Mining Incidents

Nazareth Plant 2Metal/Nonmetal

Nazareth, Northampton County, PA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3600216
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2000–2015
Latest incident
May 2015
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2015 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

Employee was removing a fitting from the vacuum truck hose. The fitting was stuck and as the employee tried to spin it to free it up his thumb slid across a lip inside the fitting, cutting through his glove into his thumb. The employee was taken to urgent care for medical evaluation and received 5 stitches

2014 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Employee was setting up job at primary crusher apron feeder. While throwing a welding lead down into the apron feeder, the employee felt a sharp pain in his shoulder and lower left arm.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was moving the godwin water pump at quarry #3. As he was walking up the gravel road, he slipped on the wet gravel falling to the ground. He suffered a cut on his LT wrist which required some stitches.

2011 · 1 incident

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

Temporary EE was trying to close elevator door when he pinched his right index finger between the doors, resulting in a number of stitches.

2009 · 1 incident

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Annual Hearing test indicates a recordable shift change (w/age correction) Employee

2008 · 2 incidents

Struck by flying object

Employee was cleaning up the area under the head of #4 belt with the bobcat. As he was going down the ramp, a rock flew into the cab of the bobcat and hit him in left ankle area.

Struck by falling object

Employee's left hand was pinched when the flog gate fell to the side.

2001 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE SIMPLY PULLED CAP OFF SILO TO MAKE A MEASUREMENT & EE'S NECK GOT JOLTED OUT OF ALIGNMENT.

2000 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PUSHING A WHEELBARROW TURNED CORNER & PULLED GROIN AREA LIFT SIDE

Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON CATWALK AND HE STEPPED ON A CHAIN THAT WAS COVERED WITH DUST AND TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE.