EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING STEEL-I BEAM IN BUCKET OF LOADER WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON GROUND HOLDING I-BEAM.
Eaton Plant: 12 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
MSHA record for Eaton Plant (mine ID 3604079). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 12
- Years on record
- 1987–1990
- Latest incident
- Sep 1990
- Wyoming Sand & Stone Company 1950 to present
Eaton Plant sits in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 1.5% of county employment.
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.Reportable incidents
12 on file1990 · 3 incidents
THE EE WAS LOOSENING ROCK IN A HOPPER HE WAS USING A RAKE TO PRY ROCK. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK AND FELL ON TO THE PLATFORM.
WHILE JUMPING OFF THE VEHICLE, THE EMPLOYEE'S RING CAUGHT IN THE STEPS OF THE UNIT.
1989 · 2 incidents
WHILE PUSHING MATERIAL WITH THE FRONT LOADER THE EMPLOYEE HIT SOME HARD PAN CAUSING THE LOADER TO STOP ABRUPTLY. THIS WHIPPING MOTION UNJURED THE EMPLOYEE. A PREVIOUS NON-WORK RELATED INJURY I S A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.
THE EMPLOYEE HAS A HISTORY OF BACK TROUBLE. WHILE LIFTING A SCREEN MUSCLE SPASMS DEVELOPED IN HIS BACK.
1988 · 6 incidents
JUMPING FROM A CONVEYER LINE TO A PLATFORM THE EMPL TWISTED HIS ANKLE WHEN HE LANDED ON THE KICK RAIL OF THE PLATFORM
WHILE TRANSPORTING A CRUSHER TOWARD HOPPER BEEN A ROCK FELL AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEES HAND. THE FEED WAS TURNED OFF.
WHILE WALKING ON LOOSE GRAVLE HE TWISTED HIS KNEE AND FELL DOWN.
THE INJ EMP WA> LIFTING AMETAL SCREEN A(D S TRAINED BACK
WHILE LIFTING METAL SCREENS ON TO PLANT FELT PLLING BURNING IN MID SECTION OF BODY
WHILE CUTTING SPLICING WIRE ON ELECTRICAL MOTOR WITH UTILITY KNIFE, KNIFE SLIPPED, CUTTING LEFT HAND BETWEEN THUMB AND FORE FINGER.
1987 · 1 incident
WHILE RUNNING FRONT END LOADER (HOUGH 560), HYDRAULIC HOSE BROKE, SPRAYING DEXTRON FLUID ON ENGINE, WHICH REPFARED TO CATCH ON FIRE. EMPLOYEE PUT OUT FIRE WITH 5LBS. EXTINGUISNER, AND WHILE CA LLING ON HIS RADIO FOR ASSISTANCE, APPARENTLY SUFFERED A HEART ATTACK AT THAT TIME. HE WAS SPEAKING UP .