Mining Incidents

C120-015 Welsh Metal/Non-Metal

Mellott Company LLC · Surface
Controlled by Jonathan Schilowitz
Elwood City, PA, Lawrence County, PA  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 3610424

C120-015 Welsh has $311 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2026
Latest incident
Apr 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2024
2
citations
0
significant & substantial
$311
proposed penalties
$311
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2023
5
inspections on record
32
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 32 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

C120-015 Welsh has $311 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$311
proposed penalties
$311
current assessed
$311
paid to date
$0
outstanding
2 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-02-26.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 1,831 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,715 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 2,856 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,226 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,856 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 2,144 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 2,098 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 764 2 0 2617.8
Show 2 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 1,746 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,299 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2026 · 1 incident

April 23, 2026 PA · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mellott Company LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using a bar to dig out rock that was stuck in a cone crusher. When the rock broke, the bar hit the mantle, pushing the bar back and turning it in the employee's hand which cut employees fingers.

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