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ROYER'S LIME QUARRIES: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Milton, PA, Montour County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3604658

MSHA record for ROYER'S LIME QUARRIES (mine ID 3604658). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1984–1990
Latest incident
Jun 1990
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
1
inspections on record
2
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: 2 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Royers Lime Quarries 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

ROYER'S LIME QUARRIES sits in Montour 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.
Montour County, Pennsylvania · Population 18,079
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$72,926
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1990 · 1 incident

June 13, 1990 PA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Royers Lime Quarries · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

PICKING CLAY OUT OF PILE OF STONE BEFORE IT WAS TAKEN TO CRUSHER IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THIS DISLODGED 2 STONES THAT ROLLED TOGETHER PINCHING OFF END OF INDEX FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.

1984 · 1 incident

August 8, 1984 PA · Metal/Non-Metal POWERED HAULAGE
Royers Lime Quarries · Struck against a moving object

I,NAME WAS DUMPING DOWN OVER A STOCK PILE WHEN THE GROUND AT THE REAR OF THE TRUCK GAVE WAY. THE TRUCK WENT BACKWARD FLIPPED OVER DROPPED TO QWUARRY FLOOR ON THE ROOF.