Mining Incidents

Paradise QuarryMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by A Ross Myers
Paradise, Lancaster County, PA · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3600012
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
22
Years on record
2000–2022
Latest incident
Nov 2022
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

22 on file

2022 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE slipped and caught self with right arm tearing bicep muscle.

2020 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

Tri-axle driver descended cab at employee parking lot area, lost balance, and fell to the ground causing injuries.

2017 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee cut (non-gloved) thumb on left hand with razor knife while trying to widen pre-drilled bolt hole of belt skirting resulting in 4 stitches to close open laceration.

2010 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

Employee was tightening a bolt on a skirt board rubber and the wrench slipped off causing him to bump his elbow on the guard.

2008 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

The employee was patching a conveyor belt and replacing some bad lacers. The employee reached around and to pull out one of the bad lacers, in which had a sharp edge, cutting his right index finger.

2007 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The miner was hammering a pin to the hammer on the primary crusher when he struck his finger with the hammer.

Struck against a moving object

A CAT 980 G Loader bumped into the back of a fully loaded Articulated haul truck. The employee that was running the haul was experiencing some stiffness in his neck. There was no damage to either piece of equipment.

2006 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

Employee went to the MCC room and locked out a conveyor in order to remove rocks from the guard. When removing the material a gust of wind blew dust into employee's eyes. He flushed his eyes out twice after the incident and woke up the next day with his eyes irritated. He reported the incident to his supervisor and was treated and released to work.

2005 · 2 incidents

Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee was operating the dryer plant when QC requested a sample. Employee went to get a sample from 4"" dia. pipe designated in the sampling plant. He was unable to obtain a sample. He removed a 1"" diameter bolt, put his right index finger up into a moving screw; his finger was taken off to the first joint by the screw.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was helping to sort screens when the pile of screens shifted and hit his knee as he was trying to get out of the way.

2003 · 4 incidents

Struck by falling object

EE WAS REMOVING A BELL PAN FROM UNDER A 980G. HE TOOK 3 OF THE 4 BOLTS OUT, WHILE REMOVING THE LAST BOLT, PAN FELL DOWN & HIT HIS KNEE.

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

EE WAS HELPING TO MOVE A BURNER. HE PUSHED THE BURNER TO RELOCATE HIS FINGER WAS SMASHED BETWEEN A WALL AND THE BURNER. (4 STITCHES).

No Value Found

EE JUMPED OUT OF THE UNILOADER AND WAS WALKING WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT TWISTED ON A ROCK AND HE WENT DOWN WE SENT HIM TO THE HOSPITAL.

Struck by falling object

EE WAS REPAIRING AN EQUALIZER ON DRY BULK TRAILER, EE WAS REMOVING A BLOCK OF WOOD FROM A JACK STAND THAT WAS SUPPORTING THE TRAILER FRAME, THE HYDRAULIC JACK SLIPPED ALLOWING THE FRAME TO DRO P, HIS FINGERS WERE PINCHED BETWEEN THE BLOCK AND FRAME.

2002 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PUTTING A 3/4 OPENING WIRE CLOTH IN THE BACK OF A PICK-UP. HE PLACED HIS ARM UNDER THE SIDE OF THE SCREEN. WHEN THE SCREEN SLID IN HIS ARM WAS CUT.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE OPERATING AN ARTICULATED DUMP, EE TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT, HIS SHOULDER POPPED, COULDN'T MOVE HIS ARM.

2001 · 4 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS HANDING SCREENS FROM THE LIFT BASKET TO SOMEONE ON THE GROUND. HE LIFTED THE SCREEN OVER HIS HEAD AND HE HURT HIS NECK.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PUNDING ON THE SIDE OF A BIN. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER AREA, WENT TO DOCTOR THE FOLLOWING DAY.

Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS CHECKING FLUID LEVELS WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE BACK OF A 235 CAT TRACK HOE, BRUISING RIGHT SHIN AND KNEE.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

SLIPPERY SURFACE/ICE. EE WAS WALKING BACK TO SHOP AREA WHEN HE SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL ON HIS BUTT, RESULTING INJURY CONTUSION OF HIP.

2000 · 2 incidents

Fall from machine

WHILE INSPECTING PRE-DUST COLLECTOR EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER WITH METER IN HAND, SLIPPED AND FELL 8 FT TO THE GROUND BELOW INJURING BACK.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE REMOVING BUCKET OFF OF A 980F LOADER JACK BROKE THE BAR FELL AND HIT HIS FINGER.