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Miller Materials: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

Rushland, Bucks County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3602362

Miller Materials has $41K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
21
Years on record
1987–2019
Latest incident
Oct 2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
110
citations
31
significant & substantial
$41,253
proposed penalties
$32,048
paid to date
78% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $9,205 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Naceville Materials J.V.'s full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
50
inspections on record
814
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: 814 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
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: 2010-10-20.
On record since 2010.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.

Miller Materials has $41K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$41K
proposed penalties
$32K
current assessed
$32K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
109 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $24K in penalties contested before the Commission, $15K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2019-04-04.
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.
28.7%
significant & substantial
17.6%
high negligence or reckless
28.7%
reasonably likely or greater
40.7%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 14.8% low, 67.6% moderate, 17.6% high, 0.0% reckless.
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.
2 citations taken to the federal commission · 2% of citations on record
  • Settled 2 · 100%
100%
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 2 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
39%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$24K proposed, $15K 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 2011-04-18.
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.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
PENN 2011-304M Settlement Lewis 2011 $24K → $15K
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
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: 2018-10-04, 7 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
24
samples
8
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz10
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz8
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg4
  • Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz2
Show the individual readings (24)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2018-10-04 Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz 6.64 Truck Driver
2018-10-04 Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz 0.92 Crusher Oper/Worker
2017-01-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-03-18 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.18 Crusher Oper/Worker
2008-06-24 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.46 2.16 0.21 Utility Man
2008-06-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2005-12-15 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 1.08 Truck Driver
2005-12-15 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.24 2.01 0.12 Crusher Oper/Worker
2005-08-18 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.5 Front-end Loader Operator
2005-08-18 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.41 Front-end Loader Operator
2005-08-18 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.34 1.92 0.18 Truck Driver
2005-08-18 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.24 Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-08-26 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Mechanic
2004-08-26 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.18 Truck Driver
2004-08-26 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.26 Cleanup Man
2004-08-26 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-08-26 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.48 Front-end Loader Operator
2002-04-11 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.68 1.39 0.49 Truck Driver
2002-04-11 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.98 1.51 0.65 Truck Driver
2002-04-11 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.66 Truck Driver
2002-04-11 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.28 0.83 0.34 Crusher Oper/Worker
2001-04-11 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.18 1.89 0.10 Crusher Oper/Worker
2001-04-11 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.35 Truck Driver
2001-04-11 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.27 1.94 0.14 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.

Miller Materials recorded 16.78 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2019.

