Mining Incidents

F S Lopke-O'Dell Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Alford, Susquehanna County, PA  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 3609962

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2013–2022
Latest incident
Dec 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2011
62
citations
20
significant & substantial
$18,020
proposed penalties
$18,020
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 4,177 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 4,770 4 3 838.6
2025 Q2 5,290 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 3,182 2 1 628.5
2024 Q4 2,054 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,252 5 1 3993.6
2024 Q2 1,259 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,163 1 0 462.3
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2022 · 1 incident

2019 · 1 incident

October 9, 2019 PA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
F. S. Lopke Contracting Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Was rechaining crusher rotor during removal when the victim put weight on the rotor and it turned pinning left leg between rotor and frame.

2013 · 2 incidents

October 19, 2013 PA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
F. S. Lopke Contracting Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

During plant repairs, injured person removed a metal guard and set it aside. The guard tip over and hit above the metal toe on his right foot. This caused a break in the foot. Tried to keep working but foot began to swell with discomfort. Went to walk in clinic.

September 3, 2013 PA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
F. S. Lopke Contracting Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Stepped from one loader platform to next to clean his windows and rolled his ankle.