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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 1,910 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 761 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 1,638 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 2,216 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 2,370 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 648 | 3 | 0 | 4629.6 |
| 2024 Q2 | 242 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 1,336 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
A non-employee trespassing on mine property was found deceased by the Pennsylvania State Police. The 87 year old suffering from dementia went missing on 2/11/19 and was found on 2/14/19 at 1:30pm deceased on mine property from adverse weather conditions.
Employee rubbed sweat from face & eye causing a piece of metal to enter left eye. Metal removed at uniontown hospital emergency room. employee given prescription eye drops. Had follow-up appt with eye doctor to check rust rings. Employee released. No lost time.
EE was cutting steel on truck scale with a torch. Weather was hot and humid. Protective clothing and weather conditions possibly led to a heat related incident. MSHA was contacted and they investigated the incident. EE was kept in hospital overnight for observation and then released.
Employee was burning off bolts from plant screen with oxy-acetylene torch when hot slag bounced onto pant leg. Burned through pants and fell into boot causing 2nd degree burns to left ankle.
Employee had mud on shoes when he slipped on steps of loader, causing his left arm to pull resulting in a strain on the left shoulder and elbow. He is morbibly obese.
EE and his helper were carrying a 5' x 5' screen panel on the 2nd floor. They attempted to rotate the panel. While stepping backwards, ee's foot encountered a pipe going through the floor. Helper continued to push causing ee's right knee to twist causing pain and swelling.
Employee was descending last step of articulated truck when his foot slipped off and he jarred his right knee when he abruptly hit the ground. Strained right knee.
While employee was working in plant, he got dirt in his left eye. (Unknown source)
MUDDY
While operating CAT 769 Truck, lost air pressure and brakes on refuse area; truck bounced causing injured to land hard back down on the truck seat.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING URTHANE PANELS FOR REFUSE VELCO SCREEN WITH UTILITY KNIFE, CUT HIS LEFT HAND BELOW THE THUMB. RECEIVED 5 STITCHES.
EE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN ABDOMEN IN AREA OF PREVIOUS HERNIA SURGERY 9/11/03. ALSO EXPERIENCED NAUSEA. PAIN OCCURED AFTER LIFTING BRAKE DRUM FROM TRAILER TRUCK. SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY ON 6/2/04.
INJURED LEFT FOOT BY STEPPING ON A ROCK WHEN DISMOUNTING THE LADDER ON A FRONT END LOADER.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT LEANING AND STRETCHING TO REPAIR A DIESEL ENGINE ON THE PISTON PUMP LED TO SEVERE PAIN IN ABDOMEN THAT REQUIRED SURGERY TO REPAIR THE HERNIE THAT WAS CAUSED. WORKER'S COM P INS COMPANY IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING & EVALUATING THE INJURY.
LOST FOOTING WHILE WALKING DOWN A MUDDY SLOPE.
WHILE STATIONED AT THE SLURRY INJECTION PUMP, EESAID THAT HE GETS BORED. HE DECIDED TO TARGET PRACTICE. HE DROPPED A LOADED HAND GUN GETTING OUTOF THE SERVICE VEHICLE, THE PISTOL DISCHARGED AS HE WAS PICKING IT UP BY THE BARREL.
LOST FOOTING ON A STEP.
WHILE WALKING ON FRAME OF TRUCK TO REMOVE BLOCK,LOST FOOTING & FELL TO GROUND ABOUT 4'. HIT HEADON LADDER OF TRUCK BEFORE HITTING THE GROUND.
WHILE CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER ON A CAT 970 LOADER HE LOST HIS FOOTING HE INJURED HIS LEFT SHOULDER WHEN HE GRABBED THE LADDER WITH HIS LEFT HAND