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Rheems Quarry: 160 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Richard E Pierson
Rheems, Lancaster County, PA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3600111

Rheems Quarry has $80K in proposed MSHA penalties and $13 outstanding across 13 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
1987–2025
Latest incident
May 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
160
citations
35
significant & substantial
$79,906
proposed penalties
$45,677
paid to date
57% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $34,229 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See R.E. Pierson Materials Corp's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
69
inspections on record
1,208
inspection hours
13.2
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.
160 citations across 1,208 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Imminent-danger orders
ⓘ 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.
2
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2010-08-18.
On record since 2010.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.

Rheems Quarry has $80K in proposed MSHA penalties and $13 outstanding across 13 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.
$80K
proposed penalties
$46K
current assessed
$46K
paid to date
$13
outstanding
155 assessments are final orders; 13 contested dockets.
Of $64K in penalties contested before the Commission, $29K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-06-02.
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.
22.3%
significant & substantial
23.6%
high negligence or reckless
22.3%
reasonably likely or greater
54.8%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 20.4% low, 56.1% moderate, 23.6% 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.
57 citations taken to the federal commission · 36% of citations on record
  • Settled 52 · 91%
  • Vacated or withdrawn 5 · 9%
54%
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 24 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
54%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$64K proposed, $29K 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 2023-09-22.
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 2011-46M Settlement Koutras 2013 $48K → $20K
PENN 2009-700M Settlement Lesnick 2010 $4K → $3K
PENN 2013-322M Settlement Koutras 2014 $2K → $500
PENN 2017-0066 Settlement Rae 2017 $2K → $1K
PENN 2019-0026 Settlement Lewis 2019 $2K → $1K
PENN 2023-0046 Settlement Sullivan 2023 $2K → $518
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: 2025-01-16
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
40
samples
32
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz15
  • Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz9
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg8
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz4
Show the individual readings (64)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2025-01-16 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Utility Man
2025-01-16 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2025-01-16 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Rotary Bucket Ex. Operator
2023-11-22 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 0 10 0.00 Front-end Loader Operator
2023-11-22 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 0.54 10 0.05 Truck Driver
2023-11-22 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 0.23 10 0.02 Rotary Bucket Ex. Operator
2023-05-24 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 1.63 10 0.16 Dry Screen Plant Operator
2023-05-24 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 1.29 10 0.13 Drill Operator, Rotary
2023-05-24 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 4.41 10 0.44 Laborer, Bullgang
2023-05-24 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 3.18 10 0.32 Utility Man
2023-05-24 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 1.63 10 0.16 Crusher Oper/Worker
2020-03-25 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 2.59 10 0.26 Laborer, Bullgang
2020-03-25 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 0.74 10 0.07 Mechanic
2020-03-25 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 0.65 10 0.07 Crusher Oper/Worker
2019-05-23 Cobalt fumes 0 100 0.00 Laborer, Bullgang
2019-05-23 Arsenic fumes 0 500 0.00 Laborer, Bullgang
2019-05-23 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 0.5 10 0.05 Crusher Oper/Worker
2019-05-23 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 1.11 10 0.11 Dry Screen Plant Operator
2019-05-23 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 1.64 10 0.16 Laborer, Bullgang
2019-05-23 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 2.61 10 0.26 Laborer, Bullgang
2019-05-23 Beryllium fumes 0 2 0.00 Laborer, Bullgang
2019-05-23 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Laborer, Bullgang
2019-05-23 Chromium, insoluble 0 1 0.00 Laborer, Bullgang
2019-05-23 Copper fumes 0 100 0.00 Laborer, Bullgang
2019-05-23 Iron oxide fumes 0.02 10 0.00 Laborer, Bullgang
2019-05-23 Lead fumes 0 150 0.00 Laborer, Bullgang
2019-05-23 Magnesium oxide fumes 0.01 10 0.00 Laborer, Bullgang
2019-05-23 Manganese fumes 0 5 0.00 Laborer, Bullgang
2019-05-23 Molybdenum fumes 0 10 0.00 Laborer, Bullgang
2019-05-23 Nickel fumes 0 1 0.00 Laborer, Bullgang
2019-05-23 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Laborer, Bullgang
2019-05-23 Zinc oxide fumes 0 5 0.00 Laborer, Bullgang
2016-10-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Shovel Operator
2016-10-12 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.2 10 0.02 Laborer, Bullgang
2016-10-12 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.13 10 0.01 Front-end Loader Operator
2016-02-04 Beryllium fumes 0 2 0.00 Welder, etc.
2016-02-04 Arsenic fumes 0.61 500 0.00 Welder, etc.
2016-02-04 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2016-02-04 Chromium, insoluble 0 1 0.00 Welder, etc.
2016-02-04 Cobalt fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2016-02-04 Copper fumes 0.06 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2016-02-04 Iron oxide fumes 0.05 10 0.01 Welder, etc.
2016-02-04 Lead fumes 0 150 0.00 Welder, etc.
2016-02-04 Magnesium oxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2016-02-04 Manganese fumes 0 5 0.00 Welder, etc.
2016-02-04 Molybdenum fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2016-02-04 Nickel fumes 0 1 0.00 Welder, etc.
2016-02-04 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Welder, etc.
2016-02-04 Zinc oxide fumes 0 5 0.00 Welder, etc.
2011-10-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2011-10-13 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.13 10 0.01 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-10-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Bulldozer Operator
2011-10-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-05-27 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-05-27 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.25 10 0.03 Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-05-27 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.27 2.15 0.13 Cleanup Man
2009-05-27 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.21 10 0.02 Truck Driver
2004-11-23 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 1.12 10 0.11 Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-11-23 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.7 10 0.07 Laborer, Bullgang
2003-07-25 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.91 2.33 0.39 Laborer, Bullgang
2003-07-25 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.56 2.28 0.25 Laborer, Bullgang
2003-07-25 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.89 10 0.09 Crusher Oper/Worker
2003-07-25 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.31 1.41 0.22 Front-end Loader Operator
2003-07-25 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.34 10 0.03 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.

