Mining Incidents

Sully MineMetal/Nonmetal

Sully, Jasper County, IA · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1300063
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
16
Years on record
2001–2022
Latest incident
Sep 2022
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

16 on file

2022 · 1 incident

Accident type, without injuries

A mine fire on the passenger side of the Western Star explosives truck occurred. The miners operating the truck extinguished the fire and evacuated the mine.

2021 · 2 incidents

Struck against a moving object

Employee received a whiplash type of back injury when EE's loader contacted a haul truck when both were backing up. The incident became reportable on December 9th when the injury was determined to be work-related and the employee was placed on restrictions/physical therapy by our company physician.

Fall down stairs

Field machinist was carrying a boring bar out of the back of the service truck and going down stairs EE tripped and fell forward. The weight of the boring bar smashed EE's hand at impact to ground. Bleeding and swelling of EE's right hand was treated with triage, so first date became reportable was 4-23-21 when we were notified of the fracture.

2020 · 2 incidents

Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Dismounting a portable bin ladder. Twisted body when they contacted the ground. Resulted in a strained right groin. *This was reported to the mine on 9/11/2020 and became reportable on 9/18/2020.*

Contact with hot objects or substances

Approximately at 2:00 PM an employee was changing the oil filters in the 988 loader. EE placed their leg up against the transmission, causing a burn in the right calf of EE's leg. Employee reported the injury 7-21-20. The occupational medical doctor put the employee on restricted duty 7-23-20.

2011 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was diagnosed with tendonitis by EMG on 8/16/11. Employee claims the injury was sustained from accumulated repetitive motion. Employee will under go therapy on 8/30/11.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting rail rubber for a screen deck when knife he was using slipped out of the cutting surface it lacerated his left hand. The employee was wearing leather gloves and cutting away from himself. The employee was taken to the hospital where he received six stitches.

2010 · 1 incident

Fall onto or against objects

While working on top of the water truck employee tripped and fell into the handrail. Injury was later diagnosed as torn rotator cuff. As of Nov. 1, 2010 employee is unable to perfrom job duties. Surgery is scheduled for Nov. 27, 2010.

2009 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was attempting to manually rotate a truck engine by pulling on the fan belts and fractured his left pinky when it went through an alternator sheave.

2007 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was rolling up used conveyor belting when he heard a pop in his left arm and felt intense pain in his left bicep elbow area.

2003 · 3 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A NINE INCH GRINDER NEAR FACE LEVEL. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GRIND THE SURFACE OF THE BOOM. THE GRINDER CAUGHT AND KICKED BACK STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ACROSS THE FACE & NOSE AREA. HE HAD DECIDED NOT TO USE THE REQUIRED FULL FACE SHIELD.

Struck against a moving object

EE EXPRESSED SHOULDER PAIN TWO WEEKS PRIOR WHEN PUSHING SOME STEEL WITH HIS LEGS AND HOLDING ONTO SOMETHING. ON 09/02/2003 EE WAS OPERATING A LOADER AND EXPERIENCED SEVERE PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER . EE WAS TAKEN TO CLINIC FOR EVALUATION.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS REMOVING THE DAMAGED EXHAUST TIP FROM A R35 HAUL TRUCK WHEN THE TIP CAME BACK STRIKING THE EE IN THE MOUTH AND CHIPPING TOOTH.

2002 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

CO-WORKER HAD GREASED THE HANDRAILS ON THE TRUCK AS A PRACTICAL JOKE. EE GOT ONE STEP UP THE FRONT LADDER & CONTACTED THE GREASED RAILS & LOST HIS GRIP & FELL TO THE GROUND BELOW.

2001 · 2 incidents

Contact with heat

EE CALLED IN SICK PRIOR TO START OF SHIFT. WAS SEEN BY DOCTOR LATER IN DAY. ILLNESS DUE TO HEATEE WAS PERFORMING NORMAL JOB DUTIES OF STOCK PILE TRUCK DRIVER.