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Shamokin Quarry: 27 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Center Valley, Northumberland County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3602299

Shamokin Quarry has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
1985–2001
Latest incident
Sep 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
27
citations
4
significant & substantial
$2,457
proposed penalties
$2,457
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See New Enterprise Stone and Lime Co.'s full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
30
inspections on record
395
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: 395 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Shamokin Quarry has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
27 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-12-01.
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.
14.8%
significant & substantial
3.7%
high negligence or reckless
14.8%
reasonably likely or greater
33.3%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 22.2% low, 74.1% moderate, 3.7% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, 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: 2014-11-13, 11 years ago
13%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
25
samples
16
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz162 over
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg6
  • Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz3
Show the individual readings (25)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2014-11-13 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.41 0.31 1.32 Crusher Oper/Worker
2007-05-31 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.26 0.23 1.13 Crusher Oper/Worker
2014-11-13 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.15 0.4 0.38 Front-end Loader Operator
2014-11-13 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.23 0.86 0.27 Truck Driver
2014-11-13 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.23 0.4 0.58 Truck Driver
2014-11-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2007-05-31 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.29 0.44 0.66 Utility Man
2005-10-05 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2005-10-05 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.12 0.46 0.26 Truck Driver
2005-10-05 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.25 0.58 0.43 Scale Man
2005-10-05 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2005-10-05 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2004-05-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2004-05-12 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.24 0.4 0.60 Laborer, Bullgang
2004-05-12 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.49 0.5 0.98 Truck Driver
2004-05-12 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.15 0.33 0.45 Crusher Oper/Worker
2003-10-09 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2003-10-09 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.39 2.8 0.14 Front-end Loader Operator
2003-10-09 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.31 0.49 0.63 Crusher Oper/Worker
2001-05-02 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.32 0.48 0.67 Crusher Oper/Worker
2001-05-02 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.61 0.66 0.92 Truck Driver
2001-05-02 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.19 0.51 0.37 Truck Driver
2000-08-24 Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz 1.15 Crusher Oper/Worker
2000-08-24 Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz 0.31 Truck Driver
2000-08-24 Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz 0.01 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.

Shamokin Quarry recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2008.

Injury rate, 2008
ⓘ 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
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 3.15 and the all-US-mining average was 3.61 cases per 100 workers.
In Pennsylvania, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 3.91 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
2008 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2007 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2006 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2005 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2004 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2003 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2002 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2001 * 7.89 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. Faylor-Middlecreek Inc 1950 to 1990
  2. Eastern Industries Inc 1990 to 2011
  3. New Enterprise Stone and Lime Co. 2011 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2015 3
2014 7
2013 8
2012 8
2011 9
2010 8
2009 9
2008 11
2007 11
2006 11
2005 9
2004 9
2003 10
2002 12
2001 13
2000 12
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Shamokin Quarry sits in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.6% 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.
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania · Population 90,925
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$57,948
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
2015 Q2 564 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 790 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 3,869 2 1 516.9
2014 Q3 2,651 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1,417 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 1,420 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 2,982 1 0 335.3
2013 Q3 4,658 0 0 0.0
Show 53 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2013 Q2 4,404 1 0 227.1
2013 Q1 2,333 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,736 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 4,741 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 5,412 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 4,202 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 4,371 1 1 228.8
2011 Q3 6,447 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 5,444 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,946 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 4,502 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 5,209 5 1 959.9
2010 Q2 6,158 2 0 324.8
2010 Q1 2,122 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 5,252 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 6,276 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 5,614 1 0 178.1
2009 Q1 1,909 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 5,328 1 0 187.7
2008 Q3 6,710 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 7,191 1 0 139.1
2008 Q1 3,741 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 6,967 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 8,288 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 7,263 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 3,865 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 5,982 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 6,969 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 6,868 2 0 291.2
2006 Q1 4,073 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 5,891 2 0 339.5
2005 Q3 7,796 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 6,006 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 2,444 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 6,048 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 6,258 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 6,770 1 0 147.7
2004 Q1 2,607 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 5,745 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 6,639 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 6,220 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 3,042 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 5,863 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 6,827 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 6,419 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 3,278 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 6,715 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 7,043 1 0 142.0
2001 Q2 7,046 2 0 283.8
2001 Q1 4,536 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 7,227 1 0 138.4
2000 Q2 5,150 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 5,150 3 1 582.5
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

2001 · 1 incident

September 8, 2001 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Eastern Industries Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

GETTING OUT OF CRANE, STEPPED ON OUTRIGGER AND SLIPPED CAUSING LEFT ELBOW TO STRIKE GROUND CAUSING CHIP TO ELBOW.

