Mining Incidents

Taylor Metal/Non-Metal

Doren Inc · Surface
Controlled by Donald Lampus Jr
Mercer, Mercer County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3609553

Taylor has $40K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 6 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2008–2018
Latest incident
Jul 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
120
citations
28
significant & substantial
$39,794
proposed penalties
$31,269
paid to date
79% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $8,525 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2007
39
inspections on record
528
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: 528 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Taylor has $40K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 6 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.
$40K
proposed penalties
$31K
current assessed
$31K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
120 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2022-09-20.
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
2023 Q2 0 0 0
2022 Q4 2,610 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 5,115 6 0 1173.0
2022 Q2 5,724 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 4,415 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 4,995 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 5,470 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 4,900 0 0 0.0
Show 52 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2020 Q4 3,936 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 2,959 11 0 3717.5
2019 Q4 3,800 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 6,330 12 2 1895.7
2019 Q2 4,437 1 0 225.4
2019 Q1 3,198 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 3,276 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 5,590 6 0 1073.3
2018 Q2 5,967 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 3,710 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 3,651 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 5,490 4 0 728.6
2017 Q2 5,209 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 3,917 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 4,898 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 5,586 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 5,642 3 1 531.7
2016 Q1 2,221 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 2,932 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 4,680 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 3,637 6 4 1649.7
2015 Q1 1,656 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 2,257 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 5,672 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 4,631 7 2 1511.6
2014 Q1 1,822 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,974 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 5,025 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 4,249 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 2,444 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 2,195 1 0 455.6
2012 Q3 5,522 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 6,630 12 3 1810.0
2012 Q1 4,549 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 5,295 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 8,239 1 1 121.4
2011 Q2 6,878 1 0 145.4
2011 Q1 3,888 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 5,440 1 1 183.8
2010 Q3 6,762 2 2 295.8
2010 Q2 6,299 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 3,660 2 1 546.4
2009 Q4 5,234 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 5,044 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 6,599 9 5 1363.8
2009 Q1 2,713 3 0 1105.8
2008 Q4 3,901 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 2,986 3 0 1004.7
2008 Q2 5,564 28 6 5032.4
2008 Q1 3,873 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 3,580 1 0 279.3
2007 Q3 1,220 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2018 · 1 incident

July 19, 2018 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STRIKING OR BUMPING
Doren Inc · Struck against stationary object

Working on plant took off hard hat, walked to control room without hat. Walking back to plant without hard hat, hit head on plant. Dr. released light duty only back 7/27/18.

2015 · 1 incident

September 16, 2015 PA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Terra Resources, LLC · Struck against a moving object

Operator loading trucks in pit with excavator. Decided to get in dozer to move it to back of pit. Was on a flat area, went over a 1 inch high bump. Dozer lurched forward. He hit his head on windshield. He did not have safety belt on. A violation of company rules.

2012 · 1 incident

January 11, 2012 PA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Terra Resources, LLC · Fall from machine

Got into back of utility truck. This is a pick-up used to carry tools. While stepping off tailgate lost balance. He got on to ground fell hurt tail bone lost his balance. Told me he will be back 1-16-12.

2011 · 2 incidents

September 17, 2011 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Terra Resources, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee changing screen on plant reached for screen caught finger between screen and safety rail. Received 3 stitches.

March 31, 2011 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Terra Resources, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Drive belts were slipping on small rinsing shaker. Employee grabbed belts. Belts moved he caught his nail in pulley

2008 · 2 incidents

April 11, 2008 PA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Terra Resources, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was opening a can of grease, used his knife to open lid, slipped and punctured his leg.

March 11, 2008 PA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Terra Resources, LLC · Struck by flying object

Welder flash and small metal fragment in eye.

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