What are Sterling Quarry's MSHA penalties?

Sterling Quarry has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties on record, with $0 currently outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

Sterling Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Eureka Stone Quarry Inc · Surface

Controlled by James D Morrissey III

Sterling, Wayne County, PA · Active

MSHA Mine ID: 3606877

Sterling Quarry has $8K 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: 7
Years on record: 1990–2016
Latest incident: Jun 2016

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$7,531

proposed penalties

$7,531

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

inspections on record

560

inspection hours

n/a

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.

Rate withheld: 560 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.

Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

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.

$8K

proposed penalties

$8K

current assessed

$8K

paid to date

outstanding

48 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.

As of the most recent assessment on 2024-06-26.

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	Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4	1,550	0	0.0
2025 Q3	1,587	0	0.0
2025 Q2	1,579	0	0.0
2025 Q1	1,613	0	0.0
2024 Q4	1,287	0	0.0
2024 Q3	2,569	0	0.0
2024 Q2	2,487	1	402.1
2024 Q1	2,453	0	0.0

Show 96 earlier quarters

Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4	2,906	1	0	344.1
2023 Q3	3,067	1	0	326.1
2023 Q2	3,628	0	0	0.0
2023 Q1	3,697	0	0	0.0
2022 Q4	3,507	2	0	570.3
2022 Q3	4,032	0	0	0.0
2022 Q2	3,446	1	0	290.2
2022 Q1	2,597	0	0	0.0
2021 Q4	2,819	0	0	0.0
2021 Q3	2,845	0	0	0.0
2021 Q2	2,999	0	0	0.0
2021 Q1	2,563	0	0	0.0
2020 Q4	2,519	0	0	0.0
2020 Q3	3,649	0	0	0.0
2020 Q2	3,433	0	0	0.0
2020 Q1	2,760	0	0	0.0
2019 Q4	2,537	0	0	0.0
2019 Q3	4,358	0	0	0.0
2019 Q2	4,505	0	0	0.0
2019 Q1	1,816	0	0	0.0
2018 Q4	950	0	0	0.0
2018 Q3	950	0	0	0.0
2018 Q2	2,790	0	0	0.0
2018 Q1	2,006	0	0	0.0
2017 Q4	2,906	3	3	1032.3
2017 Q3	2,957	0	0	0.0
2017 Q2	1,995	0	0	0.0
2017 Q1	1,408	0	0	0.0
2016 Q4	2,156	0	0	0.0
2016 Q3	1,925	0	0	0.0
2016 Q2	3,302	0	0	0.0
2016 Q1	3,162	3	0	948.8
2015 Q4	4,012	0	0	0.0
2015 Q3	3,914	3	2	766.5
2015 Q2	2,103	0	0	0.0
2015 Q1	1,170	0	0	0.0
2014 Q4	1,545	2	1	1294.5
2014 Q3	1,156	0	0	0.0
2014 Q2	1,169	0	0	0.0
2014 Q1	1,077	1	1	928.5
2013 Q4	1,076	0	0	0.0
2013 Q3	2,047	0	0	0.0
2013 Q2	1,341	0	0	0.0
2013 Q1	1,040	0	0	0.0
2012 Q4	1,241	0	0	0.0
2012 Q3	1,650	0	0	0.0
2012 Q2	1,396	0	0	0.0
2012 Q1	698	0	0	0.0
2011 Q4	2,158	1	0	463.4
2011 Q3	1,834	0	0	0.0
2011 Q2	1,290	3	3	2325.6
2011 Q1	680	0	0	0.0
2010 Q4	1,267	0	0	0.0
2010 Q3	1,522	0	0	0.0
2010 Q2	1,129	0	0	0.0
2010 Q1	1,314	0	0	0.0
2009 Q4	1,943	0	0	0.0
2009 Q3	1,797	3	0	1669.4
2009 Q2	1,021	0	0	0.0
2009 Q1	1,053	0	0	0.0
2008 Q4	2,360	0	0	0.0
2008 Q3	2,960	0	0	0.0
2008 Q2	2,954	0	0	0.0
2008 Q1	601	0	0	0.0
2007 Q4	1,930	0	0	0.0
2007 Q3	2,194	0	0	0.0
2007 Q2	2,352	0	0	0.0
2007 Q1	744	0	0	0.0
2006 Q4	2,784	3	1	1077.6
2006 Q3	3,104	0	0	0.0
2006 Q2	3,988	0	0	0.0
2006 Q1	1,056	0	0	0.0
2005 Q4	2,450	0	0	0.0
2005 Q3	2,806	3	0	1069.1
2005 Q2	2,437	0	0	0.0
2005 Q1	1,217	0	0	0.0
2004 Q4	1,649	0	0	0.0
2004 Q3	2,232	0	0	0.0
2004 Q2	2,418	0	0	0.0
2004 Q1	1,054	2	0	1897.5
2003 Q4	1,986	0	0	0.0
2003 Q3	2,408	0	0	0.0
2003 Q2	2,431	9	1	3702.2
2003 Q1	1,997	0	0	0.0
2002 Q4	1,911	0	0	0.0
2002 Q3	2,637	0	0	0.0
2002 Q2	650	1	0	1538.5
2002 Q1	1,271	0	0	0.0
2001 Q4	2,086	0	0	0.0
2001 Q3	1,925	0	0	0.0
2001 Q2	644	0	0	0.0
2001 Q1	204	0	0	0.0
2000 Q4	1,722	0	0	0.0
2000 Q3	1,310	6	2	4580.2
2000 Q2	2,673	0	0	0.0
2000 Q1	1,380	0	0	0.0

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2016 · 1 incident

June 6, 2016 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Eureka Stone Quarry Inc · Fall from machine

Employee slipped on the crusher framework and fell onto back.

1997 · 1 incident

June 4, 1997 PA · Metal/Non-Metal OTHER

Eureka Stone Quarry Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data

PIN SLIPPED OUT OF HAND.

1996 · 1 incident

March 12, 1996 PA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Eureka Stone Quarry Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

FELL ON ICE.

1993 · 1 incident

January 14, 1993 PA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Eureka Stone Quarry Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHEN MOVING A OIL DRUM CUT RIGHT AND LEFT INDEX FINGERS SUTURE NEEDED TO CLOSE CUTS.

1991 · 2 incidents

August 5, 1991 PA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OTHER

Eureka Stone Quarry Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

CUTTING GRASS AND STEPPED ON YELLOWJACKET NEST.

February 22, 1991 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Eureka Stone Quarry Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

HE WAS CLEAING OUT A TRAILER. HAD A ALLERGICE REACTION TO SOMETHING IN THE TRAILER.

1990 · 1 incident

October 24, 1990 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY

Eureka Stone Quarry Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PER REQUEST;CLEANING ROCK OUT OF CRUSHER WHEN STONE FELL ON LEFT HAND AND JAMMED THUMB.

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