Mining Incidents

Silver Hill Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

H&K Group, Inc. · Surface
Narvon, Lancaster County, PA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3605616

Silver Hill Quarry has $27K 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
34
Years on record
1993–2026
Latest incident
May 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
136
citations
42
significant & substantial
$27,356
proposed penalties
$27,356
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
69
inspections on record
1,045
inspection hours
13.0
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.
136 citations across 1,045 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Silver Hill Quarry has $27K 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.
$27K
proposed penalties
$27K
current assessed
$27K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
136 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-01-08.
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
2025 Q4 7,066 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 8,570 3 1 350.1
2025 Q2 9,025 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 6,136 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 6,574 2 0 304.2
2024 Q3 6,337 1 0 157.8
2024 Q2 5,547 3 2 540.8
2024 Q1 5,824 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 7,171 2 0 278.9
2023 Q3 6,674 2 1 299.7
2023 Q2 7,218 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 5,847 2 1 342.1
2022 Q4 6,591 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 7,175 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 7,468 2 1 267.8
2022 Q1 5,525 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 6,553 1 0 152.6
2021 Q3 6,814 2 0 293.5
2021 Q2 6,172 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 3,848 2 2 519.8
2020 Q4 6,941 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 2,426 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 4,780 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 5,812 9 5 1548.5
2019 Q4 6,650 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 7,806 1 0 128.1
2019 Q2 9,904 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 8,002 2 2 249.9
2018 Q4 7,863 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 7,979 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 8,796 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 6,081 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 8,098 3 0 370.5
2017 Q3 10,243 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 10,748 2 1 186.1
2017 Q1 7,341 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 7,891 2 0 253.5
2016 Q3 10,248 3 1 292.7
2016 Q2 10,032 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 6,476 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 7,402 5 2 675.5
2015 Q3 8,326 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 7,828 3 0 383.2
2015 Q1 5,281 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 6,867 1 0 145.6
2014 Q3 8,454 1 0 118.3
2014 Q2 8,687 2 1 230.2
2014 Q1 5,628 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 6,696 1 0 149.3
2013 Q3 7,008 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 5,821 2 0 343.6
2013 Q1 3,042 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 3,512 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 4,745 4 1 843.0
2012 Q2 5,180 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 3,081 2 1 649.1
2011 Q4 3,886 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 4,921 5 1 1016.1
2011 Q2 5,332 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 4,711 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 3,669 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 7,385 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 7,641 8 5 1047.0
2010 Q1 5,375 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 5,145 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 6,153 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 6,261 1 0 159.7
2009 Q1 3,778 9 2 2382.2
2008 Q4 6,808 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 5,234 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 6,176 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 4,401 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 4,678 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 5,883 6 1 1019.9
2007 Q2 5,942 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 4,258 4 0 939.4
2006 Q4 5,129 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 5,947 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 6,285 3 0 477.3
2006 Q1 5,374 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 6,907 1 0 144.8
2005 Q3 7,953 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 7,107 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 6,025 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 7,124 7 2 982.6
2004 Q3 8,288 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 7,250 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 5,426 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 5,975 2 0 334.7
2003 Q3 5,887 1 1 169.9
2003 Q2 4,939 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 3,504 1 1 285.4
2002 Q4 4,339 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 4,905 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 5,695 2 0 351.2
2002 Q1 5,940 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 5,718 1 0 174.9
2001 Q3 5,628 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 5,456 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 4,624 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 5,364 3 2 559.3
2000 Q3 6,162 14 5 2272.0
2000 Q2 7,465 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 7,228 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

34 on file

2026 · 2 incidents

May 29, 2026 PA · Metal/Non-Metal weighman, scale person DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
H&K Group, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Overuse of arm opening and closing window in the scale house

April 28, 2026 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
H&K Group, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was cutting a belt and the knife slipped cutting EE's knee

2024 · 2 incidents

March 29, 2024 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
H&K Group, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE shoveled the belt and hurt upper, left arm.

February 14, 2024 PA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
H&K Group, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE used a push bar to clear a jam and got right, ring finger caught between the bar and a metal plate.

2023 · 2 incidents

March 16, 2023 PA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
H&K Group, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE opened a door handle that snapped and cut EE's left hand.

January 30, 2023 PA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
H&K Group, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

EE struck right knee on a piece of angle iron.

2022 · 2 incidents

September 29, 2022 PA · Metal/Non-Metal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
H&K Group, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

EE struck EE's left elbow on the carousel.

May 25, 2022 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
H&K Group, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Picked up grating and twisted wrong and sprained left knee.

