Mining Incidents

Commonwealth QuarryCoal

Hegins, Schuylkill County, PA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3608899
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2010
Latest incident
Jun 2010
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2010 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Shot crew had completed pumping emulsion blasting agent into glast holes. The truck operator was cleaning out pumping system by pressurizing system when the product delivery hose burst. When employee moved to avoid emulsion spray he triped and fell to ground, tried to catch himself and jammed his little finger dislocating it and tearing the tendon