Mining Incidents

SCRANTON MATERIALS LLC Metal/Non-Metal

Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3608470

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
18
Years on record
2001–2017
Latest incident
Mar 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
76
citations
21
significant & substantial
$15,384
proposed penalties
$13,272
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 5,007 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 4,913 2 1 407.1
2025 Q2 4,308 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 4,032 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 4,672 2 0 428.1
2024 Q3 4,978 2 0 401.8
2024 Q2 5,153 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 4,144 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

18 on file

2017 · 1 incident

March 20, 2017 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Scranton Materials LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was positioning a 90 pound timber in preparation for a cube that was to be unloaded and set onto the timber. As the employee was picking up one end of the timber to put it into place, employee felt a sharp pain in lower back.

2016 · 1 incident

September 23, 2016 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Scranton Materials LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee using a Vaclift to move stone from rollers to pallet. EE set stone on edge, on pallet. EE had stone tilted on the Vaclift, with intent to release from lift, & stand in place. Upon release, weight of stone was too great for employee to lift, and it dropped. This pinched left thumb between stone and pallet. EE suffered a laceration and broken bone on the tip of left thumb.

2012 · 2 incidents

July 20, 2012 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Scranton Materials LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While drilling a hole in a guard, the drill bound-up twisting the miners right hand and wrist.

July 6, 2012 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Scranton Materials LLC · Struck against stationary object

The miner was removing uniformed rise material off the conveyor belt when he turned to his left to put the material on the pallet he struck his right forearm on the veneer gauge guard.

2011 · 2 incidents

October 3, 2011 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Scranton Materials Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Picking up a Rock strain back.

July 19, 2011 PA · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Scranton Materials Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee strained back when lifting/moving a rock.

2008 · 1 incident

May 1, 2008 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Scranton Materials Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Emp started feeling sharp pain in his right wrist while using sledgehammer.

2007 · 4 incidents

November 16, 2007 PA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Scranton Materials Inc · Fall from machine

Employee slipped off loader steps injuring right wrist

October 1, 2007 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Scranton Materials Inc · Struck by falling object

While emp was carrying stone a piece broke in half and fell onto foot.

August 8, 2007 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Scranton Materials Inc · Struck by falling object

Employee had large stone fall onto knee while stacking stone bruising knee.

March 26, 2007 PA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Scranton Materials Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting blue treads when he pulled/strained something in his lower back

2006 · 1 incident

August 1, 2006 PA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer STRIKING OR BUMPING
Scranton Materials Inc · Struck against stationary object

Employee was walking to trailer and bumped forearm on guarding material.

2004 · 1 incident

March 1, 2004 PA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Scranton Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLEANING UP AROUND PICKING MACHINE, PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN ROCKS.

2003 · 1 incident

November 6, 2003 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Scranton Materials Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TWISTED LEFT KNEE WHILE STACKING STONE.

2002 · 1 incident

August 27, 2002 PA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Scranton Materials Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WELDING ON CRUSHER, AFTER FINISHING WELDING, EE USED HAND GRINDER TO FINISH WELD JOINTS. GRINDING DIRT GOT INTO HIS RT. EYE.

2001 · 3 incidents

August 15, 2001 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Scranton Materials Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING ROCK ON WOODEN PALLET. ROCK SLIPPED OUT OF HAND, FELL ON RIGHT FOOT.

July 25, 2001 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Scranton Materials Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACCROSS LOT. TRIPPED OVER ROCK, FELL ON LEFT SHOULDER.