DTA Alliance, LLC · Struck by flying object
Miner was using a prybar. Prybar slipped, striking miner in face/right eye, causing them to fall on their back. Fractures to right orbital socket, 2 broken ribs.
DTA ALLIANCE, LLC Metal/Non-Metal
DTA ALLIANCE, LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
Daniel T Allen
Palmerton,
Carbon County,
PA
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3603517
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 2001–2025
- Latest incident
- Nov 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
76
citations
9
significant & substantial
$9,500
proposed penalties
$9,500
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 | 8,748 | 6 | 2 | 685.9 |
| 2025 Q3 | 9,523 | 9 | 2 | 945.1 |
| 2025 Q2 | 8,052 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 6,075 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 7,421 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 7,850 | 6 | 1 | 764.3 |
| 2024 Q2 | 6,358 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 6,516 | 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
7 on file2025 · 1 incident
2024 · 2 incidents
DTA Alliance, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface
individual tripped and fell, hitting their left shoulder as they fell.
July 20, 2024
PA · Metal/Non-Metal
quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
DTA Alliance, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects
Worker picked up a sheet of plywood, and heard a popping in elbow, resulting in immediate pain, and could not use the arm or hand afterward.
2023 · 1 incident
DTA Alliance, LLC · Flash burns (welding)
Miner was assisting welding operations, and complained of symptoms consistent with arc flash, the day following that task. Miner did not report this at end of shift, but sent a text early the next morning.
2009 · 1 incident
June 30, 2009
PA · Metal/Non-Metal
blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Alliance Sand Operations LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects
Injured while lifting a 50 lbs bag of ANFO from package truck. A sharp pain was felt in the left side of the back.
2005 · 1 incident
June 14, 2005
PA · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Alliance Sand Operations LLC · Struck against stationary object
A pickup truck wouldn't start. It was in the way for dump truck to back up. Owner of Alliance Sand told Employee to push it out of the way. EE then started to push the truck & his hand slipped off the door jam, hit the grab handle, breaking it from the force from slipping & then cut his hand on the broken piece that was still attached to the truck.
2001 · 1 incident
Alliance Sand Company · Fall from machine
WORKER WAS PROCEEDING TO GET DOWN OFF OF BULLDOZER. HE SLIPPED OFF TRACK, FELL AND HIT BLADE SIDE BAR, TRACK AND GROUND BRUISING ELBOW AND BRUISING AND TWISTING ANKLE.