Douglassville Quarry has $54K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
79
Years on record
1984–2025
Latest incident
Dec 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
199
citations
52
significant & substantial
$53,963
proposed penalties
$48,892
paid to date
91% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $5,071 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
66
inspections on record
1,246
inspection hours
16.0
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.
199 citations across 1,246 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Douglassville Quarry has $54K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 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.
$54K
proposed penalties
$49K
current assessed
$49K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
196 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-11-26.
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
EE felt left shoulder pop out while operating a rock truck. EE's left arm was on the steering wheel and EE hit a bump in the haul road.
2022 · 4 incidents
November 30, 2022PA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
H&K Group, Inc. · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE slipped on wet ground into a drain pipe hole.
November 22, 2022PA · Metal/Non-Metaldry screening plant operator, screen house operatorOTHER
H&K Group, Inc. · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE's right leg gave out, causing them to fall.
June 27, 2022PA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Large rock fell from the top of the crusher /feeder on to the grizzly below where the man was working and hit him on the Left elbow causing contusion and swelling of arm.
April 5, 2006PA · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
While employee was walking down steps from the primary crusher, slipped and fell smashing left shin into the railing.
September 22, 2005PA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
emp was putting shim in the jaw crusher when he stepped backwards away from crusher and foot went thruough between 2 catwalks and bruised left knee and leg.
2004 · 3 incidents
October 4, 2004PA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
WALKING UP CATWALK TRIPPED GOING UP STAIRS PUT LEFT HAND OUT TO STOP FALL.
October 4, 2004PA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
REPLACING WORN METAL UNDER CRUSHER. OTHER EE WASSWINGING SLEDGE HAMMER TO GET METAL LOOSE. EE REACHED IN TO GET DIRT AWAY. OTHER EE SWUNG AND HIT EE ON LEFT HAND LITTLE FINGER.
August 13, 2002PA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
BECAUSE OF SEVERE STORM ELECTRIC WAS OFF AT QUARRY. EE WAS HELPING TO SET UP EMERGENCY PUMPS. WALKED AROUND SIDE OF GARAGE AND TRIPPED OVER A TIRE ON GROUND.
February 5, 1999PA · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EE WENT UP A 2-B PILE TO CHECK CONVEYOR, COMING DOWN PILE WHICH HE THOUGHT WAS SOFT ENOUGH TO WALK DOWN BUT IT WAS FROZEN. HE STARTED RUNNING DOWN BUT FELL AT BOTTOM OF PILE
1997 · 2 incidents
August 8, 1997PA · Metal/Non-Metalloader head operator, roscoe operatorMACHINERY
May 11, 1990PA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
LEFT HAND INDEX FINGER HIT GRINDING MACHINE TORE FINGER NAIL OFF CUT FINGER
April 25, 1988PA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
March 21, 1988PA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
April 24, 1987PA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
WORKING IN CONT9OL BOOTH OPERATING CRUSHING PLANT CAME THRU ENTRANCE DOOR. HIT CALF OF RIGHT LEG. FRACTURED IT AND TORE 2 BLOOD VESSELS.
September 4, 1986PA · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
WORKING ON BINS3AT QUARRY STEPPED ON NAIL TREATED AT POTTSTOWN MEMORIAL MED CTR.
February 12, 1986PA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
INSTALLING CONVEYOR & BUMPER ELBOW RESULT IN SWELLING LATER.
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