Mining Incidents

Leesport Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Leesport, Berks County, PA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3607828

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2000–2021
Latest incident
May 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
163
citations
30
significant & substantial
$24,735
proposed penalties
$23,872
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 10,707 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 3,310 5 1 1510.6
2025 Q2 1,790 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 2,557 1 0 391.1
2024 Q4 5,094 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 4,758 2 1 420.3
2024 Q2 4,144 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 3,202 2 0 624.6
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2021 · 1 incident

May 27, 2021 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was tightening hydraulic fitting with a 20" adjustable wrench and was pushing down when employee heard/felt a pop in right wrist. (Accident was not reported until 6/3/2021)

2020 · 2 incidents

September 3, 2020 PA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc. · Fall onto or against objects

Operator was working on a platform, removing a crusher, when EE stepped in an opening in the floor, EE lost balance and caught self on a railing with rib cage and knee. EE did not report the accident until 9/8/2020

July 13, 2020 PA · Metal/Non-Metal water truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was wiping dirt from rear hazard strobe on top of tank during pre trip inspection. While climbing down the ladder, EE's wedding ring became caught on ladder rung causing a deep laceration to ring finger on right hand.

2016 · 1 incident

June 7, 2016 PA · Metal/Non-Metal FIRE
Berks Products Corp · Accident type, without injuries

While pushing material on overburden pile, dozer operator observed smoke coming from around bottom of cab. Attempted to extinguish fire with fire extinguisher but ultimately machine was fully engulfed.

2011 · 2 incidents

October 19, 2011 PA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec OTHER
Berks Products Corp · Unclassified, insufficient data

A suicide victim was discovered by employee of mine operator at 9:00 AM on 10/19/2011. Victim was located away from active mining near an abandoned out building along with his SUV.

April 4, 2011 PA · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Berks Products Corp · Struck by flying object

While driving in pin for tooth on loader bucket, an unknown object struck employee in the area around left eye causing laceration and contusion.

2005 · 1 incident

August 3, 2005 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Berks Products Corp · Fall from machine

Ee was greasing head pulley of conveyor #11 from catwalk. Grease tube to opposite side of lead pulley clogged. ee stretched over conveyor and slipped off end of conveyor onto rip tap pile 8' below. Ee suffered contusions.

2001 · 1 incident

October 29, 2001 PA · Metal/Non-Metal coal sampler MACHINERY
Berks Products Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MCCARTHY TIRE EE PROVIDING TIRE SERVICE TO QUARRY HAUL TRUCK WAS STRUCK INT HE FACE BY HYDRAULIC RAM WHILE TRYING TO POP INNER HEAD ON LEFT STEER TIRE. MCCARTHLY TIRE PROVIDES OFF ROAD TIRE SE RVICE TO QUARRY OPERATION. RAM BECAME DISLODGED AND EITHER RAM OR HYDRAULIC LINE STRUCK EE IN FACE.

2000 · 2 incidents

December 12, 2000 PA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Berks Products Corp · Fall onto or against objects

WHILE PERFORMING PRE-SHIFT INSPECTION OF CATERPILLAR 990 LOADER, EE TRIPPED OVER ELECTRICAL EXT ENSION CORD TO ENGINE BLOCK HEATER ELEMENT. DURING THE FALL EE STRUCK RIGHT HAND, 5TH FINGER ON COUNTERWEIGHT CAUSING FRACTURE.

April 12, 2000 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Berks Products Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LABORER WAS CLEANING ROCKS FROM CONVEYOR #6 WHILE IT WAS OPERATING. THE HOE HE WAS USING CAUGHT THE CONVEYOR BELT JERKING THE HOE TO THE RIGHT BREAKING HIS RIGHT ARM AND THE HOE HANDLE WHEN HE HIT THE STATIONARY ROLLER BRACKET. LABORERS ARE TRAINED NOT TO CLEAN OPERATING EQUIPMENT.