Mining Incidents

Russell Stone Products: 103 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Russell Stone Products · Surface
Controlled by Cynthia E Russell
Curwensville, Clearfield County, PA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3609148

Russell Stone Products has $16K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
0
Years on record
Latest incident
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
103
citations
25
significant & substantial
$15,822
proposed penalties
$14,541
paid to date
92% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,281 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2003
71
inspections on record
1,553
inspection hours
6.6
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.
103 citations across 1,553 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Russell Stone Products has $16K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$16K
proposed penalties
$15K
current assessed
$15K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
99 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $2K in penalties contested before the Commission, $808 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-06-22.
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.
24.8%
significant & substantial
7.9%
high negligence or reckless
24.8%
reasonably likely or greater
58.4%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 29.7% low, 62.4% moderate, 7.9% 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 · 4% of citations on record
  • Settled 3 · 75%
  • Stood as issued 1 · 25%
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 2 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
61%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$2K proposed, $808 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 2011-01-13.
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 2011-165 Settlement Lewis 2012 $2K → $808
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: 2026-01-07
46%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
76
samples
35
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz3816 over
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg37
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (76)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2023-03-28 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.46 0.19 2.42 Drill Operator, Rotary
2023-03-01 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.39 0.18 2.17 Drill Operator, Rotary
2021-03-17 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.43 0.32 1.34 Stone Polisher/Cutter
2021-02-09 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.95 0.2 4.75 Stone Polisher/Cutter
2021-02-09 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.4 0.26 1.54 Stone Polisher/Cutter
2018-04-04 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.38 0.33 1.15 Stone Polisher/Cutter
2017-02-16 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.32 0.27 1.19 Stone Polisher/Cutter
2014-02-12 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.39 0.37 1.05 Stone Polisher/Cutter
2014-02-12 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.42 0.35 1.20 Stone Polisher/Cutter
2009-06-23 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.39 0.2 1.95 Laborer, Bullgang
2009-06-23 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.59 0.19 3.11 Stone Polisher/Cutter
2007-01-31 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.56 0.38 1.47 Stone Polisher/Cutter
2004-05-05 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.18 0.18 1.00 Jackhammer Operator
2004-05-05 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.35 0.17 2.06 Stone Polisher/Cutter
2004-03-24 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.66 0.12 5.50 Jackhammer Operator
2004-03-24 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.38 0.19 2.00 Stone Polisher/Cutter
2026-01-07 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.2 0.68 0.29 Laborer, Bullgang
2026-01-07 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.16 0.73 0.22 Laborer, Bullgang
2026-01-07 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Stone Polisher/Cutter
2026-01-07 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.26 0.36 0.72 Stone Polisher/Cutter
2025-08-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Drill Operator, Rotary
2025-08-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Stone Polisher/Cutter
2025-08-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Drill Operator, Rotary
2025-08-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Rotary Bucket Ex. Operator
2024-09-04 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Stone Polisher/Cutter
2024-09-04 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Drill Operator, Rotary
2024-09-04 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2024-09-04 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Rotary Bucket Ex. Operator
2024-09-04 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Supervisor, Co. Official
2024-02-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Stone Polisher/Cutter
2024-02-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Drill Operator, Rotary
2024-02-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Drill Operator, Rotary
2024-02-12 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.14 Supervisor, Co. Official
2024-02-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Rotary Bucket Ex. Operator
2023-04-17 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Drill Operator, Rotary
2023-03-01 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.15 Drill Operator, Rotary
2023-03-01 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.19 0.4 0.48 Stone Polisher/Cutter
2023-03-01 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.19 0.48 0.40 Supervisor, Co. Official
2021-11-17 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Rotary Bucket Ex. Operator
2021-11-17 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Drill Operator, Rotary
2021-11-17 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Drill Operator, Rotary
2021-11-17 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2021-04-26 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Stone Polisher/Cutter
2021-03-17 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.14 0.35 0.40 Stone Polisher/Cutter
2021-02-09 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.18 0.44 0.41 Drill Operator, Rotary
2020-03-10 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Supervisor, Co. Official
2020-03-10 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Forklift Operator
2020-03-10 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.3 0.31 0.97 Cutting Mach Operator
2019-09-17 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Mechanic
2019-09-17 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Stone Polisher/Cutter
2019-09-17 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.18 Stone Polisher/Cutter
2019-09-17 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.23 0.62 0.37 Stone Polisher/Cutter
2019-09-17 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.17 0.58 0.29 Drill Operator, Jumbo Perc.
2019-03-06 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.2 0.57 0.35 Bagging Operator
2019-03-06 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Mechanic
2019-03-06 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.16 Washer Operator
2018-04-04 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Stone Polisher/Cutter
2018-04-04 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Stone Polisher/Cutter
2017-02-16 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.25 0.31 0.81 Stone Polisher/Cutter
2014-07-16 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.18 0.23 0.78 Stone Polisher/Cutter
2014-02-12 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.31 0.33 0.94 Stone Polisher/Cutter
2014-02-12 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.24 1.05 0.23 Stone Polisher/Cutter
2014-02-12 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.19 1.74 0.11 Stone Polisher/Cutter
2009-10-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Drill Operator, Rotary Air
2009-10-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2009-07-30 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2009-07-30 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Stone Polisher/Cutter
2009-06-23 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Drill Operator, Rotary Air
2007-05-16 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Stone Polisher/Cutter
2007-05-16 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Drill Operator, Rotary
2007-03-28 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.14 0.35 0.40 Stone Polisher/Cutter
2007-01-31 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.16 0.32 0.50 Stone Polisher/Cutter
2007-01-31 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.31 0.49 0.63 Utility Man
2004-06-29 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Stone Polisher/Cutter
2004-03-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Mobile Crane Operator
2004-03-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Hand Loader
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.

