Mining Incidents

Wantage StoneMetal/Nonmetal

Wantage, Sussex County, NJ · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2801035
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2017–2025
Latest incident
Jun 2025
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2025 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

Employee was climbing down from the cab of EE's loader and as EE got to the last step EE's right hand slipped off the handrail and EE fell to the ground causing injury to EE's right shoulder.

2024 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

As the employee was using a skid steer to move grits in the plant the machine hit a rut and bounced and the employee claims it jarred EE injuring EE's back.

2021 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS DRIVING FRONT END LOADER. EE HAD TO GET OUT AND CLIMBED DOWN THE LADDER. EE MISSED THE BOTTOM STEP AND TWISTED LEFT ANKLE.

2017 · 2 incidents

Fall from machine

EE was climbing up the ladder on the haul truck. EE's right foot was on the bottom rung which swung under the bumper. EE's right shin and knee hit the face of the bumper, pushing EE's foot off the step. EE's foot hit the ground, all of EE's body weight landed on EE's right foot. EE was taken to the doctor and being treated for a spraining EE's right ankle

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

On Thursday morning EE was on way to grease shed to pickup supplies to service haul truck. We had heavy rain the night before and into that morning. From all the rain there must've been some wash out around the shed. EE walked into puddle and twisted left ankle.