Mining Incidents

Ormrod QuarryMetal/Nonmetal

Center Valley, Lehigh County, PA · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3604646
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2004–2025
Latest incident
Sep 2025
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2025 · 1 incident

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.

2023 · 4 incidents

Struck against a moving object

EE was operating a 988K PL0105 wheel loader, digging in the muck shot and sending loads to Primary Crusher. As EE was digging in the muck pile, EE hit a tight spot which caused the loader to jar/jolt, and the EE strained EE's lower back.

Struck by falling object

EE was installing a right-side, A motor V-Belt guard on a HP400 Crusher. EE hung a 44"" X 37"", 20lb piece of guard onto the fastener bolts. As EE was lining up the bottom right-side fastener, the guard came unhooked from top left fastener. This caused the guard to swing down and pinch EE's left hand between the guard and angle support, bruising EE's left hand.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Miner was shoveling stone and sand off floor in tunnel and putting it on conveyor belt. After shoveling, EE said had pain in the back of the right shoulder.

Struck by flying object

EE was washing screen tower walkways with a 1-1/2"" rubber water hose. EE finished washing off plant and disconnected hose from water line 1-1/2"" camlock couplers. When removing hose fitting from pipe water sprayed out hitting them in the left eye. EE washed the eye but still felt discomfort, was seen by a panel physician and has an abrasion on the cornea and received prescription.

2020 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE was walking down a slight incline along the side of a roadway, EE slipped on loose stones and fell forwards onto EE's knees as EE fell, EE caught self with EE's right arm spraining EE's right shoulder and causing a contusion on both knees

2017 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating a Volvo A35D Articulated truck when the truck slid in a tire rut. The operator had right hand on the wheel and left hand on the grab rail. The sudden movement jerked employee's body to the right causing pain in left shoulder.

2015 · 2 incidents

Struck against a moving object

Employee was loading shot rock when the loader hit a tight area causing the loader to bounce back, straining his lumbar area.

Struck by flying object

Employee was hitting a ware plate on a dozer blade with a sledge hammer when a sliver of steel chipped off and struck him in the right thigh.

2008 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was removing a fuel drum from the bed of a pickup truck, when his left upper arm was struck by the drum, causing a tear to the arm muscle.

2004 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF A BACKHOE & TWISTED HIS LT. ANKLE WHEN HE PLACED IT ON UNEVEN GROUND.