Mining Incidents

Eaton Pit: 4 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Wyoming County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3607248

MSHA record for Eaton Pit (mine ID 3607248). 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
1994–1995
Latest incident
Apr 1995
Ownership history
  1. Wilkes-Barre Construction Company 1981 to 1984
  2. General Crushed Stone Company 1984 to 1985
  3. American Asphalt Paving Company 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Eaton Pit sits in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 1.5% 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.
Wyoming County, Pennsylvania · Population 26,075
1.5%
Mining share of county employment
$70,268
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

April 26, 1995 PA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Asphalt Paving Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EXISTED FROM WATER TRUCK TURNED LEFT STRAINED MUSCLE IN BACK

1994 · 3 incidents

June 21, 1994 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
American Asphalt Paving Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

COMING DOWN OFF CRUSHER, SLIPPED, GRABBED INTO RIAL, PULLED LEFT SHOULDER.