Mining Incidents

Taylor Run Metal/Non-Metal

Mercewr, Lawrence County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3605128

Taylor Run has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1996–2007
Latest incident
Jul 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
49
citations
14
significant & substantial
$4,369
proposed penalties
$4,369
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
35
inspections on record
495
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: 495 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 Run has $4K 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
49 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-10-08.
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
2010 Q4 1,016 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 368 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 2,927 1 1 341.6
2009 Q3 2,645 3 1 1134.2
2009 Q2 2,162 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,343 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 2,862 4 0 1397.6
2008 Q3 4,024 0 0 0.0
Show 34 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2008 Q2 6,004 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 4,045 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 4,402 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 5,175 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 4,839 3 0 620.0
2007 Q1 4,653 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 4,792 3 0 626.0
2006 Q3 6,540 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 6,426 1 0 155.6
2006 Q1 3,754 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 5,470 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 6,039 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 5,775 14 6 2424.2
2005 Q1 3,142 1 0 318.3
2004 Q4 5,447 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 4,670 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 5,419 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 3,334 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 4,293 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 5,114 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 4,692 1 0 213.1
2003 Q1 1,830 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 4,066 2 0 491.9
2002 Q3 4,837 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 4,334 2 1 461.5
2002 Q1 3,472 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 4,402 5 1 1135.8
2001 Q3 4,266 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 4,733 3 2 633.8
2001 Q1 2,695 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 4,141 6 2 1448.9
2000 Q3 5,553 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 3,655 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,107 0 0 0.0

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
June 26, 1996 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
H W Cooper & Sons Inc · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

FAILURE OF FLOOR SUPPORT CAUSING INJURED & BRIDGE MATAERIAL FALLING ON VICTIM.

Reportable incidents

5 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2007 · 1 incident

July 2, 2007 PA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Three Rivers Aggregates · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was stepping off loader ladder and claims he twisted right knee. Released to full duty 7/9/07.

2003 · 1 incident

September 8, 2003 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Atlantic States Materials of PA Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

PUTTING BELTS ON CRUSHER GOT LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN BELT & SHEVE, CUT TIP OFF FINGER.

2001 · 2 incidents

June 28, 2001 PA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Atlantic States Materials of PA Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REMOVING WEDGED ROCK FROM JAW CRUSHER USING SPUD BAR. COWORKER LOST GRIP ON SPUD BAR, STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN HAND. THE SHAFT OF THE SPUD BAR FIRST STRUCK HEAD CAUSING HARD HAT TO FALL OFF EXPOSI NG HEAD WHEN BUTT THEN STRUCK HEAD.

2000 · 1 incident

August 4, 2000 PA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Atlantic States Materials of PA Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM TRIAXEL WHEN HISFOOT PLANTED ON UNEVEN GROUND WHICH TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE AND BACK. EMPLOYEE FINISHED OUT HIS SHIFT.

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The full compliance file on Taylor Run

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.