Russell Stone Products recorded 0.00 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.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below 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 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2024 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2023 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2022 * 0.00 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. Russell Stone Products 2003 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 23
2025 24
2024 23
2023 23
2022 21
2021 19
2020 17
2019 19
2018 20
2017 22
2016 19
2015 30
2014 32
2013 30
2012 28
2011 28
2010 26
2009 22
2008 22
2007 22
2006 9
2005 13
2004 6
2003 3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Russell Stone Products sits in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 1.3% 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.
Clearfield County, Pennsylvania · Population 78,902
1.3%
Mining share of county employment
$60,181
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 11,940 2 0 167.5
2026 Q1 14,160 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 14,620 1 0 68.4
2025 Q3 15,620 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 13,280 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 13,360 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 13,340 3 0 224.9
2024 Q3 14,460 2 0 138.3
Show 83 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 12,440 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 16,410 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 12,786 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 13,290 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 13,170 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 16,070 3 1 186.7
2022 Q4 12,730 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 11,770 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 12,040 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 14,960 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 12,530 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 11,070 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 10,740 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 12,500 2 2 160.0
2020 Q4 10,680 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 10,700 1 1 93.5
2020 Q2 10,560 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 11,620 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 13,800 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 20,340 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 10,504 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 13,150 2 1 152.1
2018 Q4 21,100 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 27,420 3 1 109.4
2018 Q2 18,920 4 0 211.4
2018 Q1 12,030 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 18,770 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 25,560 4 1 156.5
2017 Q2 17,580 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 12,860 1 0 77.8
2016 Q4 19,930 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 20,800 3 1 144.2
2016 Q1 11,700 2 0 170.9
2015 Q4 21,950 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 22,540 3 0 133.1
2015 Q2 21,540 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 20,590 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 23,570 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 22,440 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 23,120 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 21,730 1 1 46.0
2013 Q4 23,840 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 23,100 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 21,500 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 18,200 1 0 54.9
2012 Q4 20,160 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 20,640 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 19,520 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 19,200 5 0 260.4
2011 Q4 16,080 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 15,740 1 0 63.5
2011 Q2 18,346 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 15,800 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 18,200 4 2 219.8
2010 Q3 18,540 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 16,262 4 0 246.0
2010 Q1 14,270 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 13,690 8 2 584.4
2009 Q3 11,890 4 4 336.4
2009 Q2 11,200 4 1 357.1
2009 Q1 10,540 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 10,580 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 14,588 2 1 137.1
2008 Q2 11,880 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 9,860 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 14,860 1 0 67.3
2007 Q3 14,660 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 11,760 3 2 255.1
2007 Q1 5,830 7 2 1200.7
2006 Q4 5,380 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 5,380 2 0 371.7
2006 Q2 5,380 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 2,650 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 5,280 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 6,720 4 2 595.2
2005 Q2 2,187 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 2,187 6 0 2743.5
2004 Q4 3,642 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,940 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 2,448 3 0 1225.5
2004 Q1 960 4 0 4166.7
2003 Q4 960 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,200 3 0 2500.0

No reportable incidents on file.

MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.