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BRANDYWINE STONE: 50 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Jennifer Taggart
Parkesburg, Chester County, PA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3604680

BRANDYWINE STONE has $13K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
1987–2009
Latest incident
Oct 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
50
citations
15
significant & substantial
$13,202
proposed penalties
$8,311
paid to date
63% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $4,891 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Brandywine Quarry Inc's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
56
inspections on record
482
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: 482 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

BRANDYWINE STONE has $13K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$13K
proposed penalties
$8K
current assessed
$8K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
50 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
Of $10K in penalties contested before the Commission, $5K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-19.
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.
30.0%
significant & substantial
20.0%
high negligence or reckless
30.0%
reasonably likely or greater
38.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 14.0% low, 66.0% moderate, 20.0% 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.
18 citations taken to the federal commission · 36% of citations on record
  • Settled 7 · 39%
  • Stood as issued 11 · 61%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 8 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
50%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$10K proposed, $5K 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 2011-03-07.
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 2010-267M Settlement Harner 2011 $4K → $236
PENN 2011-238M Settlement Lewis 2011 $2K → $873
PENN 2011-86M Settlement Lewis 2011 $2K → $2K
PENN 2010-268M Default Lesnick 2011 $2K → $2K
PENN 2011-87M Settlement Lesnick 2011 $317 → $317
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘ Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2023-11-16
25%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
9
samples
4
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz41 over
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg5
Show the individual readings (9)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2023-04-13 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.56 0.38 1.47 Stone Polisher/Cutter
2023-11-16 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Tractor Operator
2023-06-22 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.18 0.31 0.58 Stone Polisher/Cutter
2015-08-11 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Stone Polisher/Cutter
2015-08-11 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Stone Polisher/Cutter
2015-08-11 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Stone Polisher/Cutter
2010-12-16 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.28 0.62 0.45 Stone Polisher/Cutter
2010-12-16 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.14 0.75 0.19 Stone Polisher/Cutter
2010-12-16 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Stone Polisher/Cutter
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Stonewise 1950 to 1999
  2. Brandywine Quarry Inc 1999 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 6
2025 5
2024 5
2023 5
2022 5
2021 5
2020 5
2019 7
2018 6
2017 7
2016 7
2015 6
2014 6
2013 6
2012 5
2011 5
2010 4
2009 4
2008 5
2007 4
2006 3
2005 4
2004 4
2003 4
2002 4
2001 4
2000 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

BRANDYWINE STONE sits in Chester County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Chester County, Pennsylvania · Population 540,896
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$123,041
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
2026 Q2 2,498 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 2,369 1 0 422.1
2025 Q4 2,476 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,501 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 2,545 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,418 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 2,352 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,928 0 0 0.0
Show 95 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 2,509 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,445 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 2,742 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 2,550 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,988 1 1 503.0
2023 Q1 2,178 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 2,336 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 2,672 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 2,623 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 2,350 1 1 425.5
2021 Q4 2,935 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 3,240 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 2,581 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 2,115 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 2,626 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 2,517 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 2,766 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 2,475 2 0 808.1
2019 Q4 2,862 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 3,461 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 2,970 2 2 673.4
2019 Q1 2,494 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 2,931 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 2,780 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1,709 1 0 585.1
2018 Q1 2,490 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 2,771 1 0 360.9
2017 Q3 2,476 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 2,963 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 2,940 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 3,590 1 0 278.6
2016 Q3 5,200 2 0 384.6
2016 Q2 4,640 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 4,433 1 0 225.6
2015 Q4 3,984 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 2,943 2 1 679.6
2015 Q2 2,925 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 2,229 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 2,905 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 3,280 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 2,704 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 2,437 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 3,161 1 0 316.4
2013 Q3 3,198 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 2,850 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 2,648 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 2,744 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 2,326 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 2,137 1 0 467.9
2012 Q1 1,843 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 2,157 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 2,357 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,920 1 1 520.8
2011 Q1 1,467 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 2,470 1 0 404.9
2010 Q3 526 5 3 9505.7
2010 Q2 1,321 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 985 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 2,150 13 5 6046.5
2009 Q3 2,108 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,650 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,171 1 0 854.0
2008 Q4 2,934 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 2,229 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,146 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 2,404 1 0 416.0
2007 Q4 2,495 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 2,480 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,374 3 1 2183.4
2007 Q1 1,701 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 0 0 0
2006 Q3 1,256 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,152 2 0 1736.1
2006 Q1 1,211 1 0 825.8
2005 Q4 1,065 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,172 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,500 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,496 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 2,343 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,700 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,701 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,420 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,904 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 551 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,165 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 970 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,268 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,495 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,522 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,041 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,101 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 2,059 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 2,320 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,536 2 0 1302.1
2000 Q1 725 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

