Paguay Stone LLC · Drowning
A contractor was found in a shallow pool of water at the base of a highwall.
Paguay Stone Quarries: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal
Paguay Stone Quarries has $32K in proposed MSHA penalties and $4K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 2024
- Latest incident
- Aug 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
145
citations
60
significant & substantial
$32,492
proposed penalties
$28,517
paid to date
88% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $3,975 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
44
inspections on record
1,002
inspection hours
14.5
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.145 citations across 1,002 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Imminent-danger orders
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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: 2024-08-26.
On record since 2024.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.
Paguay Stone Quarries has $32K in proposed MSHA penalties and $4K outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$32K
proposed penalties
$32K
current assessed
$29K
paid to date
$4K
outstanding
131 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-10-16.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.42.9%
significant & substantial
7.9%
high negligence or reckless
42.9%
reasonably likely or greater
53.6%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 11.4% low, 80.7% moderate, 7.9% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Health sampling
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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)
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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: 2022-06-28, 4 years ago
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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.50%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
11
samples
10
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
- Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz115 over
Show the individual readings (11)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-17 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 1.31 | 0.56 | 2.34 | Crusher Oper/Worker |
| 2018-07-12 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.49 | 0.45 | 1.09 | Stone Polisher/Cutter |
| 2018-07-12 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 1.92 | 0.37 | 5.19 | Crusher Oper/Worker |
| 2018-07-12 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.47 | 0.32 | 1.47 | Drill Operator, Rotary |
| 2004-10-28 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.83 | 0.32 | 2.59 | Stone Polisher/Cutter |
| 2022-06-28 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.19 | 0.33 | 0.58 | Stone Polisher/Cutter |
| 2022-06-28 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.17 | 0.6 | 0.28 | Stone Polisher/Cutter |
| 2019-03-07 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.13 | Crusher Oper/Worker | ||
| 2018-10-17 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.23 | 0.32 | 0.72 | Drill Operator, Rotary |
| 2005-06-09 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.2 | 0.31 | 0.65 | Stone Polisher/Cutter |
| 2004-10-28 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.2 | 0.37 | 0.54 | Stone Polisher/Cutter |
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.
Ownership history
- William T. McNeice 2001 to 2023
- Paguay Stone LLC 2023 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 |
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2006 | 3 |
| 2005 | 5 |
| 2004 | 8 |
| 2003 | 8 |
| 2002 | 6 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Paguay Stone Quarries sits in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 3.2% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | 2,400 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2026 Q1 | 991 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q4 | 991 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 2,410 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 991 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 991 | 5 | 1 | 5045.4 |
| 2024 Q3 | 2,410 | 8 | 4 | 3319.5 |
| 2024 Q2 | 2,400 | 8 | 4 | 3333.3 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q1 | 991 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q4 | 991 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 2,410 | 7 | 4 | 2904.6 |
| 2006 Q1 | 480 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 600 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 4,000 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 960 | 1 | 0 | 1041.7 |
| 2005 Q1 | 1,750 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 280 | 2 | 1 | 7142.9 |
| 2004 Q3 | 320 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 400 | 1 | 1 | 2500.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 480 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 1,120 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 1,280 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 1,450 | 5 | 0 | 3448.3 |
| 2003 Q1 | 3,360 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 820 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 1,120 | 2 | 2 | 1785.7 |
| 2002 Q2 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |