Mining Incidents

Western Pa Aggregates: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Janaszek Francis B
Mercer County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3603182

MSHA record for Western Pa Aggregates (mine ID 3603182). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1983–1986
Latest incident
Aug 1986
Ownership history
  1. Western Pennsylvania Aggregates Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Western Pa Aggregates sits in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.6% 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.
Mercer County, Pennsylvania · Population 109,852
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$60,614
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1986 · 1 incident

August 11, 1986 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE

WHILE EMPL GREA8ING PORTABLE CONNVEYOR HEAD PULLEY,BELT ACCIDENTALLY ACTIVATED CAUSING EMPL TO FALL FROM END OF BELT.

1984 · 1 incident

October 26, 1984 PA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Western Pennsylvania Aggregates Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPL DRIVING PIN INTO DOZER TRACK WITH SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN PIECE OF PIN BROKE OFF ENTERING EMPL RIGHT HAND LOWER STOMACH REGION.

1983 · 1 incident

April 29, 1983 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Western Pennsylvania Aggregates Inc · Struck by falling object

CLEANING SHAKER,ROCK 18\\DIA FELL OFF TOP OF SHAKER,FELL ON RIGHT FOOT BETWEEN STEEL TOE AND ANKLE.