Mining Incidents

Torrance Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Mellott Company LLC · Surface
Controlled by Jonathan Schilowitz
Torrance, Westmoreland County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3610155

Watch this mine

Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at Torrance Plant.

Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2015–2019
Latest incident
Mar 2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2016
33
citations
3
significant & substantial
$111,148
proposed penalties
$77,972
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
2023 Q4 445 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 3,032 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 3,251 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 2 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 3,111 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 2,889 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 2,765 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 1 1 0 1000000.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2019 · 1 incident

March 26, 2019 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mellott Company LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Removing a fan from a track unit and the wrench slipped, resulting in a cut to the palm of employee's right hand, near thumb area. Employee received five (5) stitches.

2016 · 1 incident

March 23, 2016 PA · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mellott Company LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was working on stacker head section and became entangled in head pulley causing a dismemberment of right arm.

2015 · 1 incident

September 1, 2015 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mellott Company LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While climbing into a skid loader, felt a stinging sensation in right knee.