Ottawa Plant — Accidents

Total: 112 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/23/2025 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None The employee was working on mineral separators when they stepped on a mesh cleaning ball and twisted their right knee. They did not fall but, felt soreness the next day.
01/13/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 107d lost, 107d restricted The employee was walking down the steps from the south Ottawa mine screenhouse when EE slipped and fell. EE caught self with EE's right hand on the handrail and felt immediate discomfort in EE's right...
12/26/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee's right pinky finger was caught between the latch and the door of a Rotex machine, resulting in a fracture to the finger.
09/25/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 177d lost, 198d restricted The employee was removing guard when EE felt a pain in their shoulder. Employee was diagnosed with torn rotator cuff but, continued to work full duty until 2/14/2025 when EE had surgery.
05/20/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 267d lost While performing cleanup, the floor plating the employee was standing on fell into the water ditch resulting in a fractured leg.
05/04/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 284d lost Employee was descending the ladder of a road grader and felt discomfort in EE's right knee. EE was later diagnosed with a meniscus tear and underwent surgery on 11/7/24 making it a reportable incident...
07/25/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost Employee was setting up bulk bag area to start filling sacks of sand. The employee placed a pallet on the load stations. When EE bent over to start centering pallet to the spout, EE felt pain in lower...
05/23/2022 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Mill G classifier #4 on the 6th floor had a bearing that over heated and caught the grease on fire.
08/31/2021 OTHER INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES None A deceased body was discovered in the South Ottawa Pit. The person is not a mine employee. The Sheriff and MSHA were notified immediately upon discovery and the investigation is ongoing. The birthdate...
08/25/2021 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None At approximately 10:30 PM smoke was observed in the B Pit Pump house due to the overheating of a mining pump motor. The local fire department was called and, at 11:15, the smoke was cleared, and a sma...
06/25/2021 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee injured right hand and arm after making contact with a moving conveyor return roller.
04/10/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee experienced back discomfort after moving a metal chute.
03/25/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee chipped a tooth when using a water hose to clean Process Building - first floor.
02/01/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner stumbled on a walkway and experienced left shoulder discomfort.
01/23/2021 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Death due to non-mining related natural causes.
07/22/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 61d lost, 105d restricted Employee experienced right shoulder discomfort after removing a screen deck from a mineral separator.
06/29/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 85d lost, 60d restricted Employee injured right shoulder replacing a filter belt.
02/06/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 55d lost, 56d restricted Miner fell walking next to haul truck, and landed on right elbow and experienced right shoulder discomfort.
12/16/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 89d lost, 4d restricted Employee injured back while dismounting a 772G road grader.
11/21/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 49d lost, 24d restricted Miner experienced right knee discomfort as EE planted EE's right foot on the ground when EE was dismounting a John Deere 460e haul truck.
05/21/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 67d restricted Miner was descending a ladder when EE slipped off of the rung causing EE to drop to the next rung before EE was able to regain EE's balance causing discomfort to EE's right knee.
05/17/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Miner injured their right hand and received six sutures to the right thumb when a railcar collided with a platform gangway that was not mechanically secured in place.
10/25/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 149d lost Miner injured upper left arm when operating a haul truck and hitting a bump in the travel way.
09/25/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 30d lost, 28d restricted While exiting a front end loader the employee's boot tread got caught on the bottom step of the ladder causing employee to twist awkwardly resulting in a sharp pain in left knee. Employee went to a do...
09/24/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 219d lost, 124d restricted While pulling a water hose across the floor it became tangled causing it to jerk. The jerking motion resulted in pain to the employees right shoulder. The employee went to the doctor on 10/08/2018 at...
03/06/2018 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost Employee stood up after opening a rail car gate and felt a ""pop"" in knee. Employee initially refused medical treatment. Employee requested medical treatment on May 9th at which time surgery was reco...
08/31/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While attempting to line up two pinch tube flanges the spud wrench that was being used slipped and struck the employee above the left eye. The resulting injury was a laceration that required stitches.
