Mining Incidents

Principio QuarryMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by David J Stewart
Port Deposit, Cecil County, MD · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1800812
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2022–2024
Latest incident
Mar 2024
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2024 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

Employee was tightening a bolt on Crusher 2 (CR2) with a torque wrench and torque multiplier. After tightening bolt, the torque multiplier came loose and dropped. Employee reacted by attempting to catch the multiplier. The multiplier jammed employee's left hand.

2023 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE was cleaning up the work area and went to move some jugs of fluid, approximately 2.5 gallons, when EE twisted and tweaked their back.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was finishing service job when closing engine bay door on excavator and pinched finger. Resulted in laceration to finger.

2022 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee got finger pinched between aerial lift basket and a wall fracturing the left middle finger tip.