Mining Incidents

JAW026 Bucks County Metal/Non-Metal

Mellott Company · Facility
Controlled by Jonathan Schilowitz
Warfordsburg, Fulton County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3608894

JAW026 Bucks County has $761 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2004–2006
Latest incident
Mar 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
11
citations
1
significant & substantial
$761
proposed penalties
$706
paid to date
93% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $55 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
20
inspections on record
261
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: 261 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

JAW026 Bucks County has $761 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$761
proposed penalties
$706
current assessed
$706
paid to date
$0
outstanding
11 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2010-12-14.
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
2011 Q1 1,300 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 2,840 1 0 352.1
2010 Q3 2,600 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 2,600 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 960 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 0 0 0
2009 Q3 0 0 0
2009 Q2 1,170 0 0 0.0
Show 34 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2009 Q1 90 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 2,475 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 2,925 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 3,380 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 4,056 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 4,075 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 3,708 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 3,423 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 2,832 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 2,767 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 4,619 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 4,787 1 0 208.9
2006 Q1 3,978 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,680 1 0 595.2
2005 Q3 3,602 2 0 555.2
2005 Q2 3,910 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 4,008 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 3,360 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 4,418 2 0 452.7
2004 Q2 4,400 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 3,347 1 0 298.8
2003 Q4 4,827 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 5,134 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 4,602 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 3,225 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 4,141 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 4,017 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 4,420 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,998 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 4,840 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 4,282 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 7,552 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 2,481 3 1 1209.2
2000 Q4 2,993 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2006 · 1 incident

March 9, 2006 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Mellott Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was removing a grease plug from a grease jack on a conveyor belt. The plug blew out and struck the employee on the left hand, causing a laceration to the palm between the third and fourth digits. Currently investigating and procuring bleeder valves that will allow pressure to be relieved prior to removing the plugs.

2005 · 1 incident

May 11, 2005 PA · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor MACHINERY
Mellott Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was using an electric, hand held drill to drill a hole in a broken bolt to get it out. The drill bit caught and twisted the drill and the ee's arm.

2004 · 1 incident

February 17, 2004 PA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mellott Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS BENDING OVER TO TURN ON WATER VALVES & TWISTED HIS BACK.

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