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Blossburg Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Heidelberg Materials AG
Blossburg, Tioga County, PA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3606096

Blossburg Plant has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $100 outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
1985–2012
Latest incident
Aug 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
37
citations
10
significant & substantial
$5,828
proposed penalties
$4,997
paid to date
86% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $831 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
55
inspections on record
700
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: 700 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Blossburg Plant has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $100 outstanding across 5 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.
$6K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$100
outstanding
36 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2019-04-18.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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
2025 Q4 1,147 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,091 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,453 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,479 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,197 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,021 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1,018 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,067 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 1,252 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,154 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,163 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 1,067 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 1,323 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,032 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 1,252 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 1,117 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 974 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 1,150 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 1,149 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 1,081 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 1,676 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 1,484 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 582 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 1,419 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 1,567 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 1,866 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 1,656 1 0 603.9
2019 Q1 1,434 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,462 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1,647 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1,688 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 1,185 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 1,185 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,461 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,647 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 2,265 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,556 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 1,504 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,484 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1,230 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 2,175 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,561 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 2,654 2 0 753.6
2015 Q1 1,138 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 2,512 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 4,099 4 0 975.8
2014 Q2 3,179 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 1,263 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 2,624 2 2 762.2
2013 Q3 4,077 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 2,920 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,423 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 2,520 1 0 396.8
2012 Q3 4,101 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 5,339 2 0 374.6
2012 Q1 4,948 1 0 202.1
2011 Q4 6,008 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 7,262 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 7,507 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 3,783 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 5,995 5 3 834.0
2010 Q3 7,911 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 9,946 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 4,747 1 0 210.7
2009 Q4 8,917 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 9,345 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 4,724 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 903 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 3,467 1 0 288.4
2008 Q3 4,068 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 3,056 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 64 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 969 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,375 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,149 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 256 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,256 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,986 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 2,817 1 1 355.0
2006 Q1 341 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,262 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 3,645 2 1 548.7
2005 Q2 4,137 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,175 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 2,392 1 1 418.1
2004 Q3 3,542 1 1 282.3
2004 Q2 8,367 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,036 1 0 965.3
2003 Q4 3,500 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 3,909 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 3,795 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 624 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 3,110 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 4,244 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 4,825 1 0 207.3
2002 Q1 143 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,248 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 3,198 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 3,876 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,196 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,047 4 0 1954.1
2000 Q3 5,872 5 1 851.5
2000 Q2 5,153 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,300 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

2012 · 2 incidents

January 16, 2012 PA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Heidelberg Materials Northeast LLC · Fall from machine

Employee was exiting Bobcat skid steer loader. IW foot slipped off of snow covered tire while exiting. Employee twisted his right knee as he fell to the ground. IW was released to return to light duty work.

2010 · 1 incident

April 3, 2010 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Heidelberg Materials Northeast LLC · Fall from machine

Employee was coming down the ladder on a 988 Cat loader. He had fueled the machine up and had the nozzle in his hand. He had three points of contact & he thought he was on the bottom step and realized he wsn't. He missed the bottom step and hurt his right knee. He said it didn't really hurt at the time but the next day it was swollen up.

2009 · 1 incident

November 12, 2009 PA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Heidelberg Materials Northeast LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was trying to unplug the chute on the jaw crusher when a plate fell down in the chute and he was using a prybar to try to pry the plate loose when his finger got caught between the bar and the chute. This pinched his middle finger on his left hand. His finger is fractured.

2005 · 1 incident

1999 · 1 incident

October 8, 1999 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Heidelberg Materials Northeast LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT SKIRTING FOR THE CONE BELT. HE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF BELTING AND THE KNIFE SLIPPED BACK AND CUT HIS RIGHT KNEE.

1994 · 2 incidents

July 8, 1994 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Heidelberg Materials Northeast LLC · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS CRUSHER OPERATOR AND STOPPED OPERATION TO REPAIR SKIRTING ON PRIMARY CONVEYOR. AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REPAIR SKIRTING HE BUMPED HIS RIGHT KNEE AGAINST AN ANGLE IRON BRACE INJURI NG HIS RIGHT KNEE CAP.

May 14, 1994 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Heidelberg Materials Northeast LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEES WERE TIGHTENING TOP SHELL TO BOTTOM SHELL BOLTS ON ALLIS CHALMERS GYRATORY CRUSHER. EMP. WERE TIGHTENING BOLTS WITH 2 1/4" BOX WRENCH WITH 8' PIPE EXTENSION WHEN APPARENTLY BOLT TURN ED CAUSING BOTH MEN TO LOSE THEIR BALANCE. INJURED FELL FACE FORWARD AND IN DOING SO, HIS LEG BECAME ENTRAPPED CAUSING A BAD SPRAIN IN HIS LEFT CALF AREA.

1992 · 1 incident

September 17, 1992 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Heidelberg Materials Northeast LLC · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING DOWN OF F966 LOADER WHEN HE SLIPPED IN A MUD PUDDLE WHICH WAS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LOADER STEPS AND LANDED ON HIS RIGHT KNEE.

1990 · 2 incidents

October 4, 1990 PA · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Heidelberg Materials Northeast LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE DISLODGED A ROCK FROM THE JAW CRUSHER BY USING A BAR.THE ROCK MOVED AND SHIFTED THE BAR,CATCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BAR AND THE CRUSHER PLATE.

May 1, 1990 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Heidelberg Materials Northeast LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPER CRUSHER, REMOVING ROCK FROM TOP WITH HAMMER HAMMER GLANCED FROM ROCK STRIKING ON L FT

1985 · 1 incident

August 22, 1985 PA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lycoming Silica Sand Company · Fall onto or against objects

THE EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A NUT ON A BOLT WITH A 3/4 INCH DRIVE RACHET. THE RACHET SKIPPED SOME TEETH, LETTING THE EMPLOYEE FALL BACK AGAINST THE FRAME ON THE MACHINE.

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