Flatrock Quarry has $31K in proposed MSHA penalties and $9K outstanding across 12 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
17
Years on record
1984–2026
Latest incident
Feb 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
85
citations
17
significant & substantial
$30,595
proposed penalties
$15,855
paid to date
52% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $14,740 gap.
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.
85 citations across 1,438 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Imminent-danger orders
ⓘA Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.
1
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2015-03-18.
On record since 2015.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.
Flatrock Quarry has $31K in proposed MSHA penalties and $9K outstanding across 12 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.
$31K
proposed penalties
$25K
current assessed
$16K
paid to date
$9K
outstanding
75 assessments are final orders; 12 contested dockets.
Of $13K in penalties contested before the Commission, $7K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-11.
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.
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.
13citations taken to the federal commission · 15% of citations on record
Settled
8 · 62%
Still open
5 · 38%
50%
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 4 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
49%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$12K proposed, $6K 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 2026-07-12.
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.
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: 2022-09-07, 3 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
40
samples
23
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg17
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz15
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz8
Show the individual readings (40)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2022-09-07
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2022-09-07
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Rotary Bucket Ex. Operator
2022-09-07
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2022-09-07
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2022-09-07
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Rotary Bucket Ex. Operator
2017-07-06
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2017-07-06
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2017-07-06
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2017-07-06
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.14
10
0.01
Truck Driver
2017-07-06
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.2
1.07
0.19
Backhoe Operator
2012-09-25
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2012-09-25
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2012-09-25
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2012-09-25
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2012-09-25
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.18
10
0.02
Truck Driver
2007-06-27
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.23
1.12
0.21
Truck Driver
2006-12-14
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.14
1.02
0.14
Truck Driver
2006-02-22
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2006-02-22
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Shovel Operator
2006-02-22
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2006-02-22
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.22
1.05
0.21
Crusher Oper/Worker
2006-02-22
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.26
1
0.26
Truck Driver
2005-05-11
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.16
10
0.02
Front-end Loader Operator
2005-05-11
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.4
0.97
0.41
Truck Driver
2005-05-11
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.23
1.2
0.19
Truck Driver
2005-05-11
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.65
10
0.07
Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-03-31
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.19
10
0.02
Laborer, Bullgang
2004-03-31
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.39
1.22
0.32
Drill Operator, Rotary Air
2004-03-31
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.22
10
0.02
Drill Operator, Rotary Air
2004-03-31
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.18
10
0.02
Laborer, Bullgang
2003-10-22
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.19
1.43
0.13
Truck Driver
2003-10-22
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
1.02
1.55
0.66
Truck Driver
2003-10-22
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.12
1.01
0.12
Crusher Oper/Worker
2003-10-22
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.92
1.17
0.79
Truck Driver
2003-10-22
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.16
1.06
0.15
Truck Driver
2002-03-27
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.12
10
0.01
Truck Driver
2002-03-27
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2002-03-27
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.68
1.79
0.38
Truck Driver
2002-03-27
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2002-03-27
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.34
1.67
0.20
Truck Driver
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.
Flatrock Quarry recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.
Injury rate, 2025
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.65 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In Virginia, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.37 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2025 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2024 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2023 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2022 *
8.73
0.00
0.000
2021 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2020 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2015 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2014 *
9.75
0.00
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2026
15
2025
11
2024
12
2023
14
2022
13
2021
15
2020
13
2019
10
2018
15
2017
13
2016
10
2015
10
2014
10
2013
8
2012
10
2011
12
2010
10
2009
9
2008
10
2007
10
2006
10
2005
11
2004
10
2003
9
2002
10
2001
8
2000
13
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Flatrock Quarry sits in Shenandoah County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.0% 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.
