Mining Incidents

Northampton Terminal & Quarry: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Lafarge Corp · Facility
Controlled by Lafarge S A
Northampton County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3600158

MSHA record for Northampton Terminal & Quarry (mine ID 3600158). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1985–1988
Latest incident
Jun 1988
Ownership history
  1. Martin Marietta Cement 1950 to 1984
  2. Lafarge Corp 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Northampton Terminal & Quarry sits in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Northampton County, Pennsylvania · Population 315,927
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$86,687
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1988 · 1 incident

June 20, 1988 PA · Metal/Non-Metal POWERED HAULAGE
Lafarge Corp · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WENT TO CHECK WHY CONVEYOR HAD STOPPED WHILE DOING SO HE APPARENTLY STEPPED INTO CONVEYOR

1985 · 1 incident

September 24, 1985 PA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lafarge Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

INJ REMOVING HOOD BOLT ON FORD DUMPTRUCK.BOLT WAS RUSTED FAST AND SNAPPED.INJ FELL TO SAME LEVEL ON CONCRETE FLOOR.EMPL DIDNT COMPLAIN OF ANY PAIN UNTIL 1 WK LATER 10-1-85.NOT SURE IF INJURY O 9-24-85 RESULTED IN DISABILITY ON 10-1-85.