Injury rate, 2019
ⓘ 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.
16.78
total case rate
16.78
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.94 and the all-US-mining average was 2.32 cases per 100 workers.
In Pennsylvania, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 2.74 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
2019 * 16.78 16.78 0.000
2018 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2017 * 23.19 15.46 0.000
2016 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2015 * 7.12 7.12 0.000
2014 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2013 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2012 * 0.00 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.
Ownership history
  1. Miller Quarries-Div/Miller & Son Paving Inc 1950 to 2015
  2. Naceville Materials J.V. 2015 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2019 11
2018 12
2017 12
2016 26
2015 25
2014 24
2013 21
2012 19
2011 15
2010 16
2009 15
2008 13
2007 15
2006 14
2005 15
2004 14
2003 13
2002 13
2001 13
2000 13
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Miller Materials sits in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Bucks County, Pennsylvania · Population 645,993
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$111,951
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
2019 Q4 6,517 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 5,906 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 6,719 2 1 297.7
2019 Q1 4,689 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 4,626 1 0 216.2
2018 Q3 7,365 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 7,161 2 0 279.3
2018 Q1 5,994 0 0 0.0
Show 69 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2017 Q4 7,634 3 1 393.0
2017 Q3 7,787 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 7,532 3 1 398.3
2017 Q1 2,915 4 2 1372.2
2016 Q4 16,016 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 15,804 3 1 189.8
2016 Q2 14,843 1 0 67.4
2016 Q1 12,662 6 0 473.9
2015 Q4 15,446 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 15,605 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 12,844 3 0 233.6
2015 Q1 12,278 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 14,606 4 0 273.9
2014 Q3 13,634 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 11,718 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 11,361 2 2 176.0
2013 Q4 16,724 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 15,867 3 0 189.1
2013 Q2 16,503 4 1 242.4
2013 Q1 16,115 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 6,437 5 3 776.8
2012 Q3 9,117 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 9,525 2 0 210.0
2012 Q1 9,490 1 0 105.4
2011 Q4 6,007 2 0 332.9
2011 Q3 6,432 2 0 310.9
2011 Q2 7,198 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 6,944 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 9,507 3 2 315.6
2010 Q3 10,279 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 10,259 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 5,514 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 7,466 4 4 535.8
2009 Q2 7,996 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 3,721 2 1 537.5
2008 Q4 10,138 1 0 98.6
2008 Q3 6,663 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 6,416 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 5,889 2 0 339.6
2007 Q4 8,919 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 8,820 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 9,683 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 10,843 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 10,623 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 9,642 3 0 311.1
2006 Q1 6,258 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 7,887 1 0 126.8
2005 Q3 14,706 3 0 204.0
2005 Q2 9,061 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 6,994 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 10,771 3 0 278.5
2004 Q3 11,677 2 1 171.3
2004 Q2 8,910 1 0 112.2
2004 Q1 6,204 3 2 483.6
2003 Q4 10,339 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 7,827 2 0 255.5
2003 Q2 6,814 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 5,168 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 6,101 6 2 983.4
2002 Q3 7,894 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 7,822 5 2 639.2
2002 Q1 5,287 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 7,041 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 8,627 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 6,899 4 0 579.8
2000 Q4 6,330 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 6,674 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 7,297 8 4 1096.3
2000 Q1 5,585 0 0 0.0

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
May 8, 1996 PA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Miller Quarries-Div/Miller & Son Paving Inc · Struck by flying object

WE BELIEVE THE VICTIM WAS IN THE PROCESS OF ASSEMBLING A DETASLIDE DETONATOR INTO THE CAVITY OF A HDP-1 BOOSTER, WHEN THE CAP OF THE DETASLIDE UNIT SAW OUTSIDE PRESSURES TO THE EXTENT THAT THE CAP DETONATED & IN TURN DETONATED THE HDP-1 BOOSTER INSTANTLY KILLING THE VICTIM.

Reportable incidents

20 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2019 · 2 incidents

October 16, 2019 PA · Metal/Non-Metal groundman, yardman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Naceville Materials J.V. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

While opening a stuck tar buggy lid, overextended and felt sharp shooting pain up back

2017 · 3 incidents

December 13, 2017 PA · Metal/Non-Metal crusher attendant/operator, pan feeder operator/worker OTHER
Naceville Materials J.V. · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE walking up stairs and strained low back

June 26, 2017 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Naceville Materials J.V. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Removing jammed rock; pinched finger between bar and bin wall.

2015 · 2 incidents

February 24, 2015 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Miller Quarries-Div/Miller & Son Paving Inc · Struck by falling object

While performing maintenance on the El Jay crusher, a wrench (approximately 50 lbs) slipped and fell onto miner's right pinkie finger. Bleeding and immediate swelling occurred. Went to Emergency room which showed no breaks but a follow up with a hand specialist is needed to check for ligament or tendon damage.

1991 · 1 incident

May 20, 1991 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Miller Quarries-Div/Miller & Son Paving Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING 8IN CHANEL ABOUT 5FT LONG TO WELD AS A SUPPORT AT THE ASPHALT PLANT WHEN TWISTED BACK

1990 · 4 incidents

May 16, 1990 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Miller Quarries-Div/Miller & Son Paving Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING ON CHANGING JAW IN CRUSHER JAMMERING IN WEDGE A PIECE OF STEEL BROKE OFF AND HIT HIM IN RIGHT LEG.

1988 · 5 incidents

1987 · 3 incidents