Mining Incidents

Sewickley MineMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Clyde Holding Inc
Avonmore, Indiana County, PA · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3609542
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2021–2023
Latest incident
Sep 2023

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
Struck by falling object

Employee disregarded lock out tag safety training and climbed into a hopper without de-energizing equipment and without notifying other workers in the area. Loader operator had no way of knowing that anyone would be inside the hopper with the feeder belt running. Employee in the hopper was buried and crushed when loader operator dumped 18 tons of stone into hopper

Reportable incidents

2 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2023 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

Employee was lying down underneath chute of stationary crusher attempting to dislodge limestone that was stuck. rock was dislodge and additional rock that employee did not see also fell striking EE in the right portion of EE's forehead

2021 · 1 incident

Fall onto or against objects

Employee noticed conveyor belt was slipping and ran to the disconnect switch and EE stumbled while pulling the disconnect arm. EE's glove got caught on the disconnect arm as EE fell causing a strain on EE's right shoulder & bicep.