Mining Incidents

DTA ALLIANCE, LLCMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Daniel T Allen
Palmerton, Carbon County, PA · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3603517
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2001–2025
Latest incident
Nov 2025
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2025 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

Miner was using a prybar. Prybar slipped, striking miner in face/right eye, causing them to fall on their back. Fractures to right orbital socket, 2 broken ribs.

2024 · 2 incidents

Fall to the walkway or working surface

individual tripped and fell, hitting their left shoulder as they fell.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Worker picked up a sheet of plywood, and heard a popping in elbow, resulting in immediate pain, and could not use the arm or hand afterward.

2023 · 1 incident

Flash burns (welding)

Miner was assisting welding operations, and complained of symptoms consistent with arc flash, the day following that task. Miner did not report this at end of shift, but sent a text early the next morning.

2009 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Injured while lifting a 50 lbs bag of ANFO from package truck. A sharp pain was felt in the left side of the back.

2005 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

A pickup truck wouldn't start. It was in the way for dump truck to back up. Owner of Alliance Sand told Employee to push it out of the way. EE then started to push the truck & his hand slipped off the door jam, hit the grab handle, breaking it from the force from slipping & then cut his hand on the broken piece that was still attached to the truck.

2001 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

WORKER WAS PROCEEDING TO GET DOWN OFF OF BULLDOZER. HE SLIPPED OFF TRACK, FELL AND HIT BLADE SIDE BAR, TRACK AND GROUND BRUISING ELBOW AND BRUISING AND TWISTING ANKLE.