Mining Incidents

Delaware Valley Landscape Stone Inc Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by J Kevan Busik
Parkland, Bucks County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3608324

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
24
Years on record
2000–2011
Latest incident
Jun 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
39
citations
6
significant & substantial
$4,815
proposed penalties
$4,273
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 5,358 1 0 186.6
2025 Q3 6,288 2 1 318.1
2025 Q2 6,829 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 6,234 2 1 320.8
2024 Q4 6,311 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 6,682 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 6,523 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 5,724 1 0 174.7
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

24 on file

2011 · 2 incidents

June 16, 2011 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Delaware Quarries Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee and another man were carrying piece of stone tread. He was walking backwards, tripped over another piece of stone, fell & twisted right knee.

June 10, 2011 PA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
Delaware Quarries Inc · Contact with heat

Employee requested relief from operating loader. He came up to office where he felt dizzy, nauseous, & head ached. He vomited, passed out and fell onto floor. Ambulance transported him to hospital.

2010 · 4 incidents

November 9, 2010 PA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Delaware Quarries Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was helping load stone treads onto a customers truck. While carrying the piece to truck, he felt his right knee pop.

September 7, 2010 PA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Delaware Quarries Inc · Struck by falling object

Injured EE and another EE were pulling stone treads for an order. They removed 1 piece from pallet and leaned it against pallet in order to pull next piece. The leaning tread fell on top of injured EE's foot.

August 18, 2010 PA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Delaware Quarries Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was pulling "stone treads" for cutting orders. He lifted a heavy tread & pulled a stomach muscle.

March 10, 2010 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Delaware Quarries Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was loading baskets with building stone products when he strained the muscles in his right wrist & forearm.

2009 · 2 incidents

May 5, 2009 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Delaware Quarries Inc · Struck by falling object

EE was rolling 2' boulder of end of the "forics" of the forklift, lost his grip and boulder smashed his right hand. Received 8 stitches.

March 31, 2009 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Delaware Quarries Inc · Struck by flying object

Employee chipping off edge of large concrete block with a sledge hammer when a piece of steel or concrete went under safety glasses & hit his eye.

2006 · 1 incident

August 17, 2006 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman FIRE
Delaware Quarries Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE was lighting a burn pile (broken wood pallets) and got to close to the frame. He burned his right arm & right side of face.

2005 · 2 incidents

September 23, 2005 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Delaware Quarries Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING OUT PIECES OF BLUESTONE TREAD FOR AN ORDER WHEN HIS THUMB BECAME STUCK BETWEEN TWO PIECES.

April 22, 2005 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Delaware Quarries Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING STONE ONTO A CUSTOMER TRUCK WHEN HE SMASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN BED OF TRUCK & THE ROCK.

2004 · 1 incident

May 21, 2004 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Delaware Quarries Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PLACING STONE TREADS IN STOCK PILE WHEN HIS FINGER BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO.

2003 · 1 incident

2002 · 1 incident

2001 · 3 incidents

August 13, 2001 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Delaware Quarries Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS TRIMMING TREES, HE FELL OUT ONTO GROUND APPROX. 15'.

July 7, 2001 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Delaware Quarries Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE DRIVING FORKLIFT, HIT BUMP, BOUNCED AND HIT HEAD.

June 27, 2001 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Delaware Quarries Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

MOVING PIECE OF STONE, PULLED MUSCLE IN SHOULDER.

2000 · 7 incidents

August 10, 2000 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Delaware Quarries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE TORCHING BLUESTONE WITH PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR IN PLACE, HOT STONE CHIP FLEW INTO EYE.

August 4, 2000 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Delaware Quarries Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS FLIPPING A TREAD OF STONE WHEN IT CAME DOWN ON HIS FINGERS.

August 3, 2000 PA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Delaware Quarries Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS LIFTING A TREAD OF STONE WHEN IT STARTED TO DROP. HE TRIED TO CATCH THE PIECE OF STONE & PULLED HIS ARM/ELBOW IN THE PROCESS.

August 3, 2000 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Delaware Quarries Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING STONE TREADS ALL DAY & BACK MUSCLES TIGHTENED AT NIGHT.

July 27, 2000 PA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Delaware Quarries Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

FLIPPING TREADS OF STONE OVER AND CAUGHT FINGER UNDERNEATH.

June 29, 2000 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Delaware Quarries Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE OPENED A BOTTLE OF STONE SEALER WHICH SPLASHED UP AND OUT OF CONTAINER AND INTO HIS EYE.

June 22, 2000 PA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Delaware Quarries Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TOSSING STONE PRODUCT INTO BUCKET OF FRONT END LOADER WHEN HE SLIPPED , WRENCHINF HIS SHOULDER AND BACK.