Richland Stone Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
MOVING DRILL MUD WAS DEEP COULDNT MOVE FOOT OUT OF MUD
Imel Pit & Plant: 5 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
MSHA record for Imel Pit & Plant (mine ID 3606887). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1985–1988
- Latest incident
- Mar 1988
Ownership history
- Richland Stone Inc 1979 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Imel Pit & Plant sits in Venango County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.8% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Venango County, Pennsylvania · Population 50,096
0.8%
Mining share of county employment
$61,626
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file1988 · 1 incident
1987 · 2 incidents
February 3, 1987
PA · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Richland Stone Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
CRAWLING OUT FROM UNDER DRAGLINE WHEN HE SPRAINED BACK.
January 21, 1987
PA · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Richland Stone Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
WALKING BEHIND 988 GETTING READY TO CHECK OIL IN THE 9,, HE SLIPPED ON THE ICE AND FELL.
1985 · 2 incidents
October 10, 1985
PA · Metal/Non-Metal
greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Richland Stone Inc · Fall from machine
PUTTING OIL IN HYDRAULIC TANK, WENT TO THE SIDE BYTHE DOOR, WHEN EMPLOYEE OPENED THE DOOR HE SLIPPED AND FELL OFF MACHINE.
May 1, 1985
PA · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Richland Stone Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
PULLER WHICH WAS BEING USED TO REMOVE THE FLY WHEEL OFFOF THE SHAFT, SLIPPED AND INJURED EMPLOYEE ON BOTH LEGS BELOW THE KNEE.