15 on file

2009 · 1 incident

October 22, 2009 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Brandywine Quarry Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Stone struck worker's thumb causing him to lose thumb nail.

2006 · 1 incident

August 14, 2006 PA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Brandywine Quarry Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While picking up a rock, the rock moved and the injured tried to stop it. His hand slipped and his arm was lacerated.

2003 · 1 incident

July 23, 2003 PA · Metal/Non-Metal
Brandywine Quarry Inc · -

CUTTING STONE WHEN FINGER WAS INJURED WITH STONE AS CHISLE WAS CUTTING THE STONE.

2002 · 1 incident

January 28, 2002 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Brandywine Quarry Inc · Struck by flying object

CUTTING A STONE WITH A HAND HELD HAMMER AND WAS CUT WITH A PIECE OF STONE.

1996 · 1 incident

August 5, 1996 PA · Metal/Non-Metal groundman, yardman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Stonewise · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS LIFTING A STONE INTO A BUCKET (LOADER). THE STONE SLIPPED AND PINCHED HIS FINGER. LOADER WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF.

1994 · 1 incident

June 8, 1994 PA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Stonewise · Fall onto or against objects

CUTTING STONE WITH 16LB SLEDGE HAMMER A FRAGMENT OF STONE FLEW OFF AND HIT HIS LWOER RIGHT LEG CAUSING A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED 5 STITCHES.

1993 · 1 incident

July 14, 1993 PA · Metal/Non-Metal groundman, yardman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Stonewise · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING STONE WITH A 16 LB SLEDGE HAMMER. UPON STRIKING A STONE, A SMALL STONE FRAGMENT FLEW INTO THE BICEP OF THE RIGHT ARM, CUTTING THROUGH THE SKIN & LODGING IN THE TISSUE.

1989 · 5 incidents

October 25, 1989 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Stonewise · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HELPING TO UNLOAD STONE OFF PICKUP TRUCK ONTO THE GROUND.HE FELT PAIN IN BACK.WORKED TILL 3:30 PM GOT WORSE DURING THE EVENING.

August 10, 1989 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Stonewise · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE BREAKING ROCK WITH THE HAMMER, TRYING TO REMOVE THE ROCK.

July 21, 1989 PA · Metal/Non-Metal groundman, yardman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Stonewise · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE PICKING UP STONE TO PLACE INTO BINS, SHARP ROCK GOUGED INTO MIDDLE KNUCKLE, MAKING A LACERATION.

May 19, 1989 PA · Metal/Non-Metal mason HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Stonewise · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

ROLLING A STONE OVER,HAND SLIPPED AND WAS CAUGHT.NAIL AVULSION.

March 3, 1989 PA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Stonewise · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHEN HE WAS PICKING UP ROCKS PULLED MUSCLE IN THE LOWER BACK LEFT SIDE

1988 · 1 incident

March 29, 1988 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Stonewise · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

NO NARRATIVE PROVIDED

1987 · 2 incidents

November 24, 1987 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Stonewise · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE MOVED 5 STONE AND DISLODGED A SECOND STONE.THE SECOND STONE FELL AGAINST THE FIRST STONE AND STRUCK EMPLOYEES LEFT INDEX FINGER CAUSING A SEVERE BRUISE TO FINGER BETWEEN FIRST AND SEC OND JOINT. 3

August 11, 1987 PA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Stonewise · Struck by rolling or sliding object

EMPLOYEE WAS CH9CKING ON STONE LOADED IN DUMP TRUCK AND AS HE GRAB HOLD OF THE TOP OF THE BED OF A STONE ROLLED ON HIS FINGER (20-30 LBS.)