Mining Incidents

EASTERN INDUSTRIES INC. MT BETHE Metal/Non-Metal

Center Valley, Northampton County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3608243

EASTERN INDUSTRIES INC. MT BETHE has $330 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
6
Years on record
1997–2001
Latest incident
Aug 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
6
citations
0
significant & substantial
$330
proposed penalties
$330
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
6
inspections on record
59
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: 59 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

EASTERN INDUSTRIES INC. MT BETHE has $330 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.
$330
proposed penalties
$330
current assessed
$330
paid to date
$0
outstanding
6 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-06-27.
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
2003 Q1 1,817 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,144 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 4,103 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 5,745 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,821 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 7,415 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 7,802 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 7,367 4 0 543.0
Show 4 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q1 3,864 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 7,068 2 0 283.0
2000 Q2 5,674 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 5,674 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2001 · 1 incident

August 30, 2001 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Eastern Industries Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A WATER PUMP OUT OF A LOAD-ER BUCKET WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

1998 · 2 incidents

November 9, 1998 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Eastern Industries Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE STATES: LOADED IN USUAL FASHION. WENT OUT ON SHOT TO HELP. STEMMING WAS THE ONLY PHYSICIA DEMAND. IT WAS A BULK SHOT. A FEW HOURS LATER AFTER SLEEPING. I WOKE UP AND NOTICED A LUMP IN LOWER ABDOMEN AREA. SOME PAIN WAS INVOLVED. WENT TO DR AND WAS TOLD I HAD A RIGHT VENTRAL HERNIA.

August 21, 1998 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Eastern Industries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS KNEELING ON CONVEYOR BELT USING A UTILITYKNIFE WHILE MAKING REPAIRS. EE WAS DRAWING KNIE TOWARDS HIMSELF, WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CONTACTED HIS LEFT LEG.

1997 · 3 incidents

September 12, 1997 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Eastern Industries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CUTTING RUBBER SKIRTING AND CUT HIS LEFT PALM WITH UTILITY KNIFE.

August 18, 1997 PA · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Eastern Industries Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PUSHING ON PADDLES AND HOLDING THEM. EE PINCHED A NERVE AND HAD NUMBNESS IN HIS TOES. NOTE: EE IS A CRANE OPERATOR.

January 21, 1997 PA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Eastern Industries Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS BURING A BOLT OFF A WATER PIPE WHIEL LYING ON HIS SIDE. SLAGE FROM THE BOLT WENT INTO HIS EAR.

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