Mining Incidents

Stoney Top North Metal/Non-Metal

J & E Flagstone · Surface
Controlled by John W Helvig
Friendsville, Susquehanna County, PA  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 3608949

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2001–2011
Latest incident
Jun 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
25
citations
10
significant & substantial
$3,544
proposed penalties
$3,544
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 360 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 440 2 1 4545.5
2025 Q2 680 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 640 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 880 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 640 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 0 1 0
2023 Q4 888 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

8 on file

2011 · 1 incident

June 21, 2011 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
J & E Flagstone · Struck by flying object

Splitting stone with hammer & chisel, piece of metal chisel hit/cut right cheek-cleaned/peroxide/firstaid was applied & nothing appeared to be in cut. The following 2 days cut remained the same. 6/24/11 the cut was black and blue and swollen. 6/24/11 x-ray did show small metal piece in cheek, to be removed today 6/27/11

2004 · 2 incidents

August 3, 2004 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
J & E Flagstone · Struck by falling object

TURNED AWAY FROM HIS PIECE OF STONE TO WALK AWAY AND THE PIECE OF STONE FELL ON BACK OF LEFT ANKLE. IT WAS SCRAPED & STARTED TO SWELL SLIGHTLY. APPLIED ICE & WAS TAKEN TO DOCTOR'S. FOLLOW UP APPT REPORTED HE WOULD BE BACK TO WORK ON 8/9/04 AND WOULD BE FINE.

June 24, 2004 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
J & E Flagstone · Struck by flying object

Cleaning a piece of stone with a hammer and chisel when a piece of stone flew up under safety glass and into eye (left) and stuck. Tried to flush out - wouldn't move. Then went to doctors. Doctor removed piece of stone. Prescribed eye drops & released.

2002 · 3 incidents

August 3, 2002 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
J & E Flagstone · Struck by falling object

WHILE HANDLING A PIECE OF FLAGSTONE, EE LOST HIS BALANCE & STONE FELL ON INSIDE OF HIS RIGHT ANKLE. SPRAINED ANKLE.

July 22, 2002 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
J & E Flagstone · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS PLACING A PIECE OF STONE ON A PALLET WHEN IT SLID BETWEEN THE BOARDS - PINCHING EE'S FINGER BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF STONE. LACERATION OF RIGHT RING FINGER.

May 20, 2002 PA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec OTHER
J & E Flagstone · Unclassified, insufficient data

LOW BACK STRAIN WHEN RETURNING FROM LUNCH, DID NOT KNOW CAUSE.

2001 · 2 incidents

April 30, 2001 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
J & E Flagstone · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING WHILE THROWING A SMALL PIECE OF STONE AND FELT A "POP" IN HIS BACK, HE THEN BEGAN TO FEEL PAIN IN HIS BACK.

April 16, 2001 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
J & E Flagstone · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STRUCK SPLITTING WEDGE WITH HAMMER, HAMMER BOUNCED OFF SPLITTING WEDGE AND STRUCK LEFT HAND. SWELLING OCCURRED, BRUISING.