White Bear Mica Plant — Accidents

Total: 21 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/09/2021 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While pressing aluminum pack, felt right shoulder pull and pop. Shoulder is torn.
05/27/2021 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The miner was lying on their right side while welding a patch on a piece of stationary equipment. A piece of welding slag was able to pass by EE's welding helmet and enter EE's ear. Pain was immediate...
10/12/2018 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None The dust collector for the feldspar process collects fines in a bulk bag. The operator was making adjustments to the bag when operator slipped and fell. Operator put left hand out to catch self and...
09/10/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was mounting a production board with zip ties. EE was cutting the tail off one of the zip ties with a utility knife and EE cut EE's left wrist.
07/30/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 28d restricted The operator was checking on the quantity of rock in a feed bin. EE climbed down the ladder and stepped on a pile of rock on the ground. The rock shifted and ee lost balance. EE put hand out to cat...
05/04/2018 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None Truck fill point for main propane tank burst at flexible coupling. Once gas reached vaporizer, it caused an explosion. Two employees ran to the tank to put out the fire with a fire extinguisher and sh...
02/12/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee was loading ore into a hopper using a Bobcat skid loader. The hopper was plugged so the employee got out to unplug it. When getting back into the Bobcat, EE's foot slipped off the step and...
01/19/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Slipped and fell on ice in parking lot of facility.
05/11/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Dropped Hammer - Cut Thumb - 4 stitches administered
01/15/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 90d lost Lower Back - This claim under investigation by Pacer's Workmen Comp and not yet classified as a work comp injury
04/02/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 190d lost Snowing heavily, fell in parking lot on snow/ice.
02/01/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 13d restricted While on ladder, EE was pulling slack out of the new skirting being installed on the conveyor belt #1 and strained or pulled lower back. Continued to do light duty work rest of the day.
05/10/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Trying to unplug wet feed in a feed hopper using a sledge hammer and injured left shoulder.
06/01/2009 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Between 5 am & 5:30 am on Monday 6-1-09 it was discovered that there had been a fire in the air compressor room over the week end. It was ok at end of shift 10:30 pm friday 5-29-09. Fire had burned it...
02/19/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Forklift was moving full pallets. Driver did not see injury walk in front of him. He did not see forklift. He was knocked down and sprain ankle.
08/21/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was stacking 50# bags on a pallet and pulled muscles in lower back. Employee was released to come back to work on 8/25/08 but chose not to return until 8/26/08. Treated at Custer Regional Cli...
08/08/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost At home in evening he removed a flake of mica from his R eye. On Sun, 8/10 went to ER & was treated (found nothing in eye) - given antibiotics. 8/11 went to Advanced Eye Care. Was told eye was scratch...
04/11/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was stacking 50# bags on a pallet and over-extended his right elbow. Treated at Custer Regional by doctor for lateral epicandylitis
01/17/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 4d restricted Employee stacked 48 50# bags on a pallet. He then went to get forklift. He removed the portable tank heater and hung it on a hook on the wall. He experienced a sharp pain in his lower back. He tried t...
10/22/2001 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE WAS WORKING ON ROOF OF MICA MILL WHEN WIND KICKED UP AND BLEW DUST IN HIS RIGHT EYE. FIRST AID WAS DONE AT SITE. THE NEXT MORNING EE STILL EXPERIENCED IRRITATION AND WENT TO THE EMERGENCY R OOM AT...
10/26/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS USING A GRINDER WITH A BRUSH TO REMOVE OLD PAIN FROM A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. HE WAS GRINDING AT NECK LEVEL. HE HIT A BUMP IN THE METAL AND THE GRINDER BOUNCED BACK HITTING HIM IN THE THRO AT AREA...