Mining Incidents

New Kensington Plant: 22 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Westmoreland County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3604687

MSHA record for New Kensington Plant (mine ID 3604687). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
22
Years on record
1983–1991
Latest incident
Jan 1991
Ownership history
  1. Davison Sand & Gravel Company 1950 to 1989
  2. Davison Sand & Gravel Company 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

New Kensington Plant sits in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.5% 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.
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania · Population 353,345
0.5%
Mining share of county employment
$72,468
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

22 on file

1991 · 1 incident

January 30, 1991 PA · Metal/Non-Metal security guard, watchman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Davison Sand & Gravel Company · Fall onto or against objects

WHILE GOING TO HIS VECHICLE, EMPLOYEE TRIPPED ON ONE OF THE WOODEN PEGS STICKING UP FROM THE SIDEWALK FORM. HE FELL AND LANDED ON RIGHT ANKLE AND FELL AGAINST BLOCK WALL. EMPLOYEE NOTICED SMAL L CUT ON LEFT KNEE AND BRUISE ON LEFT HIP.

1990 · 7 incidents

November 21, 1990 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Davison Sand & Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HOSING DOWN THE TOWER, CLIMBING DOWN LADDER IN TOWER #2, STEPPED OFF LADDER WRUNG TO FIRST LEVEL, STRAINING LEFT CALF.

October 8, 1990 PA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Davison Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING OILER WITH CONSTRUCTION OF SHED.EMPLOYEE WAS ON HB#7 TO THE RIGHT OF GENERATOR,HE WAS HOLDING ANGLE IRON IN PLACE WAITING FOR WELDER,HE WAS STANDING ON OIL DRUMM AND LOS T HIS FOOTING,DROPPING ANGLE IRON WHICH STRUCK HIM IN RIGHT LEG.

May 29, 1990 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman ELECTRICAL
Davison Sand & Gravel Company · Flash burns (electric)

WHILE CHAINGING A FUSE, IT SHORTED OUT AND BURNED EYES, WELDER'S FLASH.

May 7, 1990 PA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Davison Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by flying object

SHOVELING NEXT TO BOTTOM OF CRUSHER,PIECE OF MATERIAL FLEW OUT OF CRUSHER AND LODGED IN RIGHT EYE.

April 26, 1990 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Davison Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS WORKING ON CRUSHER AND WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIT ELBOW.

February 2, 1990 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Davison Sand & Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ROLLING COIL OF ROPE FROM DECK UP ONTO PLATFORM 2' HIGH.I.NAME & OTHER EMPL ROLLING OIL OF LINE UP,I.NAME FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

January 29, 1990 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Davison Sand & Gravel Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE LOADING STEEL BEAMS ON TRUCK FELT SOMETHING PULL IN LOWER BACK HE WAS LOADING STEEL FROM WAREHOUSE THAT ISNT PAR T OF OUR MINE

1989 · 4 incidents

September 11, 1989 PA · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Davison Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHAVING DOWN SLEDGE HAMMER HANDLE WITH KNIFE OR RAZOR BLADE KNIFE SLIPPED OFF WOODEN HANDLE CUT L HAND REQ SUTURES

August 8, 1989 PA · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Davison Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by flying object

WASHING DECK ON BOAT PULLING BUCKET UP FULL OF AWATER BOLT ATTACHED ON STRING BOLT FLEW UP SMACHKED EMP IN MOUTH CRACKING ONE TOOTH BROKE OFF PC OF ANOTHER TOOTH

July 10, 1989 PA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Davison Sand & Gravel Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

RUNNING HOIST BOAT BEE STUNG EMP ON R FOREARM STING WAS SWELLING NEEDED MED ATTENTION

May 18, 1989 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Davison Sand & Gravel Company · Struck against stationary object

WORKING ON TRANSMISS. WRENCH SLIPPEDD CUT FINGER ON SHARP PC OF METAL

1987 · 5 incidents

October 29, 1987 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Davison Sand & Gravel Company · Fall from machine

UNDER CONVEYOR 5OADING TRUCK WITH 3A MATERIAL, JUMPED OFF THE TRUCK AND SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE.

February 17, 1987 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Davison Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CU7TING CROWN BAR RUBBER WITH KNIFE, THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT RIGHT LEG ABOVE KNEE.

1986 · 2 incidents

1984 · 2 incidents

July 2, 1984 PA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Davison Sand & Gravel Company · Fall from machine

CLIMBING DOWN LADDER ON 992 HI LIFT AND FELL FROM LADDER TO GROUND ON BACK AND SHOULDERS.

June 7, 1984 PA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Davison Sand & Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMP WAS LETTING A PULL LIFT DOWN WITH A MOTOR ON IT AND THE MOTOR KICKED OUT OF THE PULL LIFT AND HIT THE SHOULDER AND ARM PINCHING AGAINST THE ANGLE IT SWUNG AWAY FROM I NAME ENOUGHT FOR HIM TO FALL OUT AWAY FROM IT

1983 · 1 incident

October 6, 1983 PA · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger MACHINERY
Davison Sand & Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DUE TO CONTINIOUS OPERATION OF CRANE EMP HAS DEVELOPED STRAINED LEFT SIDE PAIN