2020 · 1 incident

November 12, 2020 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
H&K Group, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE lifted a rock

2018 · 1 incident

August 22, 2018 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
H&K Group, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE picked up a rock and strained back

2017 · 1 incident

January 27, 2017 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
H&K Group, Inc. · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was walking and knee buckled

2016 · 3 incidents

December 22, 2016 PA · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
H&K Group, Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Pushing tube in hole and felt pain in elbow. Did not go for medical treatment until 12/28/16

May 2, 2016 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
H&K Group, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

air chisel tip broke and embedded in left shin

April 12, 2016 PA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
H&K Group, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Carrying a piece of wood w/another employee. The other employee dropped wood and it hit employee in the knee twisting EE's knee.

2012 · 2 incidents

August 20, 2012 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
H&K Group, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE lost footing on rocks and strained knee

August 15, 2012 PA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
H&K Group, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

EE jarred back when operating loader and struck a rock.

2009 · 2 incidents

August 19, 2009 PA · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
H&K Group, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee twisted right knee while climbing over rock at quarry.

February 24, 2009 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
H&K Group, Inc. · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee twisted right knee while working on a truck.

2006 · 1 incident

October 3, 2006 PA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver STRIKING OR BUMPING
H&K Group, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

Employee turned to walk back to personal vehicle and turned into front portion of rock truck injuring left shoulder.

2005 · 3 incidents

May 23, 2005 PA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) POWERED HAULAGE
H&K Group, Inc. · Struck by falling object

EE was stepping away from conveyor support system when a rock rolled off of running conveyor belt and fell, striking EE on left front corner of hard hat. Rock rolled off hard hat & struck face below nose. Injury consists of split upper & lower lips (6 stitches), cracked mandible below nose and 3 cracked teeth. No concussion or loss of consiousness.

May 11, 2005 PA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
H&K Group, Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Emp was loosening bolts on crusher and while pulling breaker bar, he felt pain in groin area.

February 10, 2005 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
H&K Group, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SHOVELING STONE FROM CONVEYOR BELT, FELT TWINGE IN STOMACH. (HERNIA SURGICALLY REPAIRED ON 2/15/05.)

2004 · 2 incidents

August 11, 2004 PA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
H&K Group, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GOING UP LADDER OF LOADER PULLED SOMETHING IN SHOULDER.

June 25, 2004 PA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE
H&K Group, Inc. · Struck by falling object

Walking out of tunnel, rock fell from the belt above.

2003 · 1 incident

June 24, 2003 PA · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
H&K Group, Inc. · Contact with electrical current

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING TWO NEW ELECTRIC MOTOR STARTERS IN EXISTING PANEL BOX. TURNED BREAKER OFF TO WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS THE CIRCUIT HE WAS WORKING ON. IT WAS NOT THE RIGHT BREAKER. CAME IN C ONTACT WITH HOT WIRES CAUSING A FLASH.

2000 · 2 incidents

June 14, 2000 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
H&K Group, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REPAIRING CONVEYOR BELT. PUTTING NEW CLIPS IN BELT, HAND SLIPPED CUT HAND ON OLD CLIP.

April 11, 2000 PA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
H&K Group, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE OEPRATING LOADER EMPLOYEE BEGAN FEELING TINGLING AND NUMBNESS IN FEET AN DLEGS AND LOWER BACK. PAIN GOT WORSE DURING REST OF DAY.

1999 · 3 incidents

August 24, 1999 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
H&K Group, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE TRYING TO HOOK UP WELDING CART TO PICK UP TRUCK CART ROLLED FORWARD CRUSHING PALM & THUMB.

July 7, 1999 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
H&K Group, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHANGING SCREENS IN PORTABLE CRUSHER, CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN GRAB RAIL AND CRUSHER FRAME.

January 28, 1999 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
H&K Group, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CLEANING CAPS OFF THE SWING JAW CHIPING BACKING. HIT RIGHT EYE.

1998 · 1 incident

June 22, 1998 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
H&K Group, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

USING PRY BAR TO WORK OUT ROCK JAM AT SURGE BOX. BAR CAUGHT SIDE OF SURGE BOX AND CAUGHT FINGER.

1994 · 1 incident

September 8, 1994 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
H&K Group, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS DOING GENERAL CLEAN UP AT QUARRY. HE STARTED GOING DOWN A SLIGHT HILL. MACHINE PICKED UP SPEED. EE PANICKED INSTEAD OF PUTTING ON THE BRAKES. HE WENT UP A DIRT PILE, AND THE MACHINE ROL LED OVER ONTO RIGHT SIDE.

1993 · 2 incidents

July 13, 1993 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
H&K Group, Inc. · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO DISLODGE A ROCK IN CRUSHER. USING THE HYDRAULIC MECHANICAL DEVISE. A SMALL CHIP OF ROCK BROKE OFF & LODGED IN HIS RIGHT EYE.

January 28, 1993 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
H&K Group, Inc. · Struck by rolling or sliding object

TREE STUMP WENT THRU CRUSHER AND UP CONVEYER. TRIED TO PULL STUMP OFF. CONVEYER WAS MOVING ROCK CAME UP BEHIND STUMP AND PUSHED IT. FELT SEVERE PAIN IN RIGHT ARM.

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