Mining Incidents

Brushville and Coleman QuarriesMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by William M Ruark
Susquehanna, Susquehanna County, PA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3608553
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2000–2007
Latest incident
Jul 2007
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2007 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

7/27/07, EE asked for light duty due to back pain, was given light duty and 2 helpers. EE should have been operating the saw and helper should have moved stone. EE was lifting 2 pieces of stone, when he pulled his back.

2005 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

Employee was hand thermalling a stone 2"" x 24"" x 36"" set on edge on the rollers. The stone tipped and fell onto his foot breaking several bones.

2002 · 1 incident

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

WHILE HANDLING A 18"" X 25"" X 18"" PIECE OF STONE ON A PALLET, CAUSED THE PIECE OF STONE ALREADY ON THE PALLET TO KICK BACK, CATCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE TWO STONES.

2000 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING HEAVY TREAD MATERIAL, WHEN HE THOUGHT HE PULLED SOMETHING. HE ACTUALLY STRAINED LEFT ELBOW.