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: 178 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
Heavy Materials LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
B&J Holdings I LLC
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
122
inspections on record
1,419
inspection hours
12.5
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 1,419 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Imminent-danger orders
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A Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.1
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2014-08-07.
On record since 2014.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, 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.
Of $52K in penalties contested before the Commission, $41K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-05-15.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.35.8%
significant & substantial
35.8%
high negligence or reckless
35.8%
reasonably likely or greater
80.3%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 3.5% low, 60.7% moderate, 35.8% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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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.
40
citations taken to the federal commission · 22% of citations on record
- Settled 40 · 100%
76%
S&S designation survived the contest
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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 17 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
20%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$52K proposed, $41K 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 2015-07-15.
Contested penalties
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SE 2015-0189 | Settlement | Paez | 2015 | $14K → $14K |
| SE 2010-1167M | Settlement | Barbour | 2012 | $9K → $7K |
| SE 2009-943M | Settlement | Lesnick | 2012 | $8K → $5K |
| SE 2012-346M | Settlement | Bulluck | 2013 | $7K → $6K |
| SE 2014-98M | Settlement | Bulluck | 2014 | $5K → $3K |
| SE 2013-232M | Settlement | Bulluck | 2014 | $3K → $1K |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
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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)
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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: 2025-05-15
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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.0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
13
samples
8
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
- Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz5
- Respirable dust, <.1mg5
- Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz2
- Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (13)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-15 | Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz | 0 | 10 | 0.00 | Truck Driver |
| 2025-05-15 | Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz | 0 | 10 | 0.00 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2012-02-01 | Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz | 0.28 | 10 | 0.03 | Laborer, Bullgang |
| 2011-06-16 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Truck Loader | ||
| 2009-04-08 | Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz | 0.82 | 10 | 0.08 | Cleanup Man |
| 2009-04-08 | Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz | 0.35 | 10 | 0.04 | Cleanup Man |
| 2005-11-01 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Truck Loader | ||
| 2005-07-13 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Crusher Oper/Worker | ||
| 2005-07-13 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.19 | 0.84 | 0.23 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2004-05-25 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Dump Operator | ||
| 2004-05-25 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2001-10-24 | Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.19 | 10 | 0.02 | Cleanup Man |
| 2001-10-24 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 1.45 | 2.43 | 0.60 | 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.
Springfield Quarry recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.
Injury rate, 2025
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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 1.65 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In U.S. Virgin Islands, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 4.37 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 * | 6.62 | 6.62 | 0.000 |
| 2018 * | 12.82 | 6.41 | 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
- Masonry Products Vi Corp 1950 to 1979
- V I Cement & Building Products Inc 1979 to 2005
- Heavy Materials LLC 2005 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 |
| 2025 | 16 |
| 2024 | 15 |
| 2023 | 14 |
| 2022 | 15 |
| 2021 | 16 |
| 2020 | 18 |
| 2019 | 13 |
| 2018 | 16 |
| 2017 | 21 |
| 2016 | 21 |
| 2015 | 25 |
| 2014 | 23 |
| 2013 | 20 |
| 2012 | 20 |
| 2011 | 19 |
| 2010 | 17 |
| 2009 | 19 |
| 2008 | 19 |
| 2007 | 20 |
| 2006 | 20 |
| 2005 | 22 |
| 2004 | 22 |
| 2003 | 21 |
| 2002 | 29 |
| 2001 | 18 |
| 2000 | 14 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | 6,467 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2026 Q1 | 7,718 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 6,501 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 8,072 | 1 | 0 | 123.9 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q2 | 7,949 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 7,341 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 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 | 3 | 0 | 328.2 |
| 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.