POCONO INDUSTRIES INC. has $13K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
18
Years on record
1985–2015
Latest incident
Jul 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
57
citations
15
significant & substantial
$12,572
proposed penalties
$12,572
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
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: 591 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
POCONO INDUSTRIES INC. has $13K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$13K
proposed penalties
$13K
current assessed
$13K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
57 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-10-02.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘShares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘA sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘMany samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.
Last sampled: 2023-04-11, 3 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
13
samples
7
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz7
Respirable dust, <.1mg6
Show the individual readings (13)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2023-04-11
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2017-05-17
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.21
0.34
0.62
Complete Load-Haul-Dump
2017-05-17
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2011-10-06
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2011-10-06
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2011-10-06
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2004-05-18
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.23
0.43
0.53
Lab Technician
2004-05-18
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2004-05-18
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.47
0.82
0.57
Truck Driver
2004-05-18
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.19
0.57
0.33
Truck Driver
2002-04-10
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.31
0.84
0.37
Truck Driver
2002-04-10
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.14
0.82
0.17
Front-end Loader Operator
2002-04-10
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.25
0.65
0.38
Truck Driver
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2026
3
2025
3
2024
2
2023
3
2022
3
2020
0
2019
3
2018
3
2017
3
2016
4
2015
3
2014
3
2013
3
2012
2
2011
3
2010
3
2009
3
2008
4
2007
4
2006
4
2005
3
2004
4
2003
5
2002
4
2001
3
2000
5
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
POCONO INDUSTRIES INC. sits in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Monroe County, Pennsylvania · Population 167,784
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$82,374
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2026 Q2
1,560
0
0
0.0
2026 Q1
1,080
0
0
0.0
2025 Q4
1,560
2
0
1282.1
2025 Q3
1,560
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
1,560
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
120
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
1,040
2
0
1923.1
2024 Q3
1,040
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
1,540
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
440
1
0
2272.7
2023 Q4
880
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
1,040
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
1,540
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
1,540
2
0
1298.7
2022 Q4
1,520
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
0
0
0
2019 Q4
868
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
2,161
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
1,747
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
0
0
0
2018 Q4
1,636
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
1,978
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
1,525
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
0
0
0
2017 Q4
1,307
1
0
765.1
2017 Q3
1,657
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
1,806
2
1
1107.4
2017 Q1
696
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
1,767
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
1,951
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
1,718
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
631
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
1,646
1
1
607.5
2015 Q3
1,685
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
1,547
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
672
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
1,369
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
1,662
1
0
601.7
2014 Q2
1,410
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
746
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
1,449
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
1,676
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
1,404
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
802
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
1,350
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
1,428
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
924
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
468
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
1,154
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
1,331
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
932
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
671
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
1,208
1
0
827.8
2010 Q3
1,716
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
1,788
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
1,102
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
1,241
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
1,541
2
0
1297.9
2009 Q2
1,554
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
862
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
1,564
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
2,010
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
1,943
1
0
514.7
2008 Q1
694
1
0
1440.9
2007 Q4
1,504
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
1,959
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
2,615
1
0
382.4
2007 Q1
1,062
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
2,248
3
0
1334.5
2006 Q3
2,307
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
2,317
5
1
2158.0
2006 Q1
821
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
1,672
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
1,934
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
1,779
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
622
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
1,170
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
1,872
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
2,762
3
3
1086.2
2004 Q1
1,768
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
2,846
7
2
2459.6
2003 Q3
2,861
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
2,548
6
2
2354.8
2003 Q1
1,270
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
2,012
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
2,353
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
2,384
3
0
1258.4
2002 Q1
1,514
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
1,827
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
1,866
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
1,611
9
4
5586.6
2001 Q1
1,616
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
2,444
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
3,990
2
1
501.3
2000 Q1
2,268
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
18 on file
2015 · 1 incident
July 29, 2015PA · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerPOWERED HAULAGE
Employee was cleaning under a screen using a long tee bar and accidently touched the driver hub which caused back or reverse pressure and injured his second and third fingers.
2006 · 2 incidents
November 29, 2006PA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
While operating a front end loader the bouncing aggravated a prior illness in his neck area.
2005 · 1 incident
May 6, 2005PA · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pocono Industries Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 3/4" RATCHET AND SOCKET TO TIGHTEN WHEEL LUGS ON A DUMP TRUCK AND THE SOCKET WRENCH SLIPPED LOOSE AND HE PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE HANDLE BAR AND THE GROUND.
WHILE REMOVING SAND FROM UNDER CONVEYOR STRUCTURE UPRIGHTS, THE WEIGHT OF FROZEN SAND CAUSED ONEOF THE LEG STANDS TO BEND DOWN WHICH IN TURN PULLED PART OF THE CONVEYOR DOWN ALSO. NO CONTACT W ITH FRONT END LOADER.
2002 · 2 incidents
September 18, 2002PA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
WAS WORKING UNDER A MACHINE AND HAD TO MOVE SOME STONES THAT BECAME JAMMED IN THE AREA. HE FELT A TWINGE IN HIS BACK AND THE FOLLOWING DAY HAD PAIN BUT SHOWED UP FOR WORK. THEN HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OUT OF HIS TRUCK, HIS FOOT SLIPPED. HE HAD A GRIP ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE WEIGHT OF HIS BODY SLAMMED INTO THE RUNNING BOARD, INJURING HIS RIGHT RIB CAGE.