Mining Incidents

Emigsville QuarryMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by William H Parthmer
York, York County, PA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3605529
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2004–2010
Latest incident
May 2010
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2010 · 2 incidents

Struck against a moving object

Driving haul truck out of bottom level when the truck started to lose traction and slip backwards. The driver lost control and the truck rolled backwards, impacting the high wall. The bed of the truck was damaged and the drivers head broke the back window. The driver required staples to close a cut on his head.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Strained shoulder while lifting cribbing blocks onto back of crane.

2008 · 2 incidents

Struck against stationary object

Exiting cab of quarry truck. Stepped on stone and rolled ankle.

Fall onto or against objects

Plant operator slipped and fell against a guard after changing a screen, he was wearing a harness. The Operator fractured a rib.

2006 · 3 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee complained of pain in elbow and required medical treatment. Employee is unsure exactly what happened other than he thinks he hit his elbow a couple of times recently while cleaning up around the plant.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was perfoming housekeeping operations around a guard shoveling material and caught his finger on the guard causing a laceration to his ring finger on his left hand.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using a cut-off saw to cut a piece of channel conveyor support. The saw kicked back and hit employee in the chin resulting in a laceration. The cut needed approximately 20 stitches

2005 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

An employee stepped on a rock while walking on a catwalk next to the primary crusher. He twisted his knee and dislocated his kneecap. He was taken to the doctor for treatment.

2004 · 2 incidents

Struck against stationary object

The area of the incident was at the exit area of the surge tunnel, no unsafe conditions led to the accident

Struck by falling object

Employee was picking up timbers (used for a crane's outrigger cribbing) and loading them onto the back of a truck. His right hand slipped while putting one of the timbers down causing him to drop the timber crushing his left little finger between the timber and the truck trailer.