Alfrod Quarry: 22 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
Alfrod Quarry has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $209 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 0
- Years on record
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- Latest incident
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
22
citations
4
significant & substantial
$2,456
proposed penalties
$2,247
paid to date
91% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $209 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2006
12
inspections on record
90
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 90 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Alfrod Quarry has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $209 outstanding across 1 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$209
outstanding
22 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $362 in penalties contested before the Commission, $362 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-04-12.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.18.2%
significant & substantial
40.9%
high negligence or reckless
18.2%
reasonably likely or greater
54.5%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 59.1% moderate, 40.9% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
3
citations taken to the federal commission · 14% of citations on record
- Stood as issued 3 · 100%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$362 proposed, $362 after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2007-08-27.
Contested penalties
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A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
| Docket | Decision | Judge | Year | Proposed / upheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PENN 2007-344M | Default | Lesnick | 2008 | $362 → $362 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
- Norm Norton Stone 2006 to 2010
- Sandy Kilmer Quarries 2010 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 3 |
| 2011 | 0 |
| 2010 | 4 |
| 2009 | 0 |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2007 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Alfrod Quarry sits in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 3.2% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania · Population 38,349
3.2%
Mining share of county employment
$66,930
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Q3 | 936 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 529 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 Q4 | 865 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 1,958 | 5 | 2 | 2553.6 |
| 2010 Q2 | 1,360 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Q4 | 3,360 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 1,420 | 3 | 1 | 2112.7 |
| 2007 Q3 | 960 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 620 | 5 | 0 | 8064.5 |
| 2007 Q1 | 2,880 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No reportable incidents on file.
MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.