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... |