Heavy Materials LLC · Struck by flying object
Miner scheduled eye doctor appointment after complaining of eye irritation. Finished shift and went to doctors following day. Piece of steel was found in eye.
Springfield Quarry Metal/Non-Metal
Heavy Materials LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
US Concrete
Frederiksted,
St Croix County,
VI
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 5500002
Springfield Quarry has $91K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1 outstanding across 15 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 9
- Years on record
- 1998–2019
- Latest incident
- Jan 2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
178
citations
62
significant & substantial
$91,366
proposed penalties
$80,755
paid to date
88% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $10,611 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
121
inspections on record
1,393
inspection hours
12.8
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.178 citations across 1,393 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Springfield Quarry has $91K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1 outstanding across 15 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$91K
proposed penalties
$81K
current assessed
$81K
paid to date
$1
outstanding
173 assessments are final orders; 15 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-05-15.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
Quarterly safety rates
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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 | 7,006 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 8,428 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 7,547 | 1 | 0 | 132.5 |
| 2025 Q1 | 9,142 | 1 | 0 | 109.4 |
| 2024 Q4 | 6,501 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 8,072 | 1 | 0 | 123.9 |
| 2024 Q2 | 7,949 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 7,341 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 6,539 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 6,559 | 1 | 0 | 152.5 |
| 2023 Q2 | 6,483 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 6,419 | 3 | 1 | 467.4 |
| 2022 Q4 | 6,346 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 8,161 | 3 | 0 | 367.6 |
| 2022 Q2 | 8,072 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 8,200 | 2 | 0 | 243.9 |
| 2021 Q4 | 6,871 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 8,663 | 1 | 0 | 115.4 |
| 2021 Q2 | 8,874 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 9,140 | 4 | 0 | 437.6 |
| 2020 Q4 | 7,673 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 9,939 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 9,309 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 9,708 | 3 | 1 | 309.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 6,808 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 10,309 | 8 | 2 | 776.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 6,293 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 6,791 | 5 | 3 | 736.3 |
| 2018 Q4 | 4,549 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 10,665 | 2 | 1 | 187.5 |
| 2018 Q2 | 8,116 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 7,881 | 2 | 0 | 253.8 |
| 2017 Q4 | 4,769 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 8,299 | 4 | 1 | 482.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 9,445 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 8,944 | 2 | 1 | 223.6 |
| 2016 Q4 | 8,215 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 8,974 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 10,573 | 1 | 0 | 94.6 |
| 2016 Q1 | 10,690 | 3 | 0 | 280.6 |
| 2015 Q4 | 12,798 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 14,974 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 13,051 | 1 | 1 | 76.6 |
| 2015 Q1 | 12,381 | 2 | 0 | 161.5 |
| 2014 Q4 | 12,617 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 12,530 | 7 | 2 | 558.7 |
| 2014 Q2 | 13,977 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 10,504 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 10,185 | 2 | 0 | 196.4 |
| 2013 Q3 | 9,620 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 10,175 | 1 | 1 | 98.3 |
| 2013 Q1 | 11,770 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 10,752 | 2 | 1 | 186.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 10,298 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 10,561 | 5 | 0 | 473.4 |
| 2012 Q1 | 10,426 | 7 | 3 | 671.4 |
| 2011 Q4 | 11,637 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 10,951 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 10,615 | 2 | 0 | 188.4 |
| 2011 Q1 | 9,816 | 4 | 0 | 407.5 |
| 2010 Q4 | 9,455 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 8,566 | 4 | 1 | 467.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 6,502 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 9,389 | 6 | 3 | 639.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 8,739 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 8,646 | 6 | 1 | 694.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 9,894 | 1 | 0 | 101.1 |
| 2009 Q1 | 10,073 | 7 | 1 | 694.9 |
| 2008 Q4 | 10,053 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 12,128 | 1 | 0 | 82.5 |
| 2008 Q2 | 11,622 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 13,123 | 6 | 2 | 457.2 |
| 2007 Q4 | 12,603 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 12,777 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 14,142 | 8 | 4 | 565.7 |
| 2007 Q1 | 15,133 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 12,572 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 12,553 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 12,278 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 12,153 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 11,128 | 3 | 0 | 269.6 |
| 2005 Q3 | 12,022 | 4 | 3 | 332.7 |
| 2005 Q2 | 15,905 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 8,660 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 9,699 | 7 | 3 | 721.7 |
| 2004 Q3 | 11,743 | 1 | 0 | 85.2 |
| 2004 Q2 | 12,707 | 4 | 1 | 314.8 |
| 2004 Q1 | 12,723 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 8,694 | 4 | 1 | 460.1 |
| 2003 Q3 | 9,649 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 8,333 | 2 | 2 | 240.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 8,206 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 9,831 | 1 | 0 | 101.7 |
| 2002 Q3 | 13,083 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 12,802 | 6 | 4 | 468.7 |
| 2002 Q1 | 18,839 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 16,510 | 8 | 5 | 484.6 |
| 2001 Q3 | 6,330 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 7,734 | 16 | 11 | 2068.8 |
| 2001 Q1 | 4,520 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 4,443 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 4,633 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 3,653 | 1 | 1 | 273.7 |
| 2000 Q1 | 5,777 | 2 | 1 | 346.2 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
9 on file2019 · 1 incident
2018 · 2 incidents
October 23, 2018
VI · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
POWERED HAULAGE
Heavy Materials LLC · Struck against a moving object
There were scattered showers prior to the accident The Terex began to slide on the final slope entering the crusher floor EE steered to the right. While making the turn the articulated dump box turned over towards the left by the momentum the cab section remained in the upright position.
September 12, 2018
VI · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Heavy Materials LLC · Struck by flying object
Miner was attempting to remove a tooth from excavator bucket with hammer when a small shard of metal came off of bucket and struck miner in the thigh.
2016 · 1 incident
Heavy Materials LLC · Struck by falling object
EE was using a piece of metal/pipe to clear an aggregate blockage at the Crushing Plant Chute. When the blockage began to clear, pieces of loose aggregate fell on ee right hand. The falling aggregates caused two small cuts, a swollen middle finger and some numbness in the pinky finger.
2015 · 1 incident
Heavy Materials LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was pulling a welding cart w/Acetylene & Oxygen behind him. The cart hit a ditch, he lost control and was struck behind his knees with the handle of the cart. Received a bruise and soreness in back of leg.
2013 · 1 incident
August 28, 2013
VI · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Heavy Materials LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was climbing the ladder on 988 Loader and his foot slipped and he held onto railing with left hand to prevent falling. He heard a popping sound and felt pain in his left shoulder.
2012 · 2 incidents
August 15, 2012
VI · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Heavy Materials LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE was using a chain come along to tighten/guide chain holding tubing for Cone Crusher. Chain lost tension snapped hitting EE on the right side of face.
Heavy Materials LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was attempting to prime the pond pump, the pump cap was loosen in order to release air necessary to pick up water for the pump to start pumping. Employee was standing near the loosen cap and was splashed in the face/eyes with pond water.
1998 · 1 incident
April 7, 1998
VI · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
MACHINERY
V I Cement & Building Products Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A BULLDOZER PUSHING ROCKS THAT HAD BEEN BLASTED FROM A HILL WHEN A ROCK CAME LOOSE FROM THE FACE OF THE HILL AND FELL EMPLOYEE'S LEFT FOREARM.
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