Mining Incidents

New Enterprise Stone and Lime Co., Inc.Mining Incidents in 2025

All MSHA-reportable accidents at New Enterprise Stone and Lime Co., Inc. operations in 2025. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2025
0
Total incidents
16
Year
2025

Top incident classifications

  1. 01HANDLING OF MATERIALS7 incidents
  2. 02HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)4 incidents
  3. 03SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON3 incidents
  4. 04MACHINERY1 incident
  5. 05ELECTRICAL1 incident

All incidents in 2025

Struck by falling object

Employee was removing accumulated metal from the magnet. During the removal of a large piece of metal, the angle iron shifted and struck the employee on the left side of the head below the hard hat brim. Employee sustained a laceration requiring a staple and a tetanus shot. The next morning, the Coworker reported dizziness and nausea and was diagnosed with a concussion.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

IW was in the process of loosening a hydraulic coupler on a boom cylinder when EE was sprayed with hydraulic fluid. This resulted in a laceration on EE's nose, and hydraulic fluid in EE's eyes.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE states while performing arc flash study, stepped over a pipe, heard a pop on knee, injured L knee causing swelling.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

The coworker was carrying 2 flat plates of steel weighing approx. 22lbs combined weight when they felt a pain in right shoulder. They stated that it felt like they were stung with a rubber band. Their shoulder began to bother them and their fingers were getting numb. Health line was contacted and was advised to seek medical attention.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Coworker was replacing a cutting edge on a front-end loader.  While tightening the new bolts, coworker bent over to move the 1"" air impact gun from one bolt to the next and felt a ""pop"" in EE's right shoulder.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee climbed off bed of truck and slipped on an icy tire rut and sprained right ankle

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Two employees were clearing material from the feeder box. While using hand tools to remove remaining buildup, an employee's right little finger was caught in a pinch point on the feed box cover, resulting in a fracture.

Fall from machine

Employee lost balance and fall off of the track to the ground. Employee first made contact with the ground on left shoulder/elbow area. They received 3 stitches in left elbow, has a sprained left shoulder, and a fractured left scapula.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was getting out of equipment, stepped on a rock, which caused them to slip and twist right ankle.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was cleaning rock using pry bar. Pry bar slipped, pinched left thumb between bar and framing, resulting in left thumb contusion.

Struck by falling object

Coworker was changing a troughing idler on conveyor. As they were pulling it out, the idler dropped and their finger was pinched against the frame. Resulting in 5 stitches and restricted duty.

Struck by rolling or sliding object

EE was removing a head pulley when it slipped and rolled onto EE's left pinky finger, causing it to get pinched, which resulted in EE receiving two sutures. EE was wearing thick gloves at the time of the incident.

Rubbed or abraded

Coworker was replacing bolts on the D8 cutting edge when their left middle finger was cut on a sharp metal edge. The injury required five stitches.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Laceration to thumb requiring stiches. During LOTOTO, employee stepped into help with project installing v-belts on CV7 conveyor. EE pulled the belt, and it got caught on EE's thumb.

Struck by falling object

Coworker was removing a screen from the storage rack. The cut edge of the screen slipped from EE's hands and fell forward, striking EE in the forearm. This caused a 3"" cut to the coworker and required 4 stitches.

Contact with electrical current

Employee got shocked by a faulty speed switch on a conveyor.

Other years on record

Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) accident records, kept current weekly. Operator identity is MSHA's operator_id on the accident record; records are scoped to New Enterprise Stone and Lime Co., Inc.'s numeric MSHA operator ID.