Mining Incidents

EICHORN MINES Metal/Non-Metal

Keystone Lime Company Inc · Underground
Springs, Somerset County, PA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3605464

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
23
Years on record
2000–2025
Latest incident
May 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
241
citations
47
significant & substantial
$36,417
proposed penalties
$35,324
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 12,756 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 19,124 1 0 52.3
2025 Q2 16,419 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 16,626 4 2 240.6
2024 Q4 13,664 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 16,741 6 1 358.4
2024 Q2 14,925 4 0 268.0
2024 Q1 13,369 5 0 374.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

23 on file

2025 · 1 incident

May 2, 2025 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Keystone Lime Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

Employee WAS WORKING ON SEPERATING THE OIL COOLER FROM THE RADIATOR ON A GRADALL XL-5110 WHEN A BOLT BROKE CAUSING EE'S RIGHT INDEX FINGER TO MAKE CONTACT WITH SHEET METAL. THE SHEET METAL LACERATED EE'S FINGER WHICH REQUIRED 6 STITCHES.

2023 · 4 incidents

September 25, 2023 PA · Metal/Non-Metal driller operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Keystone Lime Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was descending stairs on drill, facing drill. Miner's foot slipped and hurt both knees.

May 10, 2023 PA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Keystone Lime Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

Miner was removing a snap ring from a crusher eccentric. It came apart with more force then expected and slapped the miner's finger against the wall of the eccentric. Causing laceration to the left pinky finger.

January 3, 2023 PA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Keystone Lime Company Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner had a reportable sts. We just got the paperwork back on 1/3/2023.

January 3, 2023 PA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Keystone Lime Company Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner had a reportable sts in left ear. We did not receive the paperwork till 1/3/2023.

2022 · 1 incident

September 12, 2022 PA · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Keystone Lime Company Inc · Struck by falling object

Miner attempted to lift a piece of conduit. It slipped through miner's hand. It had a rough spot and miner received a laceration to the right palm.

2021 · 1 incident

February 5, 2021 PA · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator MACHINERY
Keystone Lime Company Inc · Flash burns (welding)

Employee had been welding in the morning and complained of welders flash or something in their eye.

2020 · 1 incident

June 17, 2020 PA · Metal/Non-Metal mechanical scaling worker POWERED HAULAGE
Keystone Lime Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

Miner was operating the scaler when EE felt a pop in EE's back resulting in lower back pain.

2018 · 1 incident

May 10, 2018 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Keystone Lime Company Inc · Struck by falling object

Miner dropped a screen panel onto forklift forks and lacerated their leg down the shinbone. Laceration approximately 6" in length.

2016 · 2 incidents

October 28, 2016 PA · Metal/Non-Metal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Keystone Lime Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miners were assembling a mast to install on the roof bolter. The mast was laying on two saw horses. As they were installing the drive chain the mast rolled and the motor guard struck the miner on the shoulder.

September 7, 2016 PA · Metal/Non-Metal crusher attendant/operator, pan feeder operator/worker HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Keystone Lime Company Inc · Struck by falling object

A cone crusher hydraulic pump fell on to the miner, breaking and cut open the nose. And as the miner fell they hit a step on the back of a service truck breaking tail bone.

2015 · 2 incidents

November 14, 2015 PA · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Keystone Lime Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The miner was sliding a screen in place when his fingers slid down through through the openings and wedged against another screen. He lacerated and crushed the tip of his left ring finger.

2013 · 1 incident

December 17, 2013 PA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Keystone Lime Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Miner was walking across the lot when he slipped and fell on ice, spraining his back shoulder and right hand.

2011 · 2 incidents

October 10, 2011 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Keystone Lime Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

The miner was shoveling under the crusher platform. He went took to big of a scoop and tried to push through the pile at the same time. He thought he pulled a muscle. Later he found out he had a hernia.

August 22, 2011 PA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Keystone Lime Company Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

The employee dropped a striker onto a belt from the jaw. He climbed onto the belt to get the striker. While another employee turned the belt on to run the striker out. This resulted in what we assume to be a broken ankle. The jaw and feeder were locked out but not the belt below.

2010 · 1 incident

2008 · 1 incident

July 30, 2008 PA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Keystone Lime Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was helping the crew run a new electric cable down the bore hole into the mine. The cable restraining device came loose and caused the cable to whip and strike him in the leg.

2006 · 2 incidents

December 5, 2006 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Keystone Lime Company Inc · Flash burns (welding)

EE was assisting the welder by helping to move parts out of the way or into place, lifting with a crane to make room for the welder to work, etc., throughout the afternoon of 12/5. Reflection from the welding caused welders flash.

October 23, 2006 PA · Metal/Non-Metal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss MACHINERY
Keystone Lime Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using an air die grinder with a carbide cutter at work in the afternoon. In the evening after a shower, he noticed discomfort in his right eye. Medical personnel found a metal shaving in his eye 10/24/2006.

2005 · 1 incident

March 18, 2005 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Keystone Lime Company Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Vane feeder was stuck. EE put his hand in the feeder to remove debris, but it was still running and his right index finger got caught in the feeder.

2001 · 1 incident

November 13, 2001 PA · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Keystone Lime Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CRAWLING UNDER TRUCK ON GROUND TO GREASE TRUCK. TWISTED KNEE, DID NOT REALIZE HOW SERIOUS UNTIL RECENTLY.

2000 · 1 incident