Patterson Quarry & Mill has $25K in proposed MSHA penalties and $713 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
22
Years on record
1988–1997
Latest incident
Dec 1997
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
141
citations
25
significant & substantial
$25,443
proposed penalties
$24,730
paid to date
97% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $713 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
58
inspections on record
1,435
inspection hours
9.8
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.
141 citations across 1,435 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Patterson Quarry & Mill has $25K in proposed MSHA penalties and $713 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.
$25K
proposed penalties
$25K
current assessed
$25K
paid to date
$713
outstanding
140 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-03.
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
6,443
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
5,912
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
5,404
3
0
555.1
2025 Q1
5,001
2
1
399.9
2024 Q4
5,336
2
0
374.8
2024 Q3
5,663
4
0
706.3
2024 Q2
5,690
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
5,966
3
0
502.8
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4
5,305
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
6,118
2
0
326.9
2023 Q2
5,202
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
5,709
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
4,740
2
0
421.9
2022 Q3
4,522
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
5,601
4
1
714.2
2022 Q1
5,094
2
0
392.6
2021 Q4
5,402
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
4,822
2
0
414.8
2021 Q2
4,643
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
3,900
3
0
769.2
2020 Q4
4,597
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
4,360
3
0
688.1
2020 Q2
4,462
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
4,510
3
0
665.2
2019 Q4
6,164
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
5,684
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
6,370
5
1
784.9
2019 Q1
5,426
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
6,314
6
1
950.3
2018 Q3
5,761
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
6,972
7
4
1004.0
2018 Q1
5,254
7
1
1332.3
2017 Q4
5,772
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
5,126
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
5,941
3
1
505.0
2017 Q1
5,237
2
1
381.9
2016 Q4
5,301
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
5,152
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
5,100
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
5,690
2
0
351.5
2015 Q4
5,832
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
5,732
9
2
1570.1
2015 Q2
5,030
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
4,441
1
0
225.2
2014 Q4
5,904
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
7,464
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
4,942
1
0
202.3
2014 Q1
5,628
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
4,678
2
0
427.5
2013 Q3
6,271
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
5,938
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
5,641
1
0
177.3
2012 Q4
4,470
4
2
894.9
2012 Q3
4,861
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
4,541
1
0
220.2
2012 Q1
5,115
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
5,126
1
0
195.1
2011 Q3
4,023
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
3,576
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
3,167
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
3,758
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
4,849
4
0
824.9
2010 Q2
5,267
5
2
949.3
2010 Q1
3,894
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
3,449
9
2
2609.5
2009 Q3
3,079
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
2,504
5
2
1996.8
2009 Q1
2,588
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
3,080
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
3,248
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
3,280
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
2,105
6
0
2850.4
2007 Q4
2,110
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
2,245
10
2
4454.3
2007 Q2
2,199
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
282
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
2,622
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
288
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
1,890
5
2
2645.5
2006 Q1
1,829
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
2,480
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
2,267
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
1,782
1
0
561.2
2004 Q4
1,700
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
934
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
1,059
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
1,440
1
0
694.4
2003 Q4
1,888
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
1,632
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
1,473
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
1,841
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
1,958
2
0
1021.5
2002 Q3
2,206
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
1,586
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
1,682
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
1,338
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
1,188
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
1,149
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
1,423
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
1,253
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
1,831
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
1,749
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
1,893
5
0
2641.3
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
22 on file
1997 · 1 incident
December 9, 1997WV · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
ASSUMING DIRT SHUTE ON ROCK CRUSHER WAS EMPTY, EE REMOVED SHUTE DOOR & INADVERTANTLY BENT OVER INSIDE TO CHECK LOWER BOTTOM SHUTE STOPPAGE. DIRTOVERHEAD FELL PINNING HIM ON THE SHUTE DOOR. EE NEVER LOST CONSCIOUSNESS. TALKED WHILE BEING REMOVED. PARAMEDIC ARRIVED ON SCENE WITHIN 3 TO 5 MINUTES. AMBULANCE ARRIVED WITHIN TEN.
1994 · 4 incidents
September 16, 1994WV · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerPOWERED HAULAGE
HAULING DIRT IN TANTUM DUMP TRUCK AROUND DIVERSION DITCH AT SLATE DUMP. UPON STOPPING BEFORE GOING DOWN STEEP GRADE TO DUMP ON SLATE DUMP, DRIVER POSSIBLY SELECTED WRONG GEAR. TRUCK WAS LOADED AND BRAKES DID NOT HOLD. DRIVER JUMPED OUT AND TRUCK CONTINUED TO ROLL DOWN APPROX. 150'. DRIVER DROVE HIMSELF TO HOSPITAL AS PRECAUTION.
BAD JUDGEMENT BY OPERATOR IN SHIFTING GEARS ON AN 8 DEGREE GRADE. DRIVER MISSED A GEAR AND THEN APPLIED BRAKES. BUT AIR PRESSURE WAS AT ONLY 20 LBS. HE ROLLED BACKWARD DOWN GRADE APPROX. 50 YA RDS COMING TO AN ABRUPT STOP IN A DITCH. DRIVER SUFFERED A SONCUSSION AND A GASH TO HIS HEAD REQUIRING 24 STITCHES A CHEST CONTUSION AND VARIOUS BACK INJURIES.
April 27, 1994WV · Metal/Non-Metalmine manager, mine foreman, mine ownerMACHINERY
USING TORCH & FELT LIKE SOMETHING WENT IN LEFT EYE.
February 21, 1994WV · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
TRIED TO DUMP TRUCK ON DOWNHILL GRADE. WHILE RAISING DUMPED, BRAKES GAVE WAY-TRUCK ROLLED APPROX. 10 FEET. ROAD WAS SLANTED THUS CAUSING TRUCK TO TURN OVER. CHAIN KEPT IN TRUCK CAB STRUCK EMPL EE'S HEAD CAUSING LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED SEVEREAL STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE JUMPED FROM CRUSHER TO STONE & TWISTED ANKLE IN DOING SO
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