Rheems Quarry recorded 5.67 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.

Injury rate, 2025
ⓘ This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
5.67
total case rate
5.67
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.65 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In Pennsylvania, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 2.07 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2025 * 5.67 5.67 0.000
2024 * 7.14 0.00 0.000
2023 * 12.11 0.00 0.000
2022 * 5.15 0.00 0.000
2021 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2020 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2019 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2018 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
  1. Union Quarries Inc 1950 to 2002
  2. Donegal Rock Products 2002 to 2008
  3. R.E. Pierson Materials Corp 2008 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 20
2025 19
2024 14
2023 15
2022 17
2021 16
2020 16
2019 17
2018 16
2017 15
2016 15
2015 14
2014 12
2013 11
2012 12
2011 11
2010 13
2009 17
2008 11
2006 8
2005 10
2004 13
2003 12
2002 7
2001 7
2000 8
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Rheems Quarry sits in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania · Population 555,151
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$83,703
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 10,281 2 1 194.5
2026 Q1 8,172 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 8,918 1 0 112.1
2025 Q3 9,779 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 8,752 2 0 228.5
2025 Q1 7,839 1 0 127.6
2024 Q4 7,167 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 7,002 0 0 0.0
Show 88 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 7,884 2 1 253.7
2024 Q1 5,963 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 8,251 2 0 242.4
2023 Q3 9,035 1 0 110.7
2023 Q2 8,303 1 0 120.4
2023 Q1 7,434 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 9,127 1 1 109.6
2022 Q3 9,804 3 0 306.0
2022 Q2 9,563 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 10,304 5 0 485.2
2021 Q4 9,952 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 10,509 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 10,078 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 8,576 2 0 233.2
2020 Q4 8,776 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 9,356 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 9,437 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 9,412 2 1 212.5
2019 Q4 9,189 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 10,103 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 9,395 1 0 106.4
2019 Q1 8,084 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 9,354 5 1 534.5
2018 Q3 9,973 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 9,172 2 0 218.1
2018 Q1 8,330 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 8,250 2 0 242.4
2017 Q3 7,987 2 0 250.4
2017 Q2 7,930 3 0 378.3
2017 Q1 6,684 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 7,917 5 1 631.6
2016 Q3 7,608 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 8,454 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 7,886 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 8,272 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 9,863 2 1 202.8
2015 Q2 9,105 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 4,212 3 0 712.3
2014 Q4 7,677 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 8,004 1 1 124.9
2014 Q2 7,391 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 4,640 1 0 215.5
2013 Q4 5,056 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 6,528 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 6,417 1 0 155.8
2013 Q1 6,296 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 6,354 2 0 314.8
2012 Q3 5,719 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 6,585 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 6,913 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 6,061 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 6,860 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 6,081 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 5,911 1 0 169.2
2010 Q4 5,557 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 6,580 25 8 3799.4
2010 Q2 8,112 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 6,052 4 1 660.9
2009 Q4 8,008 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 9,737 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 8,023 9 5 1121.8
2009 Q1 6,901 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 6,003 1 0 166.6
2006 Q1 4,335 7 0 1614.8
2005 Q4 5,326 3 0 563.3
2005 Q3 6,271 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 5,565 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 5,274 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 6,408 9 1 1404.5
2004 Q3 6,932 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 6,150 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 4,700 8 0 1702.1
2003 Q4 2,560 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 4,089 10 1 2445.6
2003 Q2 2,600 19 6 7307.7
2003 Q1 6,000 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,808 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,640 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,984 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 2,307 1 1 433.5
2001 Q3 2,056 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 2,753 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,919 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 3,801 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 3,302 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 3,403 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,745 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

