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Tamaqua Stone: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Schuylkill County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3608240

Tamaqua Stone has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1992.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1992–1993
Latest incident
Oct 1993
Ownership history
  1. Tamaqua Stone Company 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1994 3
1993 6
1992 8
1991 5
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Tamaqua Stone sits in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 1.1% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania · Population 143,259
1.1%
Mining share of county employment
$66,901
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1993 · 2 incidents

October 27, 1993 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tamaqua Stone Company · Struck by flying object

THE EMPOLOYEE WAS CHIPPING SLAG FROM STEEL WHEN A PIECE OF THE HAMMER BROKE OFF AND PUNCTURED THE EMPLOYEE'S LEG.

Show 1 earlier incidents

1992 · 1 incident

November 3, 1992 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tamaqua Stone Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WRENCH SLIPPED FROM BOLT DURING TIGHTENING PROCESS CAUSING UPPER BODY TO TWIST WITH LEG STAYING STATIONARY CAUSING LATERAL MOVEMENT AT KNEE JOINT.