Mining Incidents

LOCUST RIDGE QUARRYMetal/Nonmetal

H&K Group Inc · Surface
Pocono Lake, PA, Monroe County, PA · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3607214
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
24
Years on record
2000–2025
Latest incident
Nov 2025
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

24 on file

2025 · 2 incidents

Fall from ladders

Employee was working from the 2nd or 3rd rung of a ladder when it slid out and they fell off and landed on their side.

Rubbed or abraded

EE's left foot slipped causing left hand to slide down the siding they were removing.

2023 · 2 incidents

Struck by falling object

EE dropped a rock onto their left, ring finger while trying to move it.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE missed a step coming down the stairs and twisted left ankle.

2021 · 1 incident

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

Employee was placing a piece of flat 3/8 inch steel onto ground and pinched right hand pinky finger resulting in two stitches.

2019 · 1 incident

Contact with hot objects or substances

EE was welding and metal went into left eye

2018 · 1 incident

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

EE slipped getting off of drill cab and foot was caught on step and toe bent wrong way. EE did not go for treatment until June 17, 2018.

2014 · 2 incidents

Struck by falling object

Lifting rock & dropped rock on left middle finger.

Fall from machine

Cleaning millings out of truck and fell off of truck.

2013 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

Employee was installing a return roller on the belt and it kicked back and struck him in the right eye.

2010 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Going up ladder to baghouse and felt pain in right knee.

2008 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Slipped off loader steps, spraining right ankle.

2007 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

A piece of steel fell onto employee's knee while trying to move another piece.

2006 · 2 incidents

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

While removing bolt from adjuster, gear box moved and pinched right hand

Struck by falling object

Employee was standing next to a pile of beams and while picking one up, another slid down on top of right foot.

2005 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Emp was clearing jam out of the crusher with a wedge on end of a chain when the crusher spit out chain causing wedge to drop jerking emp and rupturing capilaries in his left eye.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

emp was screwing plywood to the wall when the screw kicked out and the bit struck knuckle.

2004 · 2 incidents

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

EE WAS DISMANTLING PORTABLE CRUSHER, GETTING READY TO TRAVEL. LAYING DOWN FEEDER WALL. EE WENT INTO CRUSHER TO SECURE WALL. WALL FELL, PINNING BOTH ANKLES AGAINST FEEDER WALL.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was standing on catwalk, reached over conveyer belt to remove rock. Picked up rock and twisted back.

2002 · 2 incidents

Struck against stationary object

EE WAS KNEELING ON TUNNEL BELT TRYING TO BREAK UP FROZEN CLUMPS OF STONE. BELT MOVED EE BANED FOREHEAD ON METAL CROSSBEAM.

Fall onto or against objects

GREASING ROLLERS WALKING UP CONVEYOR BELT GREASING, FOOT SLIPPED OFF SIDE OF BELT, HIT SHIN ON INSIDE EDGE OF ILER.

2000 · 3 incidents

Fall from ladders

TRYING TO HOOK WATER HOSE UP ON CRUSHER, WHILE GOING DOWN LADDER TO SHUT OFF FEEDER, HE SLIPPED OFF LADDER AND FELL.

Struck by falling object

INSTALLING WARE PLATES ON EAGLE CRUSHER. PLATE FELL PINCHING RIGHT RING FINGER.

Fall from ladders

EMPLOYEE WAS COMING DOWN LADDER FROM SCREEN HOUSE, WAS IN A HURRY FOOT SLIPPED OFF LADDER RUNG AND FELL.