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West Pittsburgh Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Newgate Devel. Corp. · Surface

Controlled by Thomas K Lampert

West Pittsburg, Lawrence County, PA · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 3603441

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Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 4
Years on record: 2000–2008
Latest incident: Feb 2008

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$52,050

proposed penalties

$34,450

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	10	0	0	0.0
2007 Q4	7,008	0	0	0.0
2007 Q3	5,040	0	0	0.0
2007 Q2	4,659	1	0	214.6
2007 Q1	3,828	2	0	522.5
2006 Q4	5,019	0	0	0.0
2006 Q3	6,003	5	3	832.9
2006 Q2	7,656	0	0	0.0

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded

September 13, 2005 PA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE

Newgate Devel. Corp. · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating a 50 ton Cat end dump truck & was at dump site with his 3rd load of stone from pit. While attempting to dump the load from truck at dump site, which is elevated some 20' above the plant, his truck went over the dump face backwards & flipped end for end 180' landing on its top, wheels to sky, at bottom of dump site at plant level. He was still in cab.

Reportable incidents

3 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2008 · 1 incident

February 18, 2008 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Newgate Devel. Corp. · Fall from ladders

Mechanic was disassembling tin shed and climbed ladder to cut a bolt holding shed wall. Fell backwards off of ladder and hurt his ribs.

2001 · 1 incident

January 23, 2001 PA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY

Southdown Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE OPERATING BLADE, EE DIRECTED HIS ATTENTIONAWAY FROM THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. DURING THIS BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME, THE EQUIPMENT STRUCK AN EMBANKMENT, JARRING HIM UNEXPECTEDLY, RESULTING IN A PULLED BACK MUSCLE.

2000 · 1 incident

September 6, 2000 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Southdown Inc · Fall onto or against objects

MECHANIC SLIPPED OFF DOZER TRACK AND HIT RIGHT KNEE ON DOZER PUSH ARM.