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Laurel Quarry: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Standard Slag Company
Fayette County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3605147

MSHA record for Laurel Quarry (mine ID 3605147). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1985
Latest incident
Jun 1985
Ownership history
  1. Eidemiller Enterprises Inc 1950 to 1980
  2. Vico Inc 1980 to 1984
  3. Standard Aggregates Inc 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Laurel Quarry sits in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 2.8% 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.
Fayette County, Pennsylvania · Population 126,967
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$56,093
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1985 · 2 incidents

June 29, 1985 PA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Standard Aggregates Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING FROM THE DOZER TRACK. HE SLIPPED ON THE STEEDL TRACK PAD AND FELL TO THE GROUND TURNING HIS ANKLE.

May 26, 1985 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Standard Aggregates Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING CONVEYOR BELT ON C-4 CONVEYOR WITH A 1/2" NYLON ROPE WHILE STANDING ON C-5 CONVEYOR. THE ROPE BROKE AND HE FELL BACKWARDS ON THE C-5 CONVEYOR CANOPY.