O-N Minerals, Cedarville Operation — Accidents
Total: 93 accidents | Fatalities: 1
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/19/2026 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | None | EE fell 10ft 10in while leaning out a 11-1/2 in opening between a screen and adjacent handrail trying to look at the screen springs. |
| 08/15/2025 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 21d lost, 30d restricted | ee was pulling the slack out of a wash hose when they felt a pop in their back. Incident occurred on 8/15/2025 - ee was evaluated by medical professional and released to work without restrictions. Pai... |
| 02/18/2025 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 6d lost | Employee was rolling a piece of pipe on the welding table and it hit a piece of angle that was also on the table causing it to fall off and land on employee's left foot just behind the steel toe leavi... |
| 09/26/2024 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 9d restricted | Ee was moving/loading reducers for transport when one shifted causing hand to get pinched between the two items resulting in laceration/stitches. |
| 07/01/2024 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE was rolling fuel hose back into hose reel when end kicked up and hit EE in the mouth resulting in chipped tooth. Treatment sought on 8/6/24. Confirmed type of treatment that was provided with denti... |
| 08/12/2023 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 11d lost, 19d restricted | EEs were replacing deck plate on walkway. EEs left area then one returned to get a tool. Fell through opening in walkway, appx 13' to ground level. EE sustained cut to right hand and possible injury t... |
| 07/25/2023 | STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 139d lost, 12d restricted | Ee was pulling a hose to fuel/service a piece of mobile equipment when they stepped on a rock and rolled their ankle which aggravated a pre-existing injury. |
| 06/28/2023 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 249d lost | EE was assisting in an off road haul truck tire change. EE leaned in to gain a better view and inadvertently placed right foot in front of the Skidsteer track. A co-worker operating the skidsteer wa... |
| 01/18/2023 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Ee was assisting with lifting a bearing housing. Bearing lost balance and ee tried to catch it, but lost own balance in the process. EE tried to catch themselves by using hand railing, resulting in st... |
| 08/04/2020 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 2d restricted | Injured was lifting a motor junction box back into place and felt a slight strain in their back. |
| 11/03/2018 | POWERED HAULAGE | FATALITY | Fatal | Supervisor pick-up was struck by haul truck, resulting in a fatality. |
| 05/09/2018 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was removing sump pump using overhead hoist and side pull chain and shackle. Side pull chain became slack and shackle slid down overhead hoist chain pinching employees hand between thumb and... |
| 04/07/2018 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was moving over the spray pipes on top deck of screen. When EE straightened up a ""zip tie"" that was holding a temporary light string in place went between EE's hard hat and safety glasses p... |
| 03/20/2018 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 10d restricted | Employee was helping lift a piece of steel to take to the saw. When Employee lifted the steel Employee said Employee felt a pop in lower back. Took to doctor on 3/27/2018 and was given restrictions. |
| 02/15/2018 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 7d restricted | Employee was climbing up onto D9T dozer, foot slipped off of track grouser and caused scrape and deep bruising. The employee reported the incident on 2/19/2018. The employee sought medical attention o... |
| 02/14/2017 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was cleaning up at the end of the shift. Employee had just rubbed their eye and felt a irritation shortly after. The employee requested to see a doctor during the next shift. A small metal... |
| 01/31/2017 | MACHINERY | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 69d lost | Employee was digging in a trench. Loose piece of dirt became dislodged and struck employee knocking ee against trench wall. Impact caused injury to torso causing bruising and possible hernia. |
| 08/28/2016 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was walking through final screening station when EE stopped to rub right eye. The employee removed glove and rubbed with right index finger. Shortly after that the eye became irritated and... |
| 06/23/2016 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 7d restricted | EE1 and EE2 were moving HVAC window units in the Electrical store room to perform maintenance. EE1 was holding one of the units and the unit became wedged against a reel of cable. EE1 lifted that reel... |
| 05/11/2016 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 3d lost | Employee was training to operate the drill. After break, the employee was returning to the drill, walking over rough terrain, when EE felt a pain in their right calf. EE was taken to doctor for eval... |
| 04/21/2016 | POWERED HAULAGE | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was in the process of reading the information tag on S4 conveyor 150 hp motor. EE had brushed off tag and then leaned in closer to be able the read the tag. When EE leaned over a cloud of dus... |
| 08/26/2015 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 171d lost | Employee cleaned up some stone with a shovel (less than a wheel barrow). Had sat down. When he stood up to climb some stairs had pain in lower back. |
| 05/07/2015 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Using an air chisel to remove broken bolts. Chisel became stuck. Used another chisel to remove stuck chisel. Piece of metal struck arm resulting in medical treatment. |
| 02/11/2015 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Placing a scale in conveyor decking. Employee rested the scale's weight (3' x 6"" diam) on 2x4's while positioning cable puller. Weight slipped off 2x4 and pinched finger between channel of the deckin... |