Shenandoah County, Virginia · Population 44,630
1.0%
Mining share of county employment
$64,437
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
7,928
1
1
126.1
2026 Q1
6,946
7
2
1007.8
2025 Q4
6,532
1
0
153.1
2025 Q3
5,953
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
5,781
1
1
173.0
2025 Q1
3,103
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
4,816
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
4,905
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
5,692
1
0
175.7
2024 Q1
6,958
0
0
0.0
2023 Q4
6,883
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
6,402
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
6,533
1
0
153.1
2023 Q1
4,786
3
0
626.8
2022 Q4
4,981
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
6,038
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
6,155
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
5,743
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
5,942
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
7,385
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
6,373
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
4,650
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
5,050
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
8,493
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
7,263
1
0
137.7
2020 Q1
7,559
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
5,201
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
5,639
5
0
886.7
2019 Q2
4,913
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
3,792
1
0
263.7
2018 Q4
4,752
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
4,271
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
4,786
1
0
208.9
2018 Q1
3,631
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
2,092
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
4,026
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
4,661
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
5,672
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
4,114
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
4,058
1
0
246.4
2016 Q2
4,240
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
4,334
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
4,816
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
4,396
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
5,468
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
6,020
4
2
664.5
2014 Q4
5,578
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
6,020
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
5,696
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
3,210
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
3,805
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
4,700
2
0
425.5
2013 Q2
4,210
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
2,710
1
0
369.0
2012 Q4
2,894
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
3,383
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
4,652
1
0
215.0
2012 Q1
2,811
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
2,195
2
0
911.2
2011 Q3
5,081
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
8,548
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
3,716
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
6,334
1
0
157.9
2010 Q3
5,361
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
5,984
5
1
835.6
2010 Q1
3,893
2
0
513.7
2009 Q4
2,954
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
5,859
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
6,491
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
1,895
2
1
1055.4
2008 Q4
4,446
3
1
674.8
2008 Q3
5,002
2
0
399.8
2008 Q2
5,606
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
4,101
1
0
243.8
2007 Q4
3,741
2
0
534.6
2007 Q3
5,286
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
5,424
7
1
1290.6
2007 Q1
4,402
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
4,454
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
9,935
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
4,870
1
0
205.3
2006 Q1
4,035
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
4,907
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
7,216
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
6,538
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
7,108
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
4,289
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
7,428
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
3,916
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
5,256
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
4,751
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
6,833
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
6,637
2
0
301.3
2003 Q1
6,210
4
2
644.1
2002 Q4
3,827
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
5,413
5
0
923.7
2002 Q2
5,578
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
3,647
1
0
274.2
2001 Q4
4,385
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
4,032
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
4,060
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
3,496
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
4,618
1
0
216.5
2000 Q3
6,570
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
6,684
2
0
299.2
2000 Q1
6,836
0
0
0.0
Fatalities at this mine
1 recorded
December 22, 2025VA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techFatality · EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
The injured employee was performing maintenance on a rock crusher using a cutting torch when a fire occurred. The injured employee received burns to EE's body and which ultimately proved fatal.
Employee was operating a haul truck that became stuck in mud. To recover the vehicle, a chain was connected to a dozer. The chain broke under load and struck the operator through the windshield. The incident resulted in medical treatment for facial and head injuries. Damage to equipment was limited to the broken windshield.
2022 · 1 incident
March 9, 2022VA · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was unloading belt conveyor components from a trailer when EE stepped over an I-beam. When EE's left foot contacted the ground, EE's left knee buckled. The incident did not involve any equipment or compliance issues. It also did not involve job skill, proficiency, training, PPE or protective devices.
2019 · 1 incident
October 3, 2019VA · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
While working on a water line repair the employee stepped on uneven ground and fell curling EE's ankle. Employee had trouble walking and asked to go to the hospital. Employee was found to have a sprained ankle from the incident.
2014 · 1 incident
September 16, 2014VA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee reported that 5' X 6' 3/8 diameter screen he was handling fell onto his left foot, behind the steel toe. The screen pierced his boot and punctured his foot requiring stitches.
2013 · 1 incident
May 3, 2013VA · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerMACHINERY
Employee reported that while inspecting a screen sensor, a piece of metal flatbar that he was holding came in contact with a vibrating screen causing the flatbar to hit his right shin. Injury required 2 stitches.
2011 · 2 incidents
June 2, 2011VA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
While wearing gloves, employee was lifting drill steel vertically when it slipped through his hands. Employee then tightened his grip stopping the downward momentum of the slipping steel. He then felt a "twinge" in his back, released his grip, letting the steel slide through his hands to the ground. Employee then repositioned himself and lifted the steel into place.
2009 · 2 incidents
July 27, 2009VA · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
WORKER WAS OPENING VALVE ON WATER TRUCK WHEN HIS HAND BECAME CAUGHT IN A PINCH POINT IN THE VALVE MECHANISM. WORKER RECEIVED LACERATION TO RIGHT PINKY FINGER WHICH REQUIRED 9 STITCHES.