Mining Incidents

Blossburg PlantMetal/Nonmetal

Blossburg, Tioga County, PA · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3606096
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2005–2012
Latest incident
Aug 2012
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2012 · 2 incidents

Fall from machine

Employee was exiting Bobcat skid steer loader. IW foot slipped off of snow covered tire while exiting. Employee twisted his right knee as he fell to the ground. IW was released to return to light duty work.

2010 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

Employee was coming down the ladder on a 988 Cat loader. He had fueled the machine up and had the nozzle in his hand. He had three points of contact & he thought he was on the bottom step and realized he wsn't. He missed the bottom step and hurt his right knee. He said it didn't really hurt at the time but the next day it was swollen up.

2009 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was trying to unplug the chute on the jaw crusher when a plate fell down in the chute and he was using a prybar to try to pry the plate loose when his finger got caught between the bar and the chute. This pinched his middle finger on his left hand. His finger is fractured.

2005 · 1 incident

Fall from piled material

Employee was measuring piles of material and was coming off of pile when he slipped and landed on his hands and stomach.