Mining Incidents

Paradise Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by A Ross Myers
Paradise, Lancaster County, PA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3600012

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
22
Years on record
2000–2022
Latest incident
Nov 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
68
citations
16
significant & substantial
$9,172
proposed penalties
$9,137
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 11,220 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 11,651 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 9,604 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 12,318 1 0 81.2
2024 Q4 13,514 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 14,013 1 0 71.4
2024 Q2 15,668 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 11,610 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

22 on file

2022 · 1 incident

November 1, 2022 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Allan Myers Materials · Fall to the walkway or working surface

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

2020 · 1 incident

March 2, 2020 PA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Allan Myers Materials · 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

April 29, 2017 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Allan Myers Materials · 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

June 1, 2010 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Allan Myers Materials · 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

April 16, 2008 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Allan Myers Materials · 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

September 27, 2007 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Allan Myers Materials · 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.

March 15, 2007 PA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Independance Construction Materials · 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

June 22, 2006 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Independance Construction Materials · 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

November 8, 2005 PA · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator MACHINERY
Independance Construction Materials · 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.

August 11, 2005 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Independance Construction Materials · 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

December 1, 2003 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Independance Construction Materials · 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.

November 20, 2003 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Independance Construction Materials · 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).

January 23, 2003 PA · Metal/Non-Metal 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.

January 22, 2003 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Independance Construction Materials · 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

June 4, 2002 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Independance Construction Materials · 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.

March 18, 2002 PA · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Independance Construction Materials · 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

August 23, 2001 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Independance Construction Materials · 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.

August 8, 2001 PA · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Independance Construction Materials · 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.

January 22, 2001 PA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Independance Construction Materials · 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

November 15, 2000 PA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

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.

October 8, 2000 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Independance Construction Materials · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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