1996 · 1 incident

December 16, 1996 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Eastern Industries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS DIGGING MUDDY MATERIAL OUT OF 2A BIN, SOME MATERIAL SLID DOWN AND STRUCK EE'S LEFT KNEE.

1993 · 2 incidents

October 11, 1993 PA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Eastern Industries Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

CHANGING CRANE LINE FROM LIFTING LINE TO DROP BALL LINE. PICKED UP LIFTING PILL WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TO PLACE ON CRANE CARRIER, PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT SHOULDER.

May 14, 1993 PA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Eastern Industries Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE TRYING TO PUSH AIR ACTIVATED BINN HOPPER SHUT, CABLE WHICH ACTIVATES AIR CYLINDER CAUGHT ON MACK TRUCK. TRUCK DRIVER PULLED AHEAD CAUSING CYLING TO ACTIVATE AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEE BETWEEN L EGS, RAISING HIM INTO AIR, FLIPPING HIM TO THE GROUND.

1992 · 4 incidents

September 15, 1992 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Eastern Industries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE USING AIR JACKS TO RAISE BACK OF LOADER. WAS PLACING SAFETY PIN IN JACK WHEN JACK SLIPPED, CAUSING LOADER TO DROP AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON TOP OF HEAD.

July 7, 1992 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Eastern Industries Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

54736YEE WAS HELPING TO MOVE SCREEN CLOTH. HE BEGAN HAVING SHARP PAINS IN HIS CHEST WITH SLIGHT NAUSEA AND COLD SWEATS. AT FIRST THOUGHT EMPLOYEE WAS HAVING A HEART ATTACK.

March 27, 1992 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Eastern Industries Inc · Fall onto or against objects

REACHING FOR TRAMP STEEL COMING OFF FINISH SCREEN TO PREVENT IT FROM GOING INTO CRUSHER.HAND SLIPPED ON RAILING CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL ON RAIL WITH RIB CAGE.

March 23, 1992 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Eastern Industries Inc · Struck by falling object

DUE TO MSHA INSPECTION AUDIT ON 04-16-92 THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED.CLEANING OUT SEMI-FROZEN SCREENING BIN.LUMP OF MATERIAL FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON BACK.

1990 · 1 incident

April 10, 1990 PA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Eastern Industries Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPL LIFTING PIECE OF STEEL WHEN HE HURT AREA IN AND AROUND NAVEL-PROTRUSION AROUND NAVEL.SURGERY REQ,OFF WORK DUE TO SURGERY.

1989 · 2 incidents

September 20, 1989 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Faylor-Middlecreek Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING SOUTH SIDE SCREEN, STRETCHING PRYING DOWN ON END OF SCREEN WITH BAR IN ORDER TO HOLD IN PLACE. WHILE COWORKER TIGHTENED END, EMPLOYEE FELT MUSCLE PULL IN RIGHT SIDE OF HIS NECK.

April 13, 1989 PA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Faylor-Middlecreek Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

MOVING 15 GAL DRUM OF OIL WHEN EMPL WENT TO SET DRUM DOWN HE FELT SHARP PAINS IN HIS LOWER BACK PAINS WERE SO SEVERE IT CAUSED HIM TO DROP TO HIS KNEES ON THE GROUND

1985 · 1 incident

June 5, 1985 PA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Faylor-Middlecreek Inc · Struck by flying object

EE WAS LOWERING A STEEL WEDGE INTO CRUSHER TO DISLODGE A ROCK. EE HAD WEDGE IN CRUSHER IT APPRENTLY SQEEZED BETWEEN ROCK & JAW PLATE SHOOTING IT UPWARD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. IT STRUCK EE I N THE NECK & KNOCKED HIM TO THE GORUND.