Mining Incidents

Murrinsville Plant Metal/Non-Metal

MURRINSVILLE, Butler County, PA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3609318

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
18
Years on record
2005–2025
Latest incident
Feb 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
72
citations
14
significant & substantial
$13,915
proposed penalties
$13,572
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 11,275 1 1 88.7
2025 Q3 10,537 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 9,209 2 1 217.2
2025 Q1 8,887 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 8,517 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 9,682 2 1 206.6
2024 Q2 9,821 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 10,842 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

2025 · 1 incident

February 24, 2025 PA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Allegheny Mineral Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee did not seek treatment until 02/25/2025. A pin for the excavator bucket was being knocked out and when it came out, instead of letting it fall, the employee held onto it, not realizing the weight. Employee's left ring finger was smashed in between the pin and the excavator bucket. The employee received a fractured finger and two sutures.

2019 · 1 incident

June 5, 2019 PA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Allegheny Mineral Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was pulling the fuel hose from the fuel truck to EE's drill. EE slipped and fell onto EE's back and suffered a compression fracture.

2018 · 1 incident

April 18, 2018 PA · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator OTHER
Allegheny Mineral Corp · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

According to employee's physician, this is not a work related injury or illness. The employee was operating a stone drill when they began to have shortness of breath. An ambulance was called and employee was taken to the hospital and admitted. Employee was diagnosed with a bleeding ulcer and fluid behind the lungs.

2017 · 1 incident

February 27, 2017 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Allegheny Mineral Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The employee was installing a transmission guard on a piece of Caterpillar equipment and caught employee's right foot between the guard and frame. Employee broke bone in top of foot. Employee did not seek medical attention until 3-5-2017.

2016 · 1 incident

June 13, 2016 PA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Allegheny Mineral Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting a conveyor belt with a utility knife and the knife slipped and cut left arm. EE went to a physician and they glued the laceration closed.

2014 · 1 incident

February 11, 2014 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Allegheny Mineral Corp · Fall from machine

The employee was stepping from the walkway of the Komatsu WA800 wheel loader, onto a step to gain access in order to change the right tilt cylinder hose. He lost his balance when taking the step and fell 11' to the ground. He suffered a laceration above his right eye, a broken elbow and facial fractures.

2013 · 3 incidents

November 12, 2013 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Allegheny Mineral Corp · Fall from machine

Employee was exiting the skid loader when he fell, fracturing his wrist. After the accident, the foreman drove the injured employee home and he was then laid off. Allegheny Mineral did not find out about this incident until 1/24/14. Once Allegheny Mineral confirmed that this injury occurred and was not reported, the foreman and injured employee were both terminated on 1/27/14.

August 29, 2013 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Allegheny Mineral Corp · Struck by falling object

Stone was being lifted out of a bin using a crane and sling. The employee was placing the sling around the stone to be lifted. When the stone began to be lifted, it slipped out of the sling and rolled into the employee's left knee causing a patella fracture.

May 13, 2013 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Allegheny Mineral Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was using cutting torches when a piece of hot metal got behind his goggles and into his eye. He went to the Emergency Room on 05/14/2013 and they removed the material from his eye and gave him a prescription for eye drops.

2012 · 1 incident

February 23, 2012 PA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man OTHER
Allegheny Mineral Corp · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was sorting bolts on his hands and knees. When trying to get up, he felt a sharp pop in his right knee. He was in severe pain and had trouble maneuvering. Employee also had a right knee injury in November of 2009 and had to undergo knee surgery.

2009 · 1 incident

January 6, 2009 PA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Allegheny Mineral Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While unloading an oxygen tank from a pick-up truck the worker felt a pain in his right hamstring. The worker went to a physician on 1/8/2009 and was diagnosed with a right hamstring strain. This injury did not result in any lost time or restricted duty.

2008 · 2 incidents

July 28, 2008 PA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Allegheny Mineral Corp · Struck by falling object

While perfoming maintenance on our drill, the injured was working on a brake drum, it slipped and came down on right index finger and cut tip of finger off.

February 19, 2008 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Allegheny Mineral Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Loosening a filter when it quickly came loose the man strained right hand.

2007 · 1 incident

June 11, 2007 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Allegheny Mineral Corp · Struck by flying object

While pounding steel with a hammer, the man had a steel splinter in his right thumb which was removed at the emergency room.

2006 · 3 incidents

October 26, 2006 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Allegheny Mineral Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While repairing the air line on a 100 ton rock truck a blockage came free and struck the man on the arm. Was treated at emergency room and released to work. The next day pain and redness occurred and he went back to the emergency room. He was in hospital 1 day and released back to work.

March 22, 2006 PA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Allegheny Mineral Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The injured man was helping a mechanic remove a water pump from his rock truck. The mechanic bumped the man on the lips with a wrench. A month later the injured man's dentist noticed that his crown post was loose. We were notified of the incident on 5/8/06.

March 3, 2006 PA · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Allegheny Mineral Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

While changing screens the employee felt pain in right elbow. She will receive therapy and was prescribed pain medication. No lost time.

2005 · 1 incident

October 7, 2005 PA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Allegheny Mineral Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The injured man claims he stumbled on a rock when leaving his car to report to work. There were no witnesses known at this time. He thought it was a sprained ankle. Worked his shift but did not report accident. Went to Emergency Room noon next day & was diagnosed with a broken left fibula. Was cast and he worked normal duty next shift.