility knife to cut the zip ties from...
02/10/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None When doing alignment for the fan motor the rotor has to be spun. Employee was moving the rotor manually by pushing on the fan blades and felt pain in the right shoulder. THIS INCIDENT BECAME A RECORDA...
02/05/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Operator was raising landing gear on a semi-trailer and strained their back
01/22/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted The ee was working on the under grate of the line #3 pre-heat. There was a plywood work platform covering the 7-inch holes created by the flipper castings. The ee was pulling another sheet of plywood...
01/12/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted The incident occurred 30 minutes prior to the start of the employee's work shift. The EE was planning to unload tools from EE's car into the job trailer. When the employee was getting out of the car,...
01/10/2025 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employees were assigned to change out a bad gearbox on the drive end of the 208-01-2 filter. The gearbox wouldn't move with the hammer. They used a ram hydraulic puller. One of the puller fingers shea...
12/16/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 28d restricted EE was installing NI-Hard liners inside of a chute. the liner EE was handling slipped from EE's hands, instinctively EE reached out to grab it and it struck the tip of EE's right middle finger pinchin...
12/12/2024 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Employee was trapped in Step 1,2 Aggl Shop elevator at 8:00AM. The employee called the control room and MEI was called to repair the elevator. The main gate and Em. svcs were not notified until 850AM....
12/11/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a utility knife to cut loose zip-ties. While cutting the zip-ties the knife blade cut across the left thumb causing approximately a 1-inch laceration that needed to be closed with 2...
12/08/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 241d restricted Conditions in the area were icy and snow covered. The slippery conditions caused the employee to slip and fall while walking to a work area. The incident resulted in a right hip and lower back strain.
12/06/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 37d restricted Employee was assigned to replace the bearing on a return adjustment pulley. As the injured went to pull the bracket out, the bracket became wedged below near a piece of welded flat stock. The bracket...
11/19/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting rubber off the inside of a rubber lined pipe when the knife slipped out of the rubber. The blade cut through their glove, lacerating the employee's left forearm.
11/13/2024 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Employee was riding the freight elevator down when it broke down leaving the elevator suspended beneath the fourth floor. Communications were made and the trapped employee was able to verbally communi...
10/30/2024 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was outside smoking when the wind blew debris into their eye and a foreign object become lodged in their right pupil
10/13/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee descended stairs from flux tank catwalk to slurry tank catwalk, at the bottom of the stairs, while maneuvering around scaffolding, employee tripped and fell, striking the floor grating, causi...
09/19/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 190d lost This incident became a recordable on 10/01/2024 when the employee was placed on restrictions. The employee and a partner were removing the guard on 111-10-4a cobber to repair the sprocket and chain....
08/16/2024 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Two MTMs were stuck in the Step 3 Man Elevator, after others exited on 2nd floor. The elevator dropped 6"" when the door closed & stopped functioning. The 2 were stuck in the elevator from 6:25 am to...
07/15/2024 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was jack hammering a plugged surge bin when they felt a piece of hot material hit their eye. The employee contacted their supervisor and EMS was called to the scene.
07/12/2024 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 56d restricted While dumping a rod box a 14 1/8"" long by 1 1/4"" diameter rod weighing 4.4 pounds flipped out of the dump truck box, striking the employee on the left hand. The employee's hand was holding onto the...
06/08/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE was working to unclog Biomass Line 3 near the waste bin on east side of Agg. Step 2. EE stepped back on to debris that had fallen over the retaining wall and fell.
05/13/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted The EE was working from a 5' high scaffold deck, EE was tied off overhead with a self-retracting lifeline or SRL. While working, EE turned and stepped off of the deck, the SRL stopped the EE, and EE's...
04/16/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An Ironworker was using an adjustable wrench to turn castle nuts on the ends of traveling grate rods for the purpose of installing cotter pins. The wrench they were using slipped off one of the nuts a...
04/14/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 69d restricted The employee had been working from a single high scaffolding platform. EE was coming down off of the scaffolding by way of an attached ladder. As EE stepped off the ladder onto the walkway below, EE r...
04/05/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 42d lost, 86d restricted An ironworker was working on a door frame for the pre-heat. EE lifted a 6 foot long section of 5 inch channel iron that weighs 54 pounds. The employee felt a pain in EE's abdomen and was found to have...
03/28/2024 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Systems Repair was walking into the 5-7 dust collector room at Step 2 Agglomerator, the door blew shut on the employees left middle finger. Employee was seen at the dispensary and VRMC.
03/20/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted The injured employee and a partner were assigned to change out a troughing roller on the 045 belt. The injured employee was changing out a wing can on a troughing roller and putting in a new wing can....
02/06/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 114d restricted The employees were installing 4 pieces of packing material using a packing pusher. While attempting to insert the fourth piece, the employee used a pry bar to push the packing in place. The pry bar br...
02/03/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 67d lost While removing scaffolding from the Line #3 feed cone an employee sustained an injury when a scaffold pan (plank) that was being handed to EE dropped and struck the injured employee on the back of the...
01/31/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None When an employee went to pick up washdown hose, it swung around and struck EE in the right cheek. THIS INCIDENT BECAME A RECORDABLE WHEN THE EMPLOYEE HAD A MEDICAL PROCEDURE TO REMOVE METAL PARTICLES...
09/08/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted Employee was coming down the stairs from the line 3 multi-clones. EE was finished checking the dust valves and heading to the main driveway in the basement. EE walked down the west side stairway towar...
08/28/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 45d lost, 40d restricted 4 employees were removing liners inside a rod mill. The employees were using lining bars to remove liners inside the mill. Employees stated that as they were in the process of removing the second line...
08/18/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 622d restricted MTM was assisting changing out a motor. As the motor was being lowered to the pallet, from a lifting jig, the MTM was using a no touch tool to tip the jig and motor on its side to remove the jig. As t...
06/19/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 255d lost Employee was descending a step ladder when EE's left foot slipped from the second rung from the bottom of the ladder. Injured employee slid down the ladder, catching self upright on left foot at grou...