Mining Incidents

LT120-ARCHBALD PLANT Metal/Non-Metal

Mellott Company LLC · Surface
Controlled by Jonathan Schilowitz
Archbald, Lackawanna County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3610430

LT120-ARCHBALD PLANT has $592 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
2
Years on record
2025
Latest incident
Apr 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2024
4
citations
1
significant & substantial
$592
proposed penalties
$592
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2023
5
inspections on record
68
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: 68 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

LT120-ARCHBALD PLANT has $592 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.
$592
proposed penalties
$592
current assessed
$592
paid to date
$0
outstanding
4 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-08-07.
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
2025 Q4 1,908 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,294 1 1 435.9
2025 Q2 2,617 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,454 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 2,082 2 0 960.6
2024 Q3 3,860 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 2,924 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,159 1 0 463.2
Show 1 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 2,076 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2025 · 2 incidents

April 24, 2025 PA · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Mellott Company LLC · Contact with hot objects or substances

Defective Radiator cap blew off water pump resulting with Burns on employees right side (Arm, armpit, back, stomach area).

January 22, 2025 PA · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent OTHER
Mellott Company LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Hearing test showed a standard threshold shift in left ear.

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