Mining Incidents

Friedensville Lime Plant #142 Metal/Non-Metal

Lehigh County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3602627

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Aug 1983
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

1983 · 14 incidents

August 9, 1983 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
New Jersey Zinc Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE PRYING JAMMED ROCKS IN THE CHUTE OF A SURFACE SOME ROCKS BROKE LOOSE AND THIS CAUSED THE BAR TO COME UPWARD STRIKING THE EMPP JAW AND FRACTURING IT

August 9, 1983 PA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
New Jersey Zinc Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE SCALING A BACK FROM A ROOF BOLT JUMBO BASKET, THE EE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE IN AN AWKWARD POSITION.

August 8, 1983 PA · Metal/Non-Metal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator MACHINERY
New Jersey Zinc Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE TRIED TO KICK A DRILL STEEL COUPLING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH A TIRE ON A JUMBO WHILE IT WAS MOVING. THE WHEEL PASSED OVER HIS FOOT CAUSING THE INJURY.

August 3, 1983 PA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
New Jersey Zinc Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE SAT DOWN ALONGSIDE A RIB TO EAT HIS LUNCH. WHILE EATING, A ROCK FELL FROM THE BACK HITTING HIS FOOT AND INJURING IT.

June 28, 1983 PA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
New Jersey Zinc Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE TRIED TO LIFT A BULL HOSE ON TO THE HOSE RACK BY HIMSELF HE STRAINED HIS LEFT SHOULDER WHILE LIFTING THE HOSE

June 20, 1983 PA · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
New Jersey Zinc Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHILE WALKING IN THE 350 LEVEL CROSS-CUT THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL INJURING HIS LEFT KNEE

May 18, 1983 PA · Metal/Non-Metal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator MACHINERY
New Jersey Zinc Company · Struck by flying object

WHILE TIGHTENING A ROOF BOLT A SMALL PIECE OF METAL STRUCK THE MAN IN THE LEFT EYE.

May 4, 1983 PA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
New Jersey Zinc Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE REPOSITIONING A DRILL MACHINE THE EE LIFTED THE MACHINE INSTEAD OF USING A MECHANICAL DEVICE FOR LIFTING, CAUSING A STRAIN OF T H E BACK.

April 28, 1983 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
New Jersey Zinc Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS BREAKING BOULDERS WITH SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN PC OF ROCK FLEW OFF AND HIT HIM ON LEFT SHIN

April 14, 1983 PA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
New Jersey Zinc Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO CARRY A DRILL HAMMER FROM #4 SCOOP TO J-3 WHEN THEY BENT OVER TO SET IT ON THE SADDLE THE EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA

March 27, 1983 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
New Jersey Zinc Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

LEAVING UNDERGROUND STATION WHEN HE SLIPPED IN GULLY CAUSING TWIST LEFT FOOT.

March 18, 1983 PA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
New Jersey Zinc Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS SCALING FROM THE BASKET OF THE ROOF BOLT JUMBO WHEN A SLAB OF ROCK FELL ONTO HIS PRY BAR THIS FORCED THE PRY BAR DOWN ON HIS LEFT FOREARM WHICH WAS MOMENTARILY CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BAR AND THE BASKET RAILING