Mining Incidents

Sreebs Slate & Stone Co. Inc.Metal/Nonmetal

Northampton, Northampton County, PA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3607156
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2000–2010
Latest incident
Aug 2010
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2010 · 1 incident

Flash burns (electric)

Repairing a knock-out in an electrical box. Facial, neck and arm burns.

2008 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

Dropped a heavy piece of slate on his foot. It landed on top of his foot behind the steel toe. Caused a contusion and fracture of the left foot.

2002 · 4 incidents

Fall to the walkway or working surface

SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL. BRUISED SHOULDER AND FRACTURED WRIST.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHILE USING A BARRING TOOL TO BAR A HEAVY PIECE OF SLATE EE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL WITH HIS FULL WEIGHT ONTO HIS WRIST.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS STACKING LARGE PIECES OF SLATE ON A PALLET. FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF SLATE. FINGER IS FRACTURED.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN TANDEM WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE, BOTH WERE USING PRY BARS TO LIFT STNE BLOCK. ONE PRY BAR SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER THE STONE CAUSING INJURED EMPLOYEE'S PRY BAR TO RISE, STRIKING HIM IN THE JAW.

2001 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING LIFTING HOOKS TO LIFT SLATE. SLATE CUT LEFT WRIST REQUIRING STITCHES.

Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS THROWING SLATE ONTO A GARBAGE HEAP.

2000 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

PICKING UP A LARGE PIECE OF SLATE WITH HOOK ATTACHED. HOOK LET LOOSE AND FELL ON EE'S HAND. MULTIPLE FRACTURES LEFT INDEX FINGER.