Mining Incidents

Brushville and Coleman Quarries Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by William M Ruark
Susquehanna, Susquehanna County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3608553

Brushville and Coleman Quarries has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1997–2007
Latest incident
Jul 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
51
citations
12
significant & substantial
$6,731
proposed penalties
$4,640
paid to date
69% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,091 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
35
inspections on record
569
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: 569 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Brushville and Coleman Quarries has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K 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.
$7K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$2K
outstanding
49 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2020-03-10.
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
2021 Q1 32 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 0 4 2
2012 Q3 0 0 0
2009 Q3 14,604 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 12,478 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 10,165 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 14,714 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 18,543 0 0 0.0
Show 34 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2008 Q2 0 0 0
2008 Q1 17,813 1 1 56.1
2007 Q4 22,024 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 23,313 3 0 128.7
2007 Q2 23,971 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 18,140 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 17,090 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 22,520 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 25,888 6 2 231.8
2006 Q1 18,556 1 1 53.9
2005 Q4 20,352 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 25,080 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 25,126 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 18,776 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 20,735 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 19,052 1 0 52.5
2004 Q2 18,926 11 2 581.2
2004 Q1 15,238 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 13,459 12 2 891.6
2003 Q3 15,396 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 18,477 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 17,544 6 0 342.0
2002 Q4 19,035 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 23,727 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 22,570 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 19,240 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 19,824 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 25,069 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 30,096 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 30,225 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 30,342 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 27,749 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 32,888 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 26,014 5 1 192.2
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2007 · 1 incident

July 27, 2007 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Endless Mountain Stone Co · Over-exertion in lifting objects

7/27/07, EE asked for light duty due to back pain, was given light duty and 2 helpers. EE should have been operating the saw and helper should have moved stone. EE was lifting 2 pieces of stone, when he pulled his back.

2005 · 1 incident

December 19, 2005 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Endless Mountain Stone Co · Struck by falling object

Employee was hand thermalling a stone 2" x 24" x 36" set on edge on the rollers. The stone tipped and fell onto his foot breaking several bones.

2002 · 1 incident

August 8, 2002 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Endless Mountain Stone Co · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE HANDLING A 18" X 25" X 18" PIECE OF STONE ON A PALLET, CAUSED THE PIECE OF STONE ALREADY ON THE PALLET TO KICK BACK, CATCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE TWO STONES.

2000 · 1 incident

May 20, 2000 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Endless Mountain Stone Co · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING HEAVY TREAD MATERIAL, WHEN HE THOUGHT HE PULLED SOMETHING. HE ACTUALLY STRAINED LEFT ELBOW.

1999 · 1 incident

October 20, 1999 PA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Endless Mountain Stone Co · Fall from machine

EE WAS STEPPING UP ONTO BULLDOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE, TEARING THE LIGAMENTS IN HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

1998 · 3 incidents

October 5, 1998 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Endless Mountain Stone Co · Struck by flying object

EE WAS THROWING STONES INTO OUR TUMBLING MACHINE, WHEN ONE OF THE STONES CAME BACK AND CAUGHT HIS HAND AGAINST THE STONE AND THE SIDE OF THE TUMBLER.

August 21, 1998 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Endless Mountain Stone Co · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS BRINGING UKO TRUCK DOWN OUT OF QUARRY WHEN IT KICKED OUT OF GEAR AND ROLLED AT LEAST ONCE. HE WAS EXAMINED AND RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL. 5 STITCHES IN HEAD AND 6 STITCHES TO LEFT ELBOW.

January 3, 1998 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Endless Mountain Stone Co · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CLOSING SLIDING DOORS WHEN A ROCK LEANING AGAINST WALL SLID AND CAUGHT FINGER CAUSING RIGHT INDEX FINGER NEEDING STITCHES (8).

1997 · 2 incidents

October 23, 1997 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Endless Mountain Stone Co · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON TRUCK WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL LOSING HIS BALANCE AND TWISTING HIS ANKLE.

March 19, 1997 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Endless Mountain Stone Co · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLLOYEE HIT HAND, WHLE TRYING TO WALK IT OFF HE PASSE DOUT AND HIT HIS HEAD ON A ROCK CAUSING A DEEP CUT NEXT TO HIS LEFT EYE.

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