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Western Allegheny Limestone Quarry: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Russell W Haller
Armstrong County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3606029

Western Allegheny Limestone Quarry has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
Jun 1984
Ownership history
  1. Western Allegheny Limestone Corp 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1985 0
1984 19
1983 17
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Western Allegheny Limestone Quarry sits in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 2.2% 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.
Armstrong County, Pennsylvania · Population 65,069
2.2%
Mining share of county employment
$64,295
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1984 · 1 incident

June 23, 1984 PA · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Allegheny Limestone Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WAS ROLLING A SHAFT OUT OF THE HI-LIFT BUCKET WHEN HIS FINGER WAS PINNED BETWEEN THE SHAFT AND THE BUCKET

1983 · 1 incident

February 23, 1983 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Allegheny Limestone Corp · Struck against stationary object

HE WAS WORKING UNDER A PIT TRUCK REPAIRING IT. PATRICK LEFTED HIS HEAD TO QUICK AND BUMPED IT UNDER THE TRUCK.