Mining Incidents

LAFLIN QUARRYMetal/Nonmetal

Pittston, PA, Luzerne County, PA · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3607079
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
2013–2025
Latest incident
Apr 2025
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

2025 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

Employee lost balance and fall off of the track to the ground. Employee first made contact with the ground on left shoulder/elbow area. They received 3 stitches in left elbow, has a sprained left shoulder, and a fractured left scapula.

2024 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was in close proximity of another welder, and when EE lifted hood up a piece of debris went up under EE's safety glasses. EE went to a medical facility and a piece of metal was removed from the right eye. EE was not given any restrictions.

2023 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Three ee's decided to manually unload a pallet of material that was delivered. Upon unloading, one of the ee's felt a strain in EE's lower right back.

2020 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

The employee was attempting to put an oxygen bottle away for storage, employee put the bottle on end and turned away for a moment, the bottle topped over striking employee's foot.

2019 · 2 incidents

Struck by falling object

An employee was cleaning material out from under the primary conveyor so that EE could wash down the area that was unable to reach with a shovel. As EE bent to pick up a large rock, a second rock came off the conveyor from above EE and hit EE's hand. Xrays showed it's fractured.

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

While cleaning behind the bearing journal the come-along slipped allowing the load to drop onto the employee's right hand, injuring their thumb and index finger.

2018 · 1 incident

Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was climbing down the ladder of a WA500 Komatsu loader and experienced pain in upper back.

2017 · 4 incidents

Fall from machine

Customer was filling water tank on pick up truck. Stepped up on rear bumper of truck and slipped, falling backwards landing on berm, fractured ankle. Bumper was 27"" above the ground.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Upon removal of vandal shield from door of excavator, the shield slipped from the hand of the employee. EE proceeded to throw out left foot to stop it from falling to the ground. This action resulted in a pulled groin muscle.

Struck by falling object

Miner was helping change worn out return idler on a conveyor. While positioning self, a small clump of mud fell from above on to miner's face and eye.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was manually adjusting the tines on a forklift, while letting go of tine with left hand before removing right hand, gravity took over, resulting in the right middle finger being pinched by the tine and tine backboard.

2016 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was carrying discharge hose from hole to hole. Suffered a shoulder strain resulting in physical therapy.

2013 · 1 incident

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Cardio respiratory arrest