Struck by flying object
Employee was cleaning out spray lines and got sprayed in the face with water. Something was in the water and became embedded in his eye.
Tarrtown PlantMetal/Nonmetal
Hanson Aggregates Pma Inc · Surface
Controlled by Heidelberg Materials AG
Tarrtown, Armstrong County, PA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3604684
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 2000–2006
- Latest incident
- Sep 2006
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file2006 · 2 incidents
Contact with hot objects or substances
Employee was throwing a breaker and the box exploded, knocking him down. He received burns to his face.
2003 · 1 incident
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
STRAINED BACK WHILE STANDING INCLINED AT CONVEYOR FOR LONG TIME.
2001 · 1 incident
Struck against stationary object
EE WAS OPENING A CAN OF WELDING RODS WHEN HE CUTHIS LEFT THUMB.
2000 · 3 incidents
Fall onto or against objects
EE WAS SITTING ON A 12"" BLOCK WELDING ON PARTS IN FRONT OF HIM. HE WENT TO REPOSITION HIMSELF AND LOST HIS BALANCE FALLING ONTO HIS LEFT SIDE. THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS MID-SECTION STRUCK A ROCK AS HE LANDED.
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE INDICATED THAT HE WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH NUMBNESS IN HIS LEFT HAND, THOUGHT IT COULD BE RELATED TO REPETITIVE MOTION FOR CRANE OPERATIONS. SURGERY CONDUCTED 3/3/00
Struck by falling object
UNDER #3 CONVEYOR CUTTING OLD TRESTLE OUT TO BE REPLACED, WELD BROKE AND STEEL PIECE FELL ON FINGER.