Hummelstown Quarry has $61K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
12
Years on record
1987–2014
Latest incident
Jun 2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
30
citations
5
significant & substantial
$61,021
proposed penalties
$36,606
paid to date
60% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $24,415 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
38
inspections on record
714
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: 714 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Hummelstown Quarry has $61K 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.
$61K
proposed penalties
$37K
current assessed
$37K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
29 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-12-23.
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
Pennsy Supply Inc · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
The employee was attempting to add a piece of angle iron to the discharge gate to the surge pile feeder. After welding, the gate did not fit properly. He crawled to the gate to investigate. He asked a co-worker for a tape measure. While waiting for the tape measure the material started collapsing around him. As a result the employee was engulfed in the material.
Employee claims to have injured left knee while climbing down from loader. Claim is very suspect, no witnesses and employee has been observed playing football. Investigation is ongoing.
2012 · 1 incident
May 15, 2012PA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pennsy Supply Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee pinched finger while closing Mill door. Received 2 stitches in 3rd finger of left hand.
2011 · 3 incidents
May 18, 2011PA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
R knee contusion was suffered when ee caught his foot in 1/4" line climbing down on back air line.
March 7, 2011PA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSTEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
EE was cleaning feeder pans and belt on feeder #3. He attempted to pull himself up and over metal tubing to reach debris and felt a sharp pain in his L shoulder.
2006 · 2 incidents
September 29, 2006PA · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
He had just gotten off a loader. He took one step and his knee popped. He did not seek medical treatment at the time of incident. He only went to doctor in October.
Employee was loading broken plastic tubes into a loader bucket for disposal. Employee was wearing gloves at the time. A broken peice of tubing pinched the side of his hand and caused injury. Employee received 5 stitches.
EMPLOYEE WA SOPERATING A HAUL TRUCK. HIS OB WASD TO DUMP ON TOP OF THE PILE. HE BACKED TO CLOSE TO THE EDGE OF THE STOCK PILE AND HIS RIGHT REAR WHEEL DROVE OVER THE EDGE CAUSING TH ETRUCK T O ROLL ONTO ITS PASSENGER SIDE. THERE WAS NO BERM AT THIS POINNT. THE BERM COLLAPSED WHEN REMOVED PRODUCT UNDER IT.
1989 · 2 incidents
February 17, 1989PA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
January 23, 1989PA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
FELL OFF WORK PLATFORM 16' TO GROUND STRIKING HEAD ON SUPPORT FRAMING.
1987 · 1 incident
September 17, 1987PA · Metal/Non-Metaltipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topmanMACHINERY
Pennsy Supply Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
SWINGING BOOM H5MMER REBOUNDED SLIGHTLY OFF NORMAL ARC CATCHING EMPL HAND BETWEEN HAND HOLDS ON HAMMER AND CRUSHER ENTRY DOOR.
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