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LOWER SPRINGS QUARRY LLC Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Matthew G Maendel
Dundee, Tuscarawas County, OH  ·  NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 3301351

LOWER SPRINGS QUARRY LLC has $28K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1989–1992
Latest incident
Jul 1992
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
109
citations
29
significant & substantial
$27,971
proposed penalties
$25,176
paid to date
90% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,795 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
54
inspections on record
776
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: 776 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

LOWER SPRINGS QUARRY LLC has $28K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 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.
$28K
proposed penalties
$25K
current assessed
$25K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
108 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-09-24.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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
2025 Q4 153 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 595 6 2 10084.0
2025 Q2 138 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 345 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 665 1 0 1503.8
2024 Q2 641 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 411 0 0 0.0
Show 95 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 647 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 701 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 880 2 2 2272.7
2023 Q1 902 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 1,147 4 2 3487.4
2022 Q3 1,037 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 616 11 2 17857.1
2022 Q1 513 3 0 5848.0
2021 Q4 825 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 735 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 863 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 858 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 745 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 887 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 927 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 769 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 853 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 825 12 1 14545.5
2019 Q2 712 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 544 1 0 1838.2
2018 Q4 723 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 856 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 757 1 0 1321.0
2018 Q1 492 7 2 14227.6
2017 Q4 532 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 911 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,062 25 10 23540.5
2017 Q1 1,069 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,332 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 1,089 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,507 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 3 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,331 5 2 3756.6
2015 Q3 1,001 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 496 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 194 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 866 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 685 2 1 2919.7
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 617 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,007 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,144 1 1 874.1
2013 Q1 905 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,263 4 1 3167.1
2012 Q3 1,368 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,657 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,220 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,205 4 0 3319.5
2011 Q3 1,204 4 1 3322.3
2011 Q2 716 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 371 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 840 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,157 4 1 3457.2
2010 Q2 1,238 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 690 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 743 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 644 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 604 5 0 8278.1
2009 Q1 1,240 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,168 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,001 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 740 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 400 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 1,084 5 0 4612.5
2007 Q3 1,934 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 810 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 731 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 619 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 888 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 741 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 387 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 821 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 607 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,008 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,008 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 963 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,127 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 160 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,081 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 797 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,038 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,038 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 887 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 996 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,094 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,083 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 997 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,116 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,611 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,201 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,031 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,067 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,485 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,520 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,104 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1992 · 1 incident

July 8, 1992 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
U S Silica Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PUTTING STEEL BAR ON ROACK IN SHOP HE PUSHED BAR INTO RACK AND WHEN IT HIT BACK OF RACK BAR BOUNCED BACK STRIKING HIM IN THE FACE RECEIVED AN INJURY TO UPPER LIP.

1989 · 1 incident

April 18, 1989 OH · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
U S Silica Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE LOADS A ROCK TRUCK WITH FRONT END LOADER I NAME COULD NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC TIME OR INCIDENT THAT CAUSED THE INJURY HE STATED THAT H IS NECK STARTED FELLING STIFF & SORE IT GREW PROGRES SIVELY WORST DURING THE DAY OF THE 18TH I NAME VISITED CHIROPRACTOR THE EVENING OF 18TH HE REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO HIS SUPERVISOR THE MORNING OF THE 19TH

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