Mining Incidents

Torrance Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Mellott Company LLC · Surface
Controlled by Jonathan Schilowitz
Torrance, Westmoreland County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3610155

Torrance Plant has $111K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2015–2019
Latest incident
Mar 2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2016
33
citations
3
significant & substantial
$111,148
proposed penalties
$77,972
paid to date
70% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $33,176 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2015
19
inspections on record
588
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: 588 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Torrance Plant has $111K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 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.
$111K
proposed penalties
$78K
current assessed
$78K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
29 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2021-03-11.
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
2024 Q1 1,456 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 445 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 3,034 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 3,253 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 1,368 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 783 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 3,111 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 2,889 0 0 0.0
Show 27 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2022 Q1 609 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 0 0 0
2021 Q3 2,765 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 2,842 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 1,126 1 0 888.1
2020 Q4 225 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 3,027 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 1,377 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 1,774 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 2,316 11 0 4749.6
2019 Q3 3,512 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 2,160 1 0 463.0
2019 Q1 878 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 2,399 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 2,447 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 2,819 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 2,529 1 0 395.4
2017 Q3 2,768 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 2,660 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 466 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 2,109 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 3,014 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 2,319 18 3 7762.0
2016 Q1 316 1 0 3164.6
2015 Q4 3,619 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,500 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2019 · 1 incident

March 26, 2019 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mellott Company LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Removing a fan from a track unit and the wrench slipped, resulting in a cut to the palm of employee's right hand, near thumb area. Employee received five (5) stitches.

2016 · 1 incident

March 23, 2016 PA · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mellott Company LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was working on stacker head section and became entangled in head pulley causing a dismemberment of right arm.

2015 · 1 incident

September 1, 2015 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mellott Company LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While climbing into a skid loader, felt a stinging sensation in right knee.

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