Mining Incidents

Plumstead MaterialsMetal/Nonmetal

Doylestown, Bucks County, PA · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3608548
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2002–2026
Latest incident
Feb 2026
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

2026 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE opened an air line to bleed the system and forgot to turn off a ball valve at the air tank causing the air line that runs under the building to come up and out of the hole and hit EE in the head.

2025 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE hurt EE's wrist shoveling under a conveyor.

2024 · 2 incidents

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

Injured middle finger on left hand when EE was putting heavy chains away.

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

EE was assembling the bearing house on the 1B Wash Screw & smashed a finger

2023 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Inspecting conveyor belt when EE tripped over a rock and fell.

2022 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was cleaning the window of the Loader EE was running that day, slipped and caught self, hurt shoulders

2021 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

Was helping secondary plant operator clear jammed chute. Operator was putting rocks on belt and I was throwing them off. I was grabbing a rock and the operator did not see me when they dropped another rock and it landed on my hand.

2019 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE was looking for hole to direct backhoe to dig for tunnel hole and fell into the hole.

2018 · 2 incidents

Struck by falling object

Pulling section of the guard off. EE was putting strap on guard and it fell hitting left shin.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE strained back shoveling.

2014 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was coming off drill and slipped straining back.

2002 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

HAMMERING DIRT OFF RETURN ROLLER, GOT PIECE OF DIRT IN EYE.