08/31/2017 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While cutting a piece of plastic with a hole saw the circular cutting bit jumped and struck the employee on the left wrist resulting in a laceration. The resulting laceration required stitches.
07/06/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 511d lost Employee tripped over sump frame beam and fell, employee broke femur.
04/02/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 13d lost, 13d restricted While attempting to slide the counterweight of a Rotex machine into place, the weight shift landing on the associates hand. The resulting injuries were lacerations to the left hand that required stitc...
12/19/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 28d restricted The employee lost footing when stepping down from one building to another. EE did not fall to the ground but landed awkwardly on left foot resulting in a sprain to the arch. EE did not seek medical tr...
11/28/2016 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None A shift in hearing was reported during an annual audiometric examination. There have been no significant noise exposures according to our dosimetry records.
09/18/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 41d lost, 116d restricted Employee was lifting up on an elevator safety gate with right arm. As EE lifted up the gate EE indicated that EE felt pain in right arm between forearm and bicep. X-ray and MRI done. Strain of arm...
06/20/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was handling a sand equipment process screen when EE reported a back strain and pain. Employee went to doctor and was referred to the PCP. EE was unable to obtain an appointment with the PC...
05/11/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 47d restricted Employee tripped while walking down the last couple of stair risers, when then the tyvek disposal pant leg cuff caught on a stair riser. Employee's left ring finger was fractured while the employee u...
03/11/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 202d lost The employee was opening rail car lids on top of a railcar. The employee was wearing fall protection with a SRL anchored to an approved point on a manlift platform. The SRL strap got wrapped within...
03/04/2016 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While using a bobcat to clean sand near a truck scale, an employee injured their rib (closed fracture), when the bobcat struck a protruding concrete footing. The employee was wearing a seatbelt, howe...
01/19/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 215d lost Employee was entering the wet process building. EE entered and parked the electric scoot. EE then shut the doors and when ee turned to go back to the cart, ee slipped on ice, but caught themselves bef...
10/11/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING A STUFFING BOX FOR A PUMP WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK. THERE IS AN UNSPECIFIED HISTORY OF PERSONAL BACK ISSUES. NO MEDICAL TREATMENT SOUGHT UNTIL 11-18-2015.
08/21/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While retrieving a sample ground silica from the process entered the employee's eyes. Safety Glasses and all other PPE was being worn. Eyes were flushed and no further injury noted. A prescription med...
07/29/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was assisting in the task of lining up the reducer pipe on the #2 in line pump. The process involved 2 other employees on the ground and an employee in the front end loader which lifts th...
07/12/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AND PULLING FIRE HOSE TO PUT IT AWAY. EE SLIPPED ON THE WET FLOOR AND LANDED ON RIGHT SIDE STRIKING KNEE AND SHOULDER AGAINST THE CONCRETE AND STEEL GRATING. NO MEDICAL TREATMENT...
01/16/2015 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 366d lost Flange fell off the vac truck while emptying at site.
12/13/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was moving plastic bags of non perishable foods to a pallet to be delivered offsite to a charity event. When the employee bent over and came back up they felt a sharp pain in their back. Bags...
11/26/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON FATALITY Fatal An employee on the ground level retrieved the tool and climbed 1 to 2 rungs of the ladder to hand the tool to the employee above. The employee appeared to lose consciousness and fell. The witnesses in...
10/24/2014 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 49d restricted Employee reported that after he slightly bent over he came up and felt a pain in his lower back. He reported he did not lift anything and had pain in the past.
08/20/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee moved the monitor station (using the affixed handle) from the lower to upper position, he injured his left elbow. The force observed to move the monitor was no more than normal to move the ha...
08/08/2013 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking and went to make a turn and his knee gave out. The employee reported that no single event occurred to cause the incident, according to the employee other than walking. There is no...
06/08/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Grinding a 2"" pipe set vertically on end at waist height on a table in the D-Pit Maintenance Shop. While grinding the sparks were hitting his stomach and somehow made it into the area under the face...
06/06/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee manning a tagline while a piece of pipe was removed and lifted out by a sky track boom lift. Pipe moved slightly and the rope slipped through the left hand and index finger causing a lacerati...