Mining Incidents

PLAIN GROVE SAND & GRAVELMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Colas S A
Zelienople, Lawrence County, PA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3605699
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2000–2004
Latest incident
Aug 2004
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2004 · 4 incidents

Struck against stationary object

OPERATOR WAS APPROACHING LOADER, DUCKED UNDER LAND CONVEYOR & RAISED HIS HEAD PREMATURELY & HIT HIS HEAD. SAID NECK WAS SORE. WENT TO HOSPITAL & DID NOT RETURN. HE HAD WEEKS VACATION. WHEN HE RET'D TO WORK HE SAID NECK WAS STILL SORE. WE SENT HIM TO DR & HE WAS PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY 8/17/04.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TIGHTENING BOLT ON SCREEN DECK. WRENCH SLIPPED OFF CAUSING IT TO PINCH PALM OF RIGHT HAND AND CUTTING PALM OF RIGHT HAND.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STEPPED UP ON WELDING TRAILER TO START AIR COMPRESSOR. WHEN STEPPING OFF OF TRAILER HE STEPPED ON STONE AND SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CAME TO WORK WATER RUNNING OUT GARAGE DOOR FROZEN WATER LINE CAME INTO OFFICE SHUT OFF WATER WENT BACK OUT TO MY TRUCK & SLIPED ON ICE FROM THE RUNNING WATER.

2001 · 2 incidents

Struck by flying object

PUTTING TEETH ON DRAG BUCKET STRUCK END OF TOOTH WITH HAMMER A CHIP OF STEEL STRUCK HIM RIGHT OF HIS RIGHT EYE. HIS SAFETY GLASSES SLID DOWN WHEN HE SWUNG HAMMER.

Struck against stationary object

SHOP DOOR STUCK. TRIED TO PUSH TOP OF DOOR TO OPEN IT AND NAIL STAPLE WENT INTO LEFT WRIST (TRIMWAS MISSING AROUND WINDOW). THE SHOP DOOR HAS BEEN TAKEN OFF.

2000 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF BELTING WITH UTILITY KNIFE WHEN IT SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT FOREARM.

Contact with hot objects or substances

CUTTING JUNK BEAMS WHEN SPARK WENT INTO EAR. WENT TO DOCTOR ON 3/24/00.