Mining Incidents

Blue Mount Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

White Hall, Baltimore County, MD  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1800573

Blue Mount Quarry has $17K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1984–1991
Latest incident
May 1991
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
46
citations
9
significant & substantial
$16,867
proposed penalties
$16,867
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2007
24
inspections on record
377
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: 377 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Blue Mount Quarry has $17K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$17K
proposed penalties
$17K
current assessed
$17K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
46 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-05-31.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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
2018 Q1 1,565 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 1,714 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 3,330 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 4,129 2 0 484.4
2017 Q1 3,654 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 4,359 4 1 917.6
2016 Q3 5,812 3 0 516.2
2016 Q2 4,581 0 0 0.0
Show 35 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2016 Q1 4,816 2 1 415.3
2015 Q4 3,205 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 3,829 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 3,945 3 1 760.5
2015 Q1 3,549 2 1 563.5
2014 Q4 3,566 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 3,567 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 3,759 1 0 266.0
2014 Q1 2,689 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 2,822 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 3,999 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 4,298 2 0 465.3
2013 Q1 3,026 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,971 2 0 1014.7
2012 Q3 3,006 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 2,945 5 2 1697.8
2012 Q1 2,633 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 2,291 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 3,567 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 2,616 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 2,862 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 2,393 5 1 2089.4
2010 Q3 2,810 2 0 711.7
2010 Q2 2,930 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,512 3 0 1984.1
2009 Q4 2,233 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 2,347 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 3,131 6 2 1916.3
2009 Q1 2,271 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 2,299 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 4,144 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 4,900 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 6,925 1 0 144.4
2007 Q4 5,850 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 4,340 3 0 691.2
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1991 · 1 incident

May 6, 1991 MD · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Blue Mount Quarry Inc · Fall from machine

EMPL SLIPPED WHILE ATTEMPOTING TO CLIMB LADDER TO CAB OF LOADER.

1989 · 2 incidents

October 14, 1989 MD · Metal/Non-Metal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Blue Mount Quarry Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS BREAKING OUT A BLOCK WALL A PIECE OF CONCRETE BLOCK CHIPPED OFF AND HIT HIM IN THE FOREHEAD. EMPLOYEE HAD 5 STITCHES.

July 14, 1989 MD · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Blue Mount Quarry Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE WAS STEAM CLEANING A PIECE OF EQU8PENT. HE SAT HOSE ON THE GROUND STEPPED OVER HOSE STEAM WENT UP PANTS LEG LEAVING HIM WITH 1ST DEGREE BURNS ON LEFT LEG BETWEEN KNEE AND ANKLE.

1984 · 1 incident

August 17, 1984 MD · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor MACHINERY
Blue Mount Quarry Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CRUSHER OPERATOR LEFT CRUSHER BUILDING AND RELOCATED ONTO CRUSHER PLATFORM TO OBSERVE ROCK JAM

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