Mining Incidents

Bill Johnson II Quarries: 14 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Bill Johnson II Quarries · Surface
Controlled by Bill T Johnson II
Wyalsuing, Bradford County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3609238

Bill Johnson II Quarries has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
0
Years on record
Latest incident
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
14
citations
5
significant & substantial
$1,759
proposed penalties
$1,759
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
11
inspections on record
104
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 104 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Bill Johnson II Quarries has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
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
$0
outstanding
14 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $160 in penalties contested before the Commission, $160 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-08-15.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
35.7%
significant & substantial
35.7%
high negligence or reckless
35.7%
reasonably likely or greater
50.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 14.3% low, 50.0% moderate, 35.7% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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.
1 citations taken to the federal commission · 7% of citations on record
  • Settled 1 · 100%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$100 proposed, $100 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 2014-06-24.
Contested penalties
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 2014-0886 Settlement Lesnick 2015 $100 → $100
PENN 2004-177M Dismissal Lesnick 2004 $60 → $60
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Bill Johnson II Quarries 2004 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2011 1
2010 1
2009 1
2008 1
2007 1
2006 1
2005 1
2004 1
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Bill Johnson II Quarries sits in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 1.9% 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.
Bradford County, Pennsylvania · Population 59,971
1.9%
Mining share of county employment
$62,482
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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
2011 Q4 0 0 0
2011 Q1 200 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 0 0 0
2010 Q3 200 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 100 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 20 1 0 50000.0
2009 Q4 100 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 150 0 0 0.0
Show 21 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2009 Q2 0 0 0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 0 0 0
2008 Q3 100 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 200 3 2 15000.0
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 0 0 0
2007 Q3 300 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 260 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 0 0 0
2006 Q4 0 0 0
2006 Q3 300 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 360 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 280 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 300 1 1 3333.3
2005 Q3 170 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 300 6 2 20000.0
2005 Q1 0 0 0
2004 Q4 300 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 0 0 0
2004 Q2 150 1 0 6666.7

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.