Mining Incidents

Latrobe Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Heidelberg Materials AG
Latrobe, Westmoreland County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3600131

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2000–2003
Latest incident
Dec 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
59
citations
13
significant & substantial
$7,229
proposed penalties
$7,229
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
2008 Q1 303 1 0 3300.3
2007 Q4 0 0 0
2007 Q3 0 6 1
2007 Q2 0 0 0
2007 Q1 0 4 0
2006 Q4 101 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 0 0 0
2006 Q1 242 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2003 · 3 incidents

December 22, 2003 PA · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Hanson Aggregates BMC, Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REPETITVIE MOTION FROM LOADING EXPLOSIVES CAUSED CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. SURGERY WAS NECESSARY TO ELIMINATE CONDITION.

August 14, 2003 PA · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hanson Aggregates BMC, Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF HIS HAUL TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE MUD ON THE LAST STEP. MUD IS THROWN ON THE STEPS BY THE FRONT REAR WHEELS. HE FELL BACKWARDS ONTO HIS BACK.

April 14, 2003 PA · Metal/Non-Metal driller operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hanson Aggregates BMC, Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHILE BACKING DRILL INTO A WORKING FACE, EE TRIPPED ON A ROCK WHILE WALKING BACKWARDS. EE FELL AGAINST THE FACE INJURING HIS RT. SHOULDER.

2002 · 3 incidents

October 28, 2002 PA · Metal/Non-Metal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Hanson Aggregates BMC, Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH SPLIT SET BOLTS BECAUSE OF A HOLLOW SOUND. MONTHS LATER IT MUST OF SEPERATED CAUSING EXCESSIVE LOAD FOR THIS STYLE AND NUMBER OF BOLTS. THIS FALL HAS BEEN CHECKED BY BOTH MSHA AND MSHA TECH SUPPORT. TWO BOOM JUMBO DRILL WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED.

September 5, 2002 PA · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Hanson Aggregates BMC, Inc · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

EMPLOYEE PULLED ON A CHAIN DISLODGING THE PULLEY, CAUSING IT TO SWING THE CHAIN, IT PULLED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE CHAIN AND CONVEYOR STRUCTURE.

July 18, 2002 PA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Hanson Aggregates BMC, Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE PNEUMOCONIOSIS CONTRACTED DURING EE WITH PREVIOUS OWNER OF THIS MINE, LATROBE CONSTRUCTION CO BLUE STONE MINE. HIRED BY BETTER MATERIALS CORP AS PROBATIONARY EE ON 3-18-02, TERMINTED ON 5-1 4-02. CONSENSUS X RAY INTERPRETATION RECIEVED ON 7-18-02. POSSIBLE PNEUMOCONIOSIS, SECONARY TO TUBERCULOSIS, SARCOIDOSIS, OR OTHER DIEASE.

2001 · 1 incident

2000 · 1 incident

December 21, 2000 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Latrobe Construction Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING PRY BAR TO LOOSEN BOLTS ON CRUSHER.