Springfield Quarry has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
20
Years on record
1983–2011
Latest incident
Jun 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
30
citations
10
significant & substantial
$5,497
proposed penalties
$5,497
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
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: 545 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Springfield Quarry has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.
$5K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
30 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $2K in penalties contested before the Commission, $2K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-09-18.
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.
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.
5citations taken to the federal commission · 17% of citations on record
Stood as issued
5 · 100%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 3 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$2K proposed, $2K 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 2007-11-14.
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.
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: 2015-10-07, 10 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
17
samples
9
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz9
Respirable dust, <.1mg8
Show the individual readings (17)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2015-10-07
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2011-05-04
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2011-05-04
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Supervisor, Co. Official
2006-05-03
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.16
0.81
0.20
Crusher Oper/Worker
2006-05-03
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.15
0.76
0.20
Crusher Oper/Worker
2006-05-03
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2006-05-03
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.42
2.68
0.16
Laborer, Bullgang
2005-06-01
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Laborer, Bullgang
2005-06-01
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.26
0.62
0.42
Dry Screen Plant Operator
2005-06-01
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2005-06-01
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2005-06-01
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.25
1.58
0.16
Front-end Loader Operator
2004-04-13
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.35
0.48
0.73
Supervisor, Co. Official
2004-04-13
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.19
0.79
0.24
Lab Technician
2004-04-13
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Laborer, Bullgang
2004-04-13
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.17
0.63
0.27
Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-04-13
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.62
1.86
0.33
Front-end Loader Operator
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.
Springfield Quarry recorded 7.47 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.
7.47
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above 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 Virginia, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 2.05 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 *
7.47
0.00
0.000
2007 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2006 *
5.08
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 *
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2018
5
2017
5
2016
5
2015
4
2014
3
2013
3
2012
3
2011
6
2010
5
2009
4
2008
12
2007
15
2006
13
2005
14
2004
14
2003
16
2002
16
2001
14
2000
15
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Springfield Quarry sits in Henrico County, Virginia, 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.
Henrico County, Virginia · Population 334,434
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$86,397
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
2018 Q2
2,739
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
2,929
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
2,844
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
2,832
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
3,028
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
2,839
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
3,093
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
2,868
0
0
0.0
Show 66 earlier quartersHide earlier quarters
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2016 Q2
3,333
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
3,338
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
2,605
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
2,149
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
2,135
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
2,432
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
2,380
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
2,120
1
0
471.7
2014 Q2
2,051
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
1,990
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
2,069
1
0
483.3
2013 Q3
393
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
1,198
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
1,114
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
1,138
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
1,165
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
1,314
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
1,197
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
3,254
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
3,461
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
2,640
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
2,048
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
1,918
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
2,314
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
3,028
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
1,955
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
1,869
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
2,040
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
2,401
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
3,100
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
4,925
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
6,662
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
7,799
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
7,377
3
1
406.7
2007 Q4
9,039
6
4
663.8
2007 Q3
9,607
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
9,304
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
8,927
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
10,333
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
9,083
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
9,689
7
1
722.5
2006 Q1
10,282
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
10,066
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
10,691
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
10,570
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
7,569
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
8,380
1
0
119.3
2004 Q3
8,342
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
9,937
1
0
100.6
2004 Q1
9,352
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
9,489
4
0
421.5
2003 Q3
9,652
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
10,076
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
8,405
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
10,238
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
10,437
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
11,207
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
10,620
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
11,009
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
11,185
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
10,907
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
9,409
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
9,878
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
9,932
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
10,383
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
10,778
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
20 on file
2011 · 1 incident
June 21, 2011VA · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorMACHINERY
The employee was using a torch to cut a handrail to be replaced. A piece of slag fell into his boot burning his ankle. The employee did not seek medical attention until 5/22/2008 when he felt his ankle was becoming infected.
2007 · 1 incident
April 17, 2007VA · Metal/Non-Metalwelder (shop)MACHINERY
Using heavy duty single speed drill bit to redrill bolt holes in 988F lift arm, drill bit grabbed and jerked drill motor out of the employee's hand, causing strains to both wrists.
May 3, 2006VA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was removing lower thrust plate from cone crusher when it slipped and caught his finger between the plate and the crusher mainframe. Swelling of right index finger.
1999 · 1 incident
November 15, 1999VA · Metal/Non-Metaldrill operatorMACHINERY
A DRILLER OPERATING AN INGERSOL RAND DRILL WAS ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE THE DRILL BIT WHEN THE BITWRENCH STRUCK HIM ON THE OUTSIDE OF HIS LEFT ANKLE. THIS RESULTED IN A BREAK IN THE LEFT ANKL E BONE.
1993 · 2 incidents
October 4, 1993VA · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING INTO HAUL UNIT WHEN FOOT SLIPPED FROM LADDER AND HE SWUNG AROUND AND STRUCK BACK ON HAUL TRUCK. EMPLOYEE FAILED TO MAINTAIN THREE POINTS OF CONTACT ON THE LADDER WHILE CL IMBING. TRAINING HAD BEEN PROVIDED.
1992 · 3 incidents
December 30, 1992VA · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE FAILED TO DEENERGIZE MAGNET BEFORE REMOVING SCRAP MATERIAL WAS THEN LIFTED INTO MAGNET'S INFLUENCE. PINCHING FINGER. TRAINING HAD BEEN PROVIDED AND PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WAS NOT AN I SSUE.
68935 ASSEMBLING HYDRAULIC CYCLINDER INTO OUTER SLEEVE RIGHT INDEX FINGER BECAME PINCHED BETWEEN A HYDRAULIC FITTING AND OUTER SLEEVE,RESULTING IN A DEEP CUT ON KNUCKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH THE GAS DRILL HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE PEDAL CUASING THE DRILL TO STOP ABRUPTLY SENDING THE USER FORWARD THUS CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HIS FACE AGAINST THE EDGE OF A DOO R.
March 14, 1988VA · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING THE TRANSMISION OF HIS VECHILE AND A PIECE OF SOMETHING DROPPED INTO HIS EYE THIS HAPPENED MARCH 14TH BUT IT DID NOT BOTHER HIM UNTIL THE FOLLOWING DAY.
1987 · 2 incidents
February 12, 1987VA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS