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Coraopolis Plant: 4 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Heidelberg Materials AG
Allegheny County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3608113

MSHA record for Coraopolis Plant (mine ID 3608113). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1991–1995
Latest incident
Jul 1995
Ownership history
  1. Pittsburg Sand & Gravel Inc 1989 to 1991
  2. Pittsburgh Sand & Gravel Inc 1991 to 1991
  3. Lafarge Construction Materials 1991 to 1996
  4. Davison Sand & Gravel Company 1996 to 2000
  5. Hanson Aggregates Pma Inc 2000 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Coraopolis Plant sits in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.2% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania · Population 1,240,476
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$76,393
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1995 · 1 incident

July 31, 1995 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Lafarge Construction Materials · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING 35 TON TRUCK, DISCHARGE LOAD OF SAN DINTO STOCKPILE. EMPLOYEE PULLED AWAY FROM THE PILE WITH THE BED OF THE TRUCK STILL RAISED. THE CORNER OF THE BED CAUGHT THE STACKING CONVEYOR KNOCKING THE STACKER OVER ONTO THE CAB OF THE TRUCK.

1994 · 1 incident

July 19, 1994 PA · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lafarge Construction Materials · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS CHIPPING SCALE OFF OF A WEAR PLATE WHEN THE SCALE STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN LEFT EYE.

1991 · 2 incidents

July 6, 1991 PA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pittsburgh Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING 1 1/2" BILGE PUMP HOSE IN HATCH OF BARGE. HATCH FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN SHIN.

June 28, 1991 PA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pittsburgh Sand & Gravel Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE LIFTING SCRAP OUT OF STOCKPILE TWISTING BACK.