Mining Incidents

Northeast Materials Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Matthew G Markunas
Hazleton, Luzerne County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3608852

Northeast Materials has $12K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2003
Latest incident
Jul 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
40
citations
16
significant & substantial
$12,279
proposed penalties
$12,174
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $105 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
19
inspections on record
199
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: 199 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Northeast Materials has $12K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 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.
$12K
proposed penalties
$12K
current assessed
$12K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
40 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2007-05-22.
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
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 1,094 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 4,170 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 3,935 14 7 3557.8
2007 Q1 1,800 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 4,264 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 4,566 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 4,194 0 0 0.0
Show 20 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2006 Q1 1,798 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 2,278 1 1 439.0
2005 Q3 2,779 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,687 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,354 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,608 3 0 1865.7
2004 Q1 480 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,920 4 0 2083.3
2003 Q3 2,600 1 1 384.6
2003 Q2 2,080 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,400 11 4 4583.3
2002 Q4 1,920 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,600 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,080 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 2,080 3 2 1442.3
2001 Q2 1,560 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 675 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,440 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,440 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 290 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2003 · 1 incident

July 9, 2003 PA · Metal/Non-Metal
Lonzetta Trucking and Excavating Company · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS PUSHING MATERIAL WITH A D9 DOZER PREPARING FOR A BLASTING SHOT, WHEN HE BACKED OFF THE HIGH WALL. THE DOZER SLID, JOLTING EE FROM THE D9 DOZER, THROWING HIM TO THE GROUND.

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