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Kane's Quarry: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

Kane's Quarry · Surface
Controlled by Daniel E Acker
Montrose, Susquehanna County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3610136

MSHA record for Kane's Quarry (mine ID 3610136). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2015
Latest incident
Mar 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2015
1
citations
0
significant & substantial
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
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Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2015
1
inspections on record
100
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: 100 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections 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.
Ownership history
  1. Kane's Quarry 2015 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2015 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Kane's Quarry sits in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 3.2% 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.
Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania · Population 38,349
3.2%
Mining share of county employment
$66,930
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
2015 Q1 324 1 0 3086.4

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
March 23, 2015 PA · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent Fatality · MACHINERY
Kane's Quarry · Struck by falling object

The victim was repositioning the block saw near the edge of bench with the saw operating in reverse when he stumbled and fell 4.5 feet to the lower bench. The saw continued in reverse and fell on top of him, resulting in fatal injuries.