Mining Incidents

R Arnold #1 Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Richard L Arnold II · Surface
Controlled by Richard L Arnold II
Dimock, Susquehanna County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3609316

R Arnold #1 Quarry has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $10K 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
2009
Latest incident
Jul 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
13
citations
8
significant & substantial
$9,662
proposed penalties
$0
paid to date
0% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $9,662 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2005
3
inspections on record
362
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 362 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

R Arnold #1 Quarry has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $10K 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.
$10K
proposed penalties
$10K
current assessed
$0
paid to date
$10K
outstanding
12 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-08-24.
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
2009 Q3 80 13 8 162500.0

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
July 2, 2009 PA · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent Fatality · MACHINERY
Richard L Arnold II · Struck by falling object

The victim was operating a walk behind block saw on a ledge. The victim and the saw went over the 9-foot ledge and the saw fell on him. This mine closed in 2005 and the operator did not notify MSHA that mining operations had resumed.

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