Mining Incidents

Miller MaterialsMetal/Nonmetal

Rushland, Bucks County, PA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3602362
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2015–2019
Latest incident
Oct 2019
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2019 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

While opening a stuck tar buggy lid, overextended and felt sharp shooting pain up back

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was walking to the rock truck and rolled ankle spraining right knee.

2017 · 3 incidents

Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE walking up stairs and strained low back

Struck by falling object

Moving wheel barrow and tipped it over onto leg.

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

Removing jammed rock; pinched finger between bar and bin wall.

2015 · 2 incidents

Struck by falling object

While performing maintenance on the El Jay crusher, a wrench (approximately 50 lbs) slipped and fell onto miner's right pinkie finger. Bleeding and immediate swelling occurred. Went to Emergency room which showed no breaks but a follow up with a hand specialist is needed to check for ligament or tendon damage.

Fall from machine

sustained a contusion to left wrist and left hip due to falling from truck