Mining Incidents

Orbisonia Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Orbisonia, Huntingdon County, PA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3600198

Orbisonia Quarry has $22K 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
1987–2024
Latest incident
Aug 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
118
citations
16
significant & substantial
$21,937
proposed penalties
$21,937
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
56
inspections on record
1,083
inspection hours
10.9
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.
118 citations across 1,083 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Orbisonia Quarry has $22K 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.
$22K
proposed penalties
$22K
current assessed
$22K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
118 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-05-14.
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 4,509 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,941 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 5,362 1 0 186.5
2025 Q1 2,647 2 0 755.6
2024 Q4 3,651 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 4,713 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 4,627 2 0 432.2
2024 Q1 2,574 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 3,868 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 4,887 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 5,615 5 1 890.5
2023 Q1 3,617 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 3,007 4 1 1330.2
2022 Q3 4,603 10 0 2172.5
2022 Q2 3,803 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 2,336 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 2,339 6 0 2565.2
2021 Q3 3,646 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 3,302 3 0 908.5
2021 Q1 1,639 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 2,442 4 0 1638.0
2020 Q3 4,147 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 2,663 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 1,770 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 3,418 6 2 1755.4
2019 Q3 3,696 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 4,584 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 2,261 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 3,173 4 1 1260.6
2018 Q3 3,770 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1,397 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 1,392 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 2,370 1 0 421.9
2017 Q3 5,655 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 5,910 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 1,300 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 2,240 1 0 446.4
2016 Q3 3,640 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 3,640 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1,612 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 2,253 1 0 443.9
2015 Q3 2,570 2 1 778.2
2015 Q2 3,170 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1,434 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 1,976 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 3,661 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 2,517 3 2 1191.9
2014 Q1 1,058 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,973 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 2,578 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 2,642 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,503 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,712 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 3,720 8 3 2150.5
2012 Q2 3,496 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,407 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,884 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 3,432 6 0 1748.3
2011 Q2 1,548 1 0 646.0
2011 Q1 1,147 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 2,190 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 3,346 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 4,845 9 1 1857.6
2010 Q1 776 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 2,452 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 3,385 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 3,396 2 1 588.9
2009 Q1 1,427 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 2,200 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 4,588 3 0 653.9
2008 Q2 1,307 2 0 1530.2
2008 Q1 1,222 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 2,622 1 0 381.4
2007 Q3 5,177 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 4,070 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,590 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 3,360 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 3,628 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 3,817 5 1 1309.9
2006 Q1 1,102 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 2,067 2 0 967.6
2005 Q3 2,407 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 4,122 4 0 970.4
2005 Q1 1,830 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 2,695 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 3,899 3 0 769.4
2004 Q2 5,622 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 2,639 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 2,345 3 1 1279.3
2003 Q3 4,348 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 3,347 5 1 1493.9
2003 Q1 1,168 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,774 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 4,267 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 3,110 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,691 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,958 3 0 1532.2
2001 Q3 4,867 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 3,770 1 0 265.3
2001 Q1 1,399 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,627 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 3,478 5 0 1437.6
2000 Q2 3,184 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,693 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2024 · 1 incident

August 19, 2024 PA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While using a compressed air line with nozzle attached, it slipped from EE's gloved hands striking EE on the lens of the safety glasses and EE's right cheek. The impact caused bruising of EE's left eye.

2020 · 1 incident

July 24, 2020 PA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE was shoveling dirt from the floor onto a non-moving conveyor in the surge tunnel and suffered a muscle strain in upper thigh

2012 · 1 incident

June 1, 2012 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

aggravated tendonitis in right shoulder unloading a box from delivery truck

2009 · 1 incident

October 1, 2009 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Miner was using an impact wrench backing a bolt out of a screen deck when the length of the bolt caused the left hand of the miner to be pinched against the top area of the screen deck where he was working.

1987 · 1 incident

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