Standard Mineral Division — Accidents

Total: 21 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/22/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee sprained right ankle when getting off of forklift at propane tank.
02/20/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 72d restricted Employee was cleaning out a chute with a shovel when EE slipped hitting EE's right side of EE's abdomen on a handrail. EE was seen 1 week later at doctor.
05/25/2023 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee received a second, conforming, B-read of EE's chest x-ray indicating a ""1/1"" degree of profusion in small opacities. Note: One of the B-readers noted that employee is a smoker.
12/16/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a pulley and chain when the chain Slipped and struck left thumb.
03/15/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None In mid-March employee was raising the roll up garage door when the door roll caught on the roll cover causing the chain to stop moving. The employee indicated that the left middle finger flexed when t...
02/22/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE suffered a small cut on the right index finger while removing a bearing from a shaft on 02/22/22. On 03/31/22 employee reported some swelling and went the Doctor where a small sliver of metal was r...
12/09/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was entering the mill through the lab door. As employee exited, EE pushed on the door glass a little harder than EE should have causing the door glass to break. Employee was seen at ER and re...
06/05/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing hard hat to put on a safety harness. Employee caught the side of left eye with the hard hat's visor shield causing a scratch to eye.
05/12/2017 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing a 50 lb. bag from the roller conveyor and cut employee's ring finger on employee's right hand. Required 3 stitches.
05/26/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee cut his right index finger while placing a bag on the four spout bag packer. While initially believed to require only first aid the day of the incident, to ensure no infection occurred, a phy...
04/11/2014 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee exhibited a 25 decibel shift from the 2000 baseline.
04/10/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was assisting in the removal of a steel plate from the floor beneath the crusher. The plate was dropped, striking the employee on the right leg.
06/26/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 59d restricted Employee was preparing pallets for shipment in the #1 dock area. The forklift operator was moving pallets in the area. As the forklift operator was backing up, the forklift struck the effected employe...
05/22/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee slipped on steps, resulting in a bruised elbow and back pain.
10/03/2008 ELECTRICAL DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee received second degree burns to his left hand and wrist from an arc flash while pulling fuses on a submain feeder. Employee was seen at the emergency room.
11/08/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 96d lost Employee was standing on the front of a CAT 950 loader working on a clamshell feeder and slipped, falling approximately 6 feet. He fractured his knee and had superficial cuts on his forehead
08/03/2006 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The maintenance department was repairing a compressor located in the Mill Building. The crew had positioned the hub to install in the housing with a V45 CAT lift truck. The foreman was prying against...
07/16/2004 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None The employee was cleaning up a spill by shoveling material into an elevator, when he pulled his groin muscle.
04/15/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 296d lost EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING AT #1 BAGGER. WHILE DOING A LOAD THE SEAT HE WAS SITTING IN BROKE WITH HIM CAUSING HIM TO FALL. HE GRABBED A BAR ATTACHED TO THE BAGGER TO PULL HIMSELF ONTO THE MACHINE TO KEEP FR...
08/01/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE WAS PACKING OFF BAGS AT #1 BAGGER MACHINE. LIFTED A BAG--TWISTED HIS BACK TO RELEASE THE BAG ON THE PALLET AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
01/21/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE, OUR MECHANIC, WAS CHANGING THE OIL IN A VEHICLE WHEN A PIECE OF RUSTY METAL DROPPED IN EYE. EE WASHED EYE OUT AND CONTINUED WORKING. THIS WAS ON FRIDAY. THE WEEKEND CAME AND HIS RIGHT EYE BOTHERED...