The employee was assisting a mechanic in blocking equipment from movement. The employee was on his knees moving a 6x6 24" long (about 15lbs). He picked the blocking up less than a foot from the ground, and felt pain in his back. The pain, at times, went down his legs. Employee transferred himself home.
North Washington Metal/Non-Metal
Allegheny Mineral Corp.
· Surface
Controlled by
Snyder Associated Companies Inc
North Washington,
Butler County,
PA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3609399
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2010–2011
- Latest incident
- Mar 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2010
48
citations
16
significant & substantial
$28,286
proposed penalties
$22,854
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 Q4 | 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
2 on file2011 · 1 incident
Quality Aggregates Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects
2010 · 1 incident
March 7, 2010
PA · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quality Aggregates Inc. · Struck by falling object
The employee was replacing blocking material under the portable plant structure. The 6 x 6 x 4ft wooden blocking was being set in place when it slipped from the employees hands and fell down. When it fell, the employee did not have time to move his hand and the blocking fell onto the end of his left ring finger.