Mining Incidents

Lehigh Quarry #117 Metal/Non-Metal

Lehigh County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3600134

MSHA record for Lehigh Quarry #117 (mine ID 3600134). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1983–1989
Latest incident
May 1989
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1989 · 1 incident

May 12, 1989 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Eastern Industries Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING BROKEN BOLTS ON DROPBALL AND BENT OVER TO PICK UP BURNING OUTFIT.

1988 · 2 incidents

October 19, 1988 PA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Eastern Industries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS LOOKING UP WHEN A PIECE OF DIRT WENT IN HIS EYE EVEN THOUGH HE HAD HIS SAFETY GLASSES.

May 20, 1988 PA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) POWERED HAULAGE
Eastern Industries Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING METAL FROM TRAILER HE UNLOADED CATWALK MATERIAL WITH CHAINS AND A LOADER WHEN A CHAIN SLIPPED OFF CAUSING THE CATWALK TO FALL INTO HIS ARM

1986 · 2 incidents

October 13, 1986 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lehigh Stone Company Inc · Fall down stairs

EMPLOYEE HAD LO5DED TRUCK FROM CHUTE AT CRUSHER & HAD STARTED OR WAS ABOUT TO START DOWN ABOUT 6 STEPS TO GROUND HE REMEMBERS LOADING TRUCK & HOLDING ON TO RFAILING NEXT REMEMBERED WAS BEING I N AMBULANCE HE 5PPEARS TO HAVE STRUCK THE GROUND AFTER FALLING DOWN SOME STEPS CUTGTING REAR OF HEAD & GETTING A CONCUSSION HE INFORMED US HE HAD BEEN DOCTORING FOR BRONCHITIS RECENTLY

June 23, 1986 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lehigh Stone Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WHILE PULLING H5NDLE AT CRUSHER CHUTE TO LOOSEN JAM EMPLOYEE FELT AS THOUGH HE HAD STRAINED HIMSELF REPORT FROM VISIT TO DR INDICATED A POSSIBLE STRAIN ON 7-7-86 EMPLOYE TURNED IN SLIP FROM C SLIP FROM VISIT3TO DR 7-3-86 INDICATING A HERNIA

1983 · 1 incident

June 8, 1983 PA · Metal/Non-Metal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lehigh Stone Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE PUSHED LEVER TO CLOSE BIN AND LEFT GO. LEVER CAME FRONT HITTING HIM IN CENTER ABOVE NAVEL, CAUSING SMALL LUMP TO APPEAR. LUMP DID NOT DISAPPEAR AND EMPLOYEE WENT TO DOCTOR. DOCTOR OP ERATED 8-15-83, CALLED IT EGAGASTRIC HERNIA.

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