| 12/08/2014 | OTHER | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | NOTE: Did not have enough information to say is reportable until today. Hospital refused to provide info. Employee was shoveling sand in windy conditions, sand got into eye. Was wearing safety glasses... |
| 07/03/2014 | DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | Employee cannot state a specific event. He says he was walking on level ground then felt a pain in his knee. No other activity- no bending, twisting, crouching, or other vigorous activity. Says his fi... |
| 03/11/2014 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was grinding on metal. When finished, he lifted the grinding shield he was wearing and felt dust and debris fall on his face and behind his safety glasses. He later felt scratching under the... |
| 01/13/2014 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was opening a small consumer products box to take out a new product. When pulling the inner contents out, he brought his hand across a stray sliver of broken glass that had been stuck in the... |
| 10/23/2013 | MACHINERY | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 2d restricted | EE was operating drill rig and wanted to check the level of heat coming out of vent system. The cab heater was not blowing warm air. He reached up to feel the air coming out of the heater duct and his... |
| 07/13/2013 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 3d restricted | Employee was installing 200' of 3"" conduit in a shallow trench. This involved minor shoveling, and lifting and moving conduit to glue and position it. After working for several hours, he noticed an... |
| 07/01/2013 | MACHINERY | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 5d lost | On 7/1 employee welded a pin keeper on a truck when a piece of slag went down his shirt sleeve and burned his elbow in area about the size of a pencil end. The burn became infected. Notified managemen... |
| 05/07/2013 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 4d lost | Employee was on stone carrying train, and had stopped train to dump stone from cars. He took the remote controller in hand and started to descend from train, when he stepped on broken controller strap... |
| 04/12/2013 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 30d lost | Employee exited road grader that was being used to grade road areas after a significant snowfall. Upon exiting the grader he slipped onto ice and broke a rib(s). Surface had snow/ice. He did not fall... |
| 03/14/2013 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 1d restricted | Employee was attempting to pull X-bracing across floor by pulling on a chain that was connected to it. Part of the bracing was frozen to the floor. The bracing broke free from the ice and ran into em... |
| 05/12/2012 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee wearing gloves, safety glasses with side shields and face shield was cutting 3"" angle iron with a 4.5"" hand held grinder equipped with a 4.5"" ""Razorblade 27"" cutting tool. It bound up a... |
| 03/30/2012 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | An employee was holding an idler set on a work bench. Another employee was swinging a 4# hammer to straighten out a bent part of the foot. The hammer glanced off the idler set striking the employees... |
| 05/23/2011 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 275d lost | While a coupling was being reassembled on the fresh water valve the shaft dropped 2"" pinching the employees left index finger between the shaft and the top of the valve causing a fracture and lacerat... |
| 10/19/2010 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Come-a-long used to direct conveyor belt over hand rail. Belt snagged on hand rail and sprang free causing come-a-long to lurch and strike employee on left face. |
| 09/17/2010 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Tail section of P2 conveyor. Falling impact idler being removed from P2 conveyor. While changing out the idler, accident victim and co-worker decided to let it drop after sliding it off the conveyor... |
| 08/27/2009 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Reaching into the housing of feeder VGF1, (feeder Locked Out) for repairs. Employee was cut by a sharp burr on the housing. |
| 03/27/2009 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 4d restricted | Employee was assistig another to lift a piece of plate steel, when he strained a muscle in his lower back. |
| 07/31/2007 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was changing air filters on the hydraulic drill. He felt a sharp pain in his shoulder. |
| 05/18/2007 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | The employee was cleaning up his work area. He picked up some heavy steel and felt pain in his right arm, by elbow. He reported the injury at the time but did not go to the Doctors. |
| 03/06/2007 | MACHINERY | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 1d restricted | EE was grinding overhead wearing a face shield, when he finished, he removed the shield and was attempting to ""Dust-off"" the loose debree and got some dust in his right eye. |
| 08/03/2006 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 4d restricted | Employee was removing a car from the train for repairs. He was in the process of uncoupling the car. When the cars seperated the air line between them broke at one end, instead of uncoupling at the co... |
| 06/23/2006 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was using a water hose to clean under a conveyor belt. As he was hosing he hit some hard-packed material, which caused the water and mud to spray back into his face. EE was wearing saftey gla... |
| 04/26/2006 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 3d restricted | The operator slipped and fell as he came off the grader. |
| 01/30/2006 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | The millwright was installing an idler set when it tipped over and pinched his finger. |
| 12/08/2005 | MACHINERY | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 20d lost | Employee was using a hog burner to clear a frozen chunk from a chute when the chunk broke free and pinned the employees hand against the rail. |
| 11/30/2005 | MACHINERY | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 21d lost | Employee was drilling a hole in a 2"" x 2"" x 3/8"" x 10' piece of angle iron. The end of the angle iron fell off the stand it was resting on and pinched employee's finger between the angle iron and... |