Mining Incidents

McDonald Sand & Gravel Pit 1 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Dan W McDonald
Girard, PA, Erie County, PA  ·  Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 3607005

McDonald Sand & Gravel Pit 1 has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1985–1998
Latest incident
Aug 1998
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
40
citations
3
significant & substantial
$4,130
proposed penalties
$4,118
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $12 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
39
inspections on record
470
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: 470 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

McDonald Sand & Gravel Pit 1 has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
40 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-12-02.
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
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 36 1 0 27777.8
2025 Q3 86 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 72 2 0 27777.8
2025 Q1 40 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 977 2 0 2047.1
2024 Q3 989 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 941 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 917 0 0 0.0
Show 91 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 991 1 0 1009.1
2023 Q3 1,024 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 810 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 560 2 0 3571.4
2022 Q4 1,593 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 2,593 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 1,500 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 859 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 1,785 2 0 1120.4
2021 Q3 2,087 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 1,090 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 785 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 1,709 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 1,888 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 1,326 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 561 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 1,666 2 0 1200.5
2019 Q3 2,317 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 2,926 2 0 683.5
2019 Q1 1,040 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 2,170 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 2,705 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 2,435 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 1,560 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 2,233 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 3,192 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 2,721 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 1,568 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 2,401 5 0 2082.5
2016 Q3 2,820 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 2,257 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1,725 3 0 1739.1
2015 Q4 3,589 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 3,524 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 4,129 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 2,528 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 3,156 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 3,581 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 3,218 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,160 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 2,078 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 2,869 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 3,134 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 2,317 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 2,255 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 3,170 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 2,258 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,040 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 2,555 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 3,324 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 3,182 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,332 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 2,628 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 2,313 2 0 864.7
2009 Q2 2,102 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 960 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,580 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 2,269 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,384 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,896 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 2,203 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 2,527 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,934 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,348 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 2,144 1 0 466.4
2006 Q3 2,445 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 2,228 1 0 448.8
2006 Q1 1,680 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,487 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,276 4 0 1757.5
2005 Q2 2,086 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 2,210 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 2,110 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,146 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 2,119 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 2,073 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,792 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,002 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,660 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 960 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 682 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 3,495 2 0 572.2
2002 Q2 2,962 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,664 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 3,321 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 4,084 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 3,986 1 0 250.9
2001 Q1 680 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 3,379 2 0 591.9
2000 Q2 3,783 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 3,001 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1998 · 1 incident

August 21, 1998 PA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Bedrock Sand & Gravel Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data

DELIVERING A LOAD OF BANK GRAVEL INJURED THUMB ON TAILGATE ON TRI AXLE

1997 · 1 incident

September 11, 1997 PA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bedrock Sand & Gravel Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS SERVICING LOADER, HE SLIPPED AND GRABBED THE LOADER TO CATCH HIS FALL AND DISLOCATED HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

1992 · 1 incident

August 24, 1992 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bedrock Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck against stationary object

CHANGING METAL WIRE SCREENS IN GRAVEL SCREENING PLANT REACHED DOWN AND BUMPED RIGHT HAND ON PIECE OF PROTRUDING WIRE ON SCREENS.

1991 · 1 incident

1985 · 1 incident

July 8, 1985 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bedrock Sand & Gravel Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STANDING ON BEA4- BEAM TIPPED- EMPLOYEE FELL.

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The full compliance file on McDonald Sand & Gravel Pit 1

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.