15 on file

2025 · 1 incident

May 21, 2025 PA · Metal/Non-Metal groundman, yardman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
R.E. Pierson Materials Corp · Struck by falling object

Employee was in the process of changing the bucket on the skid loader bucket. During this process the bucket came off of the mounting tab while in the air and the bucket came down on employees right foot

2024 · 1 incident

2023 · 2 incidents

2022 · 1 incident

March 4, 2022 PA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
R.E. Pierson Materials Corp · Struck against a moving object

349F excavator was trying to dig a big rock out of pile against west wall, operator was trying to find the top edge of rock to pull rock from pile. The teeth slipped off the rock which caused machine to jar hard against the pile. The operator didn't notice any discomfort until operator got out of machine at end of day and stood up.

2016 · 1 incident

February 5, 2016 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
R.E. Pierson Materials Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While performing maintenance on plant, employee sustained a superficial laceration on knee while cutting a belt into sections.

2015 · 2 incidents

November 25, 2015 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
R.E. Pierson Materials Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

while performing housekeeping on screen plant employee tripped and fell injuring left hand and left leg.

November 12, 2015 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
R.E. Pierson Materials Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Mechanic was working in a cramped space on Cat 769 on top of engine compartment. twisted and injured back while lifting engine lid to perform repairs.

2009 · 2 incidents

October 6, 2009 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
R.E. Pierson Materials Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Equipment mechanic was pulling on large torque wrench. Felt pain in his left shoulder.

July 8, 2009 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
R.E. Pierson Materials Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Quarry laborer strained a muscle in his lower back while shoveling built up crushed stone during plant cleaning.

1999 · 1 incident

April 27, 1999 PA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Union Quarries Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

DISMOUNTING FROM TRUCK. PINCHED (LACERATED)FINGER (LITTLE) OF HIS LEFT HAND IN DOOR.

1997 · 1 incident

April 30, 1997 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Union Quarries Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE PULLED DOWN ON BIN LEVER TO DUMP STONE INTO STOCK PILE TRUCK. PULLED MUSCLE IN GROIN/ABDOMEN AREA.

1995 · 1 incident

August 4, 1995 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Union Quarries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE REMOVE A PORTABLE PUMP FROM THE QUARRY PIT FLOOR THE FIRST QUICK CLAMP WAS REMOVED FROM A 20FT SECTION OFALUMINUM PIPE CONNECTED TO THE PUMP ABOUT 15FT OF THE PIPE WAS ABOUT 6FT OFF THE FLOOR AREA WHEREIT WAS CONNECTED TO THE PUMP DISCHARGE WHEN THE SECOND QUICK COUPLE CLAMP WAS REMOVED THE PIPE JUMP IN THE AIR TOWARDS THE EMPLOYEE & STRUCK HIM

1988 · 1 incident

May 26, 1988 PA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Union Quarries Inc · Struck against a moving object

OPERATOR DRIVING EUCLID HUL TRUCK, TRIED TO SHIFT GEARS WHILE CLIMBING RAMP. MISSED HIS GEAR AND PERMITTED TRUCK TO RUN BACK WARD INNTO BERM UPSETTING TRUCK. CAUSING BRUISE OF LEFT THIGH. NO TE:DRIVERS ARE ALL INSPECTED TO S TART UP RAMPS UP A RAMPS IN A GEAR THAT WILL BE ABLE TO GET TRUCK TO TOP.

1987 · 1 incident

August 31, 1987 PA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Union Quarries Inc · Struck against a moving object

DRIVING EUCLID 0ROM PIT TO CRUSHING PLANT WHILE MAKING 90 DEG TURN TO RIGHT AT TOP OF RAMP,IN ORDER TO BACK UP TO PRIMARY CRUSHER.FRONT WHEEL HIT ROUGH SPOT IN ROAD.DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF STEE RING WHEEL.REGA3NING WHEEL CONTROL DRIVER STRAINED HIS BACK.