Mining Incidents

Leesport QuarryMetal/Nonmetal

Leesport, Berks County, PA · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3607828
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2000–2021
Latest incident
May 2021
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2021 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was tightening hydraulic fitting with a 20"" adjustable wrench and was pushing down when employee heard/felt a pop in right wrist. (Accident was not reported until 6/3/2021)

2020 · 2 incidents

Fall onto or against objects

Operator was working on a platform, removing a crusher, when EE stepped in an opening in the floor, EE lost balance and caught self on a railing with rib cage and knee. EE did not report the accident until 9/8/2020

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was wiping dirt from rear hazard strobe on top of tank during pre trip inspection. While climbing down the ladder, EE's wedding ring became caught on ladder rung causing a deep laceration to ring finger on right hand.

2016 · 1 incident

Accident type, without injuries

While pushing material on overburden pile, dozer operator observed smoke coming from around bottom of cab. Attempted to extinguish fire with fire extinguisher but ultimately machine was fully engulfed.

2011 · 2 incidents

Unclassified, insufficient data

A suicide victim was discovered by employee of mine operator at 9:00 AM on 10/19/2011. Victim was located away from active mining near an abandoned out building along with his SUV.

Struck by flying object

While driving in pin for tooth on loader bucket, an unknown object struck employee in the area around left eye causing laceration and contusion.

2005 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

Ee was greasing head pulley of conveyor #11 from catwalk. Grease tube to opposite side of lead pulley clogged. ee stretched over conveyor and slipped off end of conveyor onto rip tap pile 8' below. Ee suffered contusions.

2001 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MCCARTHY TIRE EE PROVIDING TIRE SERVICE TO QUARRY HAUL TRUCK WAS STRUCK INT HE FACE BY HYDRAULIC RAM WHILE TRYING TO POP INNER HEAD ON LEFT STEER TIRE. MCCARTHLY TIRE PROVIDES OFF ROAD TIRE SE RVICE TO QUARRY OPERATION. RAM BECAME DISLODGED AND EITHER RAM OR HYDRAULIC LINE STRUCK EE IN FACE.

2000 · 2 incidents

Fall onto or against objects

WHILE PERFORMING PRE-SHIFT INSPECTION OF CATERPILLAR 990 LOADER, EE TRIPPED OVER ELECTRICAL EXT ENSION CORD TO ENGINE BLOCK HEATER ELEMENT. DURING THE FALL EE STRUCK RIGHT HAND, 5TH FINGER ON COUNTERWEIGHT CAUSING FRACTURE.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LABORER WAS CLEANING ROCKS FROM CONVEYOR #6 WHILE IT WAS OPERATING. THE HOE HE WAS USING CAUGHT THE CONVEYOR BELT JERKING THE HOE TO THE RIGHT BREAKING HIS RIGHT ARM AND THE HOE HANDLE WHEN HE HIT THE STATIONARY ROLLER BRACKET. LABORERS ARE TRAINED NOT TO CLEAN OPERATING EQUIPMENT.