Mining Incidents

Milton PlantMetal/Nonmetal

Milton, Montour County, PA · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3600141
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2003–2023
Latest incident
Nov 2023
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2023 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

Employee was struck by a small piece of metal in their nose as EE was helping on changing an anvil in the crusher. The employee had to have the metal removed and stitches for wound closure.

2020 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

Employee was struck by a falling rock from the level above were EE was working. The employee received a cut to the back of EE's head which required 2 stitches to close.

2018 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was in impact crusher welding - employee was on knees. When EE stood up EE felt pain in lower back and left leg.

2009 · 3 incidents

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

EE was working on front suspensions of pickup truck. He was holding a breaker bar with socket on a nut while other EE was using a 1"" drive air powered impact wrench to loosen nut when the breaker bar spun pinching ring finger between shock and breaker bar.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee stepped out on catwalk of loader to clean windows when he felt something pull in his left knee area.

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

EE was guiding inside part of breaker into case of main breaker when it pushed forward pinching finger between both parts cutting end of little finger almost off.

2003 · 1 incident

Contact with hot objects or substances

EE WAS USING TORCH TO CUT A BUSHING INSIDE A BREAKER HAMMER WHEN IT BLEW BACK HOT GREASE THAT WAS TRAPPED INSIDE THE BUSING AND CASE CAUSING HOT GREASE TO LAND ON HIS NECK.