Mining Incidents

BIRCHARDVILLE QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal

Montrose, Susquehanna County, PA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3608729

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2003–2009
Latest incident
Oct 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
115
citations
38
significant & substantial
$30,440
proposed penalties
$30,440
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 3,540 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 5,203 4 2 768.8
2025 Q2 3,616 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 2,823 2 1 708.5
2024 Q4 4,853 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 5,791 3 0 518.0
2024 Q2 8,719 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 5,529 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2009 · 1 incident

October 20, 2009 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
F S Lopke Contracting Inc · Struck against stationary object

Tightening bolts under screen when wrench slipped off and hit back of right hand on piece of metal. Sprained back of hand and broke 3rd finger.

2006 · 2 incidents

November 14, 2006 PA · Metal/Non-Metal IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
F S Lopke Contracting Inc · Accident type, without injuries

86 Mack cabover carrying solaire air compressor for drill, air compressor caught fire, took nearly 30 min to put out, fire department was involved, no injuries. Two employee's from Givelich Explosive were just starting to drill shot when air compressor caught fire.

February 10, 2006 PA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
F S Lopke Contracting Inc · Fall from machine

Cold steel, employee climbed on top of jib laying on a crusher wheel on the ground to hook a shackle to it. Standing 3-5' off ground and slipped and fell backwards landing on a rock. Broke rib, puntured lung, & fractured 3 vertabrae.

2003 · 1 incident

November 3, 2003 PA · Metal/Non-Metal NO VALUE FOUND
F S Lopke Contracting Inc · No Value Found

EMPLOYEE PERFORMING PRE-SHOT INSPECTION IT WAS MUDDY AND DARK. THE MUD STUCK TO HIS BOOT AND WHEN HE WENT TO MOVE, HE FELL ONTO A POINTED ROCK ON HIS LEFT SIDE OF HIS UPPER CHEST.