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Pyramid Quarry: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

H&K Group, Inc. · Surface
Aston, Delaware County, PA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3608977

Pyramid Quarry has $98K in proposed MSHA penalties and $60 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2003–2025
Latest incident
Jun 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
143
citations
40
significant & substantial
$97,560
proposed penalties
$79,000
paid to date
81% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $18,560 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See H&K Group, Inc.'s full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
65
inspections on record
1,306
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.
143 citations across 1,306 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Pyramid Quarry has $98K in proposed MSHA penalties and $60 outstanding across 3 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.
$98K
proposed penalties
$79K
current assessed
$79K
paid to date
$60
outstanding
141 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $68K in penalties contested before the Commission, $50K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-06-24.
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.
28.2%
significant & substantial
14.1%
high negligence or reckless
28.2%
reasonably likely or greater
52.1%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 11.3% low, 74.6% moderate, 14.1% 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.
4 citations taken to the federal commission · 3% of citations on record
  • Settled 4 · 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 3 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
27%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$68K proposed, $50K 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 2006-10-16.
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 2006-288 Settlement Barbour 2008 $42K → $30K
PENN 2006-293M Settlement Barbour 2007 $26K → $20K
PENN 2007-11M Settlement Barbour 2007 $60 → $60
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: 2026-03-05
12%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
31
samples
17
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz142 over
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg10
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz4
  • Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz3
Show the individual readings (31)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2016-10-26 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.3 0.3 1.00 Laborer, Bullgang
2004-10-21 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.57 0.39 4.03 Crusher Oper/Worker
2026-03-05 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Jackhammer Operator
2026-03-05 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.62 Front-end Loader Operator
2024-12-19 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.16 0.47 0.34 Crusher Oper/Worker
2024-12-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2024-12-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2024-04-10 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Bulldozer Operator
2024-04-10 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.13 Front-end Loader Operator
2024-04-10 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2023-05-11 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.12 0.53 0.23 Utility Man
2023-05-11 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2023-05-11 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2019-05-22 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 0.92 10 0.09 Crusher Oper/Worker
2019-05-22 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 0.14 10 0.01 Front-end Loader Operator
2019-05-22 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 0.53 10 0.05 Laborer, Bullgang
2016-10-26 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2016-10-26 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.29 0.7 0.41 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-06-09 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.32 0.74 0.43 Utility Man
2011-06-09 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.37 0.75 0.49 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-06-09 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.25 0.48 0.52 Yard Engine Operator
2008-11-05 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.92 2.21 0.42 Utility Man
2006-04-04 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.47 0.74 0.64 Crusher Oper/Worker
2006-04-04 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.17 0.29 0.59 Crusher Oper/Worker
2005-02-16 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.26 0.34 0.76 Crusher Oper/Worker
2002-09-05 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.26 1.39 0.19 Truck Driver
2002-09-05 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.28 1.18 0.24 Scale Man
2002-09-05 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2001-04-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2001-04-19 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.12 Front-end Loader Operator
2001-04-19 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.34 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.
Ownership history
  1. Pyramid Land Development 2001 to 2003
  2. H&K Group, Inc. 2003 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 6
2025 5
2024 7
2023 7
2022 7
2021 7
2020 7
2019 7
2018 8
2017 9
2016 9
2015 8
2014 10
2013 9
2012 7
2011 8
2010 8
2009 7
2008 9
2007 8
2006 7
2005 7
2004 7
2003 7
2002 10
2001 10
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Pyramid Quarry sits in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Delaware County, Pennsylvania · Population 576,195
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$88,576
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
2026 Q2 2,363 1 0 423.2
2026 Q1 2,067 2 1 967.6
2025 Q4 2,350 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,392 2 1 836.1
2025 Q2 2,547 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 2,207 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 2,736 2 0 731.0
2024 Q3 2,880 0 0 0.0
Show 93 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 3,293 2 0 607.3
2024 Q1 3,050 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 2,526 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 2,978 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 2,868 1 1 348.7
2023 Q1 3,333 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 3,008 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 2,975 1 0 336.1
2022 Q2 3,072 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 2,894 2 0 691.1
2021 Q4 3,067 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 3,064 1 1 326.4
2021 Q2 3,141 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 3,125 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 2,950 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 1,195 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 3,043 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 3,179 2 0 629.1
2019 Q4 3,073 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 3,252 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 3,058 1 0 327.0
2019 Q1 3,093 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 2,818 2 0 709.7
2018 Q3 3,231 1 0 309.5
2018 Q2 3,743 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 3,812 2 0 524.7
2017 Q4 3,779 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 3,891 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 4,604 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 4,437 10 3 2253.8
2016 Q4 3,958 8 3 2021.2
2016 Q3 3,937 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 3,754 3 1 799.1
2016 Q1 2,576 2 0 776.4
2015 Q4 3,227 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 3,863 3 0 776.6
2015 Q2 4,160 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 4,064 3 2 738.2
2014 Q4 4,703 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 5,009 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 5,209 3 1 575.9
2014 Q1 4,514 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 5,415 2 1 369.3
2013 Q3 4,624 2 0 432.5
2013 Q2 4,324 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 3,936 1 0 254.1
2012 Q4 3,223 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 3,272 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 3,591 1 1 278.5
2012 Q1 3,537 1 0 282.7
2011 Q4 3,313 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 3,927 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 3,717 1 0 269.0
2011 Q1 3,625 4 2 1103.4
2010 Q4 3,783 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 5,032 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 4,458 2 0 448.6
2010 Q1 2,806 2 2 712.8
2009 Q4 3,392 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 3,474 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 4,133 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 3,592 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 4,892 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 4,656 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 4,956 1 1 201.8
2008 Q1 4,042 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 5,049 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 4,620 3 1 649.4
2007 Q2 4,931 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 4,021 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 4,204 6 1 1427.2
2006 Q3 4,159 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 4,450 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 3,300 6 1 1818.2
2005 Q4 4,255 4 0 940.1
2005 Q3 4,525 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 4,109 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 3,590 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 3,675 7 3 1904.8
2004 Q3 5,286 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 4,234 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 3,462 14 3 4043.9
2003 Q4 3,547 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 3,568 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 4,562 7 2 1534.4
2003 Q1 1,931 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 4,704 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 5,231 5 0 955.8
2002 Q2 4,769 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 4,168 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 5,410 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 5,497 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 4,943 6 2 1213.8

