Mining Incidents

Paxtonville Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Eric E Stahl
Snyder, Snyder County, PA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3603121

Paxtonville Quarry has $30K in proposed MSHA penalties and $60 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
1985–2024
Latest incident
Sep 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
183
citations
46
significant & substantial
$29,527
proposed penalties
$29,467
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $60 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
61
inspections on record
1,123
inspection hours
16.3
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.
183 citations across 1,123 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Paxtonville Quarry has $30K in proposed MSHA penalties and $60 outstanding across 0 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.
$30K
proposed penalties
$30K
current assessed
$29K
paid to date
$60
outstanding
178 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-11-06.
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 7,620 1 1 131.2
2025 Q2 8,324 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 4,202 2 0 476.0
2024 Q4 6,604 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 7,863 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 7,284 2 1 274.6
2024 Q1 4,451 1 0 224.7
2023 Q4 6,053 0 0 0.0
Show 95 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q3 9,286 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 7,329 2 2 272.9
2023 Q1 4,575 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 7,491 2 0 267.0
2022 Q3 8,707 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 9,001 2 1 222.2
2022 Q1 5,057 3 0 593.2
2021 Q4 7,922 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 8,907 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 7,101 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 2,194 1 0 455.8
2020 Q4 4,370 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 10,954 2 1 182.6
2020 Q2 8,551 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 4,455 14 1 3142.5
2019 Q4 6,367 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 11,518 4 3 347.3
2019 Q2 10,381 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 4,436 3 0 676.3
2018 Q4 5,875 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 12,903 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 8,588 3 0 349.3
2018 Q1 5,246 2 1 381.2
2017 Q4 6,427 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 11,329 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 12,055 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 7,030 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 16,724 3 2 179.4
2016 Q3 12,351 4 0 323.9
2016 Q2 13,207 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 6,168 3 1 486.4
2015 Q4 9,236 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 12,146 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 11,156 7 3 627.5
2015 Q1 3,889 3 0 771.4
2014 Q4 7,595 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 12,546 3 2 239.1
2014 Q2 9,601 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 4,737 6 1 1266.6
2013 Q4 7,534 1 0 132.7
2013 Q3 9,601 5 3 520.8
2013 Q2 10,207 10 1 979.7
2013 Q1 3,810 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 7,303 6 0 821.6
2012 Q3 8,551 3 2 350.8
2012 Q2 11,917 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 3,886 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 5,205 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 11,125 5 1 449.4
2011 Q2 10,759 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 2,895 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 5,521 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 11,505 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 11,799 4 3 339.0
2010 Q1 3,623 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 6,437 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 13,092 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 13,160 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 6,063 2 0 329.9
2008 Q4 8,680 1 0 115.2
2008 Q3 16,615 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 13,649 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 5,761 2 1 347.2
2007 Q4 12,096 4 1 330.7
2007 Q3 16,551 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 13,062 2 0 153.1
2007 Q1 3,598 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 10,350 3 0 289.9
2006 Q3 12,743 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 14,856 7 0 471.2
2006 Q1 6,886 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 10,828 10 1 923.5
2005 Q3 17,046 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 14,305 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 8,461 2 0 236.4
2004 Q4 14,864 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 15,212 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 14,409 4 0 277.6
2004 Q1 7,844 3 0 382.5
2003 Q4 12,788 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 14,804 6 1 405.3
2003 Q2 11,436 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 3,137 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 9,828 1 1 101.8
2002 Q3 16,998 2 1 117.7
2002 Q2 13,654 15 4 1098.6
2002 Q1 6,847 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 13,035 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 13,124 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 13,320 4 2 300.3
2001 Q1 7,929 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 12,417 5 3 402.7
2000 Q3 15,344 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 15,451 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 7,862 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

2024 · 1 incident

September 5, 2024 PA · Metal/Non-Metal crusher attendant/operator, pan feeder operator/worker DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
National Limestone Quarry Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Hearing Test

2016 · 1 incident

August 9, 2016 PA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
National Limestone Quarry Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE was raising the bed of the truck to dump a load. The hoist cylinder broke free from the truck frame and bed came down.

2012 · 1 incident

June 12, 2012 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
National Limestone Quarry Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was climbing out of the cab of a 680 Case Backhoe and his foot slipped off the step. He held onto the hand rail, but it caused some damage to his shoulder.

2007 · 1 incident

August 1, 2007 PA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
National Limestone Quarry Inc · Fall from machine

EE was climbing up the ladder of an R35 Euclid when his foot slipped and he fell backwards and landed on his back.

2006 · 1 incident

March 3, 2006 PA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
National Limestone Quarry Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cleaning the mud from a dozer track and strained his back.

2005 · 1 incident

March 9, 2005 PA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
National Limestone Quarry Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS WALKING OUT OF A POWER HOUSE AND STEPPED ON A PATCH OF ICE AND FELL, EE FELL WITH ALL OF EE WEIGHT ON RIGHT HAND AND ARM

2004 · 1 incident

1996 · 1 incident

June 5, 1996 PA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
National Limestone Quarry Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE PULLING UNDER A BIN TO LOAD STONE THE BED OF THE TRUCK CAME UP AND CAUGHT THE BIN.

1995 · 1 incident

April 6, 1995 PA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
National Limestone Quarry Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS DUMPING A LOAD OF MATERIAL WHEN THE BERM BROKE AWAY ALLOWING THE TRUCK TO GO DOWN OVER THE PILE

1988 · 1 incident

August 4, 1988 PA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
National Limestone Quarry Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING TEREX LOADER, LOADING SHOT ROCK. WHEN HE DROVE INTO THE PILE OF SHOT ROCK THE BUCKET OF THE LOADER STRUCK A BIG ROCK UNSEEN BY EMPLOYEE. THE JAR PINCHED A NERVE IN HIS BACK.

1987 · 1 incident

1986 · 1 incident

August 15, 1986 PA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor ELECTRICAL
National Limestone Quarry Inc · Flash burns (electric)

HE WAS TURNING 8WITCHES ON TO START THE CRUSHING PLANT WHEN THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION AT THE SWITCH BOX.

1985 · 1 incident

October 14, 1985 PA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
National Limestone Quarry Inc · Struck against a moving object

I.NAME WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUSH A BIT ROCK DOWN OVER BANK WHEN IT FELL BACK INTO THE BUCKET OF THE LOADER JARRING THE LOADER AND THE OPERATOR

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The full compliance file on Paxtonville Quarry

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.