Mining Incidents

Foster MaterialsMetal/Nonmetal

HMMK LLC · Surface
Hegins, Schuylkill County, PA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3608876
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2009–2016
Latest incident
Sep 2016
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2016 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

rock fell on right thumb

2013 · 3 incidents

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Slipped on ice - hit head, wearing harness - may have struck neck or back. Complained of not feeling well, possible concussion, ambulance took to Pottsville hospital.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee received contusion to left foot when removing screen.

Fall from machine

Employee was coming off Roller, he slipped and fell causing fracture to hip.

2012 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

Coming down from screen deck and twisted ankle.

2011 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee hammering a pin when a piece of material got embedded into employees hand.

2010 · 3 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Slipped on ice and injured left knee.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee twisted arm and possibly tore bicep muscle in right arm

Struck against stationary object

Lacerated middle finger of left hand when slid against sharp object requiring stitches

2009 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Contractor was grinding metal stands off of the wheel assembly of a conveyor they were constructing. The contractor momentarily lost control of the grinder and cut his left index finger. The contractor was not wearing his leather gloves at the time of the incident.