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
February 13, 2006 PA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman Fatality · MACHINERY
H&K Group, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

3 employees working on elev. platform to remove pitman from Crusher B. Crane owned & operated by contractor had lifted pitman & it was hanging stationary. The men headed for the stairs to descend. Pitman suddenly swung and hit EE, fatally injuring him (cause of death crushing blunt force trauma). 2nd EE was grazed by pitman, but was not injured. 3rd EE uninjured.

Reportable incidents

8 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2025 · 1 incident

June 10, 2025 PA · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
H&K Group, Inc. · Struck by flying object

EE had the post bar slip and hit them in the forehead.

2020 · 1 incident

May 6, 2020 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
H&K Group, Inc. · Fall from ladders

EE was working off a ladder adding steel on the hopper and the high reach jerked causing EE to fall off ladder onto arms.

2014 · 1 incident

August 13, 2014 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
H&K Group, Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Conditions at the shot were good. Employee climbed over rock pile and toppled over on the opposite side of the pile.

2012 · 1 incident

May 29, 2012 PA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
H&K Group, Inc. · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee sustained noise induced hearing loss.

2011 · 1 incident

2006 · 1 incident

February 3, 2006 PA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
H&K Group, Inc. · Fall from machine

Employee was climbing down off of conveyor belt (2-3' off the ground). His foot slipped off side, twisting and causing a fracture to left foot when his foot hit the ground.

2004 · 1 incident

July 23, 2004 PA · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey MACHINERY
H&K Group, Inc. · Struck by flying object

DRILLING HOLES FOR BLASTING; DRILL STEEL WAS STUCK. STRIKER BAR BROKE; A PIECE OF STEEL HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE FACE.

2003 · 1 incident

September 13, 2003 PA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) STRIKING OR BUMPING
H&K Group, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

WORKING ON CHUTE UNDER CRUSHER. AREA UNDER CRUSHER WAS CAGED IN. EE OPENED CAGE DOOR AND WALKED IN STOOD UP, WALKED INTO BAR.