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SCRANTON MATERIALS LLC Metal/Non-Metal

Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3608470

SCRANTON MATERIALS LLC has $15K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 8 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
19
Years on record
1998–2017
Latest incident
Mar 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
76
citations
21
significant & substantial
$15,384
proposed penalties
$13,272
paid to date
86% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,112 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
58
inspections on record
828
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: 828 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

SCRANTON MATERIALS LLC has $15K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 8 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.
$15K
proposed penalties
$13K
current assessed
$13K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
75 assessments are final orders; 8 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-08-14.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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 5,007 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 4,913 2 1 407.1
2025 Q2 4,308 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 4,032 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 4,672 2 0 428.1
2024 Q3 4,978 2 0 401.8
2024 Q2 5,153 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 4,144 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 4,655 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 4,125 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 5,098 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 4,299 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 5,193 3 1 577.7
2022 Q3 5,471 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 5,719 2 1 349.7
2022 Q1 4,637 1 0 215.7
2021 Q4 5,705 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 5,957 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 4,724 1 0 211.7
2021 Q1 3,838 1 0 260.6
2020 Q4 4,717 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 5,457 2 0 366.5
2020 Q2 4,599 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 4,317 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 5,636 1 0 177.4
2019 Q3 6,072 2 0 329.4
2019 Q2 6,276 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 4,444 1 0 225.0
2018 Q4 5,964 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 6,753 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 6,789 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 5,865 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 7,651 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 8,333 1 0 120.0
2017 Q2 7,168 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 6,780 2 0 295.0
2016 Q4 8,001 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 7,506 5 3 666.1
2016 Q2 8,485 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 8,123 1 0 123.1
2015 Q4 7,380 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 9,581 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 3,890 3 2 771.2
2015 Q1 1,635 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 3,990 3 1 751.9
2014 Q3 4,440 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 3,000 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 4,809 6 2 1247.7
2013 Q4 8,559 2 0 233.7
2013 Q3 10,642 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 9,029 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 7,695 2 2 259.9
2012 Q4 9,171 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 10,446 3 0 287.2
2012 Q2 10,993 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 398 6 0 15075.4
2011 Q4 612 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,752 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 5,850 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 4,898 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 4,593 1 0 217.7
2010 Q3 4,261 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 3,412 2 1 586.2
2010 Q1 1,897 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 3,698 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 5,285 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 8,755 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 2,106 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 4,365 2 0 458.2
2008 Q3 5,592 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 5,175 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 3,458 4 2 1156.7
2007 Q4 4,735 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 5,371 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 4,985 1 0 200.6
2007 Q1 3,271 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 4,824 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 6,043 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 8,230 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 5,390 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 7,766 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 9,004 3 0 333.2
2005 Q2 8,344 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 5,757 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 6,638 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 7,461 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 6,944 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 5,305 1 0 188.5
2003 Q4 6,232 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 5,559 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 5,721 1 1 174.8
2003 Q1 4,660 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 5,209 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 5,912 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 5,071 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 4,186 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 4,897 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 5,072 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 5,427 6 4 1105.6
2001 Q1 3,159 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 5,703 1 0 175.3
2000 Q3 5,253 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 5,233 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 3,932 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

19 on file

2017 · 1 incident

March 20, 2017 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Scranton Materials LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was positioning a 90 pound timber in preparation for a cube that was to be unloaded and set onto the timber. As the employee was picking up one end of the timber to put it into place, employee felt a sharp pain in lower back.

2016 · 1 incident

September 23, 2016 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Scranton Materials LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee using a Vaclift to move stone from rollers to pallet. EE set stone on edge, on pallet. EE had stone tilted on the Vaclift, with intent to release from lift, & stand in place. Upon release, weight of stone was too great for employee to lift, and it dropped. This pinched left thumb between stone and pallet. EE suffered a laceration and broken bone on the tip of left thumb.

2012 · 2 incidents

July 20, 2012 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Scranton Materials LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While drilling a hole in a guard, the drill bound-up twisting the miners right hand and wrist.

July 6, 2012 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Scranton Materials LLC · Struck against stationary object

The miner was removing uniformed rise material off the conveyor belt when he turned to his left to put the material on the pallet he struck his right forearm on the veneer gauge guard.

2011 · 2 incidents

October 3, 2011 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Scranton Materials Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Picking up a Rock strain back.

July 19, 2011 PA · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Scranton Materials Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee strained back when lifting/moving a rock.

2008 · 1 incident

May 1, 2008 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Scranton Materials Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Emp started feeling sharp pain in his right wrist while using sledgehammer.

2007 · 4 incidents

November 16, 2007 PA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Scranton Materials Inc · Fall from machine

Employee slipped off loader steps injuring right wrist

October 1, 2007 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Scranton Materials Inc · Struck by falling object

While emp was carrying stone a piece broke in half and fell onto foot.

August 8, 2007 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Scranton Materials Inc · Struck by falling object

Employee had large stone fall onto knee while stacking stone bruising knee.

March 26, 2007 PA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Scranton Materials Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting blue treads when he pulled/strained something in his lower back

2006 · 1 incident

August 1, 2006 PA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer STRIKING OR BUMPING
Scranton Materials Inc · Struck against stationary object

Employee was walking to trailer and bumped forearm on guarding material.

2004 · 1 incident

March 1, 2004 PA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Scranton Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLEANING UP AROUND PICKING MACHINE, PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN ROCKS.

2003 · 1 incident

November 6, 2003 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Scranton Materials Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TWISTED LEFT KNEE WHILE STACKING STONE.

2002 · 1 incident

August 27, 2002 PA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Scranton Materials Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WELDING ON CRUSHER, AFTER FINISHING WELDING, EE USED HAND GRINDER TO FINISH WELD JOINTS. GRINDING DIRT GOT INTO HIS RT. EYE.

2001 · 3 incidents

August 15, 2001 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Scranton Materials Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING ROCK ON WOODEN PALLET. ROCK SLIPPED OUT OF HAND, FELL ON RIGHT FOOT.

July 25, 2001 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Scranton Materials Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACCROSS LOT. TRIPPED OVER ROCK, FELL ON LEFT SHOULDER.

1998 · 1 incident

May 29, 1998 PA · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey POWERED HAULAGE
Scranton Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STATES: THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED AND IN GEAR. EE TRIED TO CHOKE THE WHEELS, TRUCK STARTED ROLLING DRAGGING EE WITH TRUCK.

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