Mining Incidents

Lake Ariel Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Heidelberg Materials AG
Lake Aerial, Wayne County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3603196

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2006–2023
Latest incident
Sep 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
56
citations
9
significant & substantial
$8,696
proposed penalties
$8,656
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 2,087 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,321 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,044 1 0 957.9
2025 Q1 1,817 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 3,234 1 0 309.2
2024 Q2 5,919 1 0 168.9
2024 Q1 3,776 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 4,480 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

5 on file

2023 · 2 incidents

September 15, 2023 PA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Heidelberg Materials Northeast LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee sustained a strain to their forearm while lifting a screen.

April 17, 2023 PA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Heidelberg Materials Northeast LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee's left ring finger was caught between a multiplier handle and metal structure causing lacerations and fractures to the left finger.

2022 · 1 incident

2012 · 1 incident

March 26, 2012 PA · Metal/Non-Metal shopman repair cars, mechanic HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Heidelberg Materials Northeast LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was loading an old cutting edge into a one ton dump. He lost control of cutting edge and caught his left hand pinky finger between the cutting edge and the top of the tailgate causing a fracture & contusion needing stitches. EE was wearing heavy gloves and the cutting edge weighed approx. 65 lbs.

2006 · 1 incident