Mining Incidents

GENTZEL QUARRY: 7 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Graymont (Pa) Inc · Surface
Controlled by Graymont Ltd
Pleasant Gap, Centre County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3607172

MSHA record for GENTZEL QUARRY (mine ID 3607172). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1990–1995
Latest incident
Jul 1995
Ownership history
  1. Warner Company 1981 to 1986
  2. Bellefonte Lime Company Inc 1986 to 1998
  3. Graymont (Pa) Inc 1998 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

GENTZEL QUARRY sits in Centre County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.2% of county employment.

Local economic context
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.
Centre County, Pennsylvania · Population 158,041
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$72,748
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1995 · 3 incidents

July 6, 1995 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bellefonte Lime Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS ASSISTING A MECHANIC PUT UP SUPPORTS FOR A WALKWAY. HE TURNED AROUND TO PICK UP A BRACE AND CUT HIS RT FOREARM ON A SUPPORT THAT HAD JUST BEEN INSTALLED. THE CUT WAS ABOUT 2 IN LONG AND 1/8 IN DEEP. SUTURES WERE REQUIRED.

July 3, 1995 PA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Bellefonte Lime Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS OPERATING 35 TON TEREX QUARRY TRUCK. WHEN HE PULLED ON THE RETARDER HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS RT WRIST. HE SPRAINED HIS WRIST. HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 7-10-95.

March 29, 1995 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bellefonte Lime Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS ADJUSTING AND TRAINING A LIGHT OVERHEAD WHEN HE FELT A PAIN N HIS UPPER RIGHT ARM.

1993 · 1 incident

August 6, 1993 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bellefonte Lime Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TO MOVE A TAIL PULLEY FROM A CONVEYOR WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS GROIN. IT WAS LATER DIAGNOSED AS A HERNIA.

1990 · 3 incidents

October 24, 1990 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bellefonte Lime Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

TWISTED KNEE WHILE MOVING BOXES

October 4, 1990 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bellefonte Lime Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL REMOVING WINDOW WINDER FROM TRUCK.THE SPRING RELEASED AND STRUCK LITTLE FINGER LEFT HAND CAUSING FRACTURE.

April 17, 1990 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Bellefonte Lime Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

E3MPLOYEE WAS LIGH TING A OXY-ACTYLENE TORCH WHEN HOSE BLEW OUT JUST BEHIND THE END COUPLER HOSE IGNITED & BURNED EMPLOYEES RT FOREARM