Mining Incidents

HANOVER LIME PLANT Metal/Non-Metal

Carmeuse Lime Inc · Surface
Controlled by Carmeuse Holding SA
Hanover, Adams County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3608599

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2000–2005
Latest incident
Sep 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
34
citations
8
significant & substantial
$2,704
proposed penalties
$2,704
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
2006 Q1 0 2 0
2005 Q4 3,409 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 4,062 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 8,672 2 2 230.6
2005 Q1 1,200 1 1 833.3
2004 Q4 8,871 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 0 0 0
2004 Q2 8,720 5 0 573.4
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2005 · 3 incidents

September 7, 2005 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Carmeuse Lime Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Tendonitis to left forearm after bagging lime.

March 23, 2005 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Carmeuse Lime Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

STARTING THE LOAD OUT SCREEN, THE EE GOT LIME IN HIS EYES.

February 10, 2005 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Carmeuse Lime Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Vibration from pulling slide out of crusher caused lime on objects above to become airborne, raining into employee's right eye.

2004 · 1 incident

January 13, 2004 PA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Carmeuse Lime Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE WAS USING A VACUUM TO CLEANUP SPILLED MATERIAL AT A RAIL LOAD OUT STATION. HE SHUT DOWN SYSTEM TO CLEAN OUT THE BARRELL. WHEN HE WENT TO REMOVE THE 4" SUCTION LINE DUE TO THE COLD WEATHER IT WAS STUCK. WHEN FORCED, IT CAME OFF SUDDENLY SPRAYING LIME FINES INTO EE'S FACE WHICH GOT CAUGHT BEHIND GOGGLES & REACTED WITH SWEAT THERE.

2003 · 1 incident

December 16, 2003 PA · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Carmeuse Lime Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE CLEANING PUMP LINE, EE FELT PAIN IN HIS NECK. WAS SENT INTO HOSPITAL TO HAVE IT CHECKED.MUSCLE STRAIN IN NECK.

2002 · 2 incidents

June 10, 2002 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Carmeuse Lime Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS DISMOUNTING THE FRONT END LOADER (FEL). WHILE STEPPING DOWN EE SLIPPED AND FELL FROM THESECOND STEP. SHE HIT HER ARM ON AN EXPOSED METALBEAM NEXT TO THE FEL AND CUT HER ARM.

April 18, 2002 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Carmeuse Lime Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING WITH THE MAINTENANCE OF THE FACILITIES BAG HOUSE. WHILE REPLACING LIDS ON ZONE 5 STRAINED HIS BACK.

2001 · 1 incident

March 4, 2001 PA · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Carmeuse Lime Inc · Fall from machine

DRIVER WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN HATCHES ON BULK TRAILER. DID NOT WEAR FALL PROTECTION DEVICE. FELLOFF TRAILER.

2000 · 1 incident

September 13, 2000 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Carmeuse Lime Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE CAME DOWN LADDER AND STEPPED ON GATE HE HAD DROPPED TO THE GROUND WHICH FRACTURED ANKLE.