Mining Incidents

Stoney Top North Metal/Non-Metal

J & E Flagstone · Surface
Controlled by John W Helvig
Friendsville, Susquehanna County, PA  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 3608949

Stoney Top North has $4K 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
8
Years on record
2001–2011
Latest incident
Jun 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
25
citations
10
significant & substantial
$3,544
proposed penalties
$3,544
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
35
inspections on record
359
inspection hours
n/a
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: 359 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Stoney Top North has $4K 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
25 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-08-13.
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 360 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 440 2 1 4545.5
2025 Q2 680 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 640 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 880 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 640 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 0 1 0
2023 Q4 888 0 0 0.0
Show 80 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q3 480 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,080 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q4 960 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 0 0 0
2022 Q2 0 0 0
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q4 0 0 0
2021 Q3 720 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 0 0 0
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 0 0 0
2020 Q3 506 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 120 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 0 0 0
2019 Q4 392 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 480 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 797 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 200 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 619 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 565 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 448 2 1 4464.3
2017 Q3 1,584 1 0 631.3
2017 Q2 552 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 669 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 1,236 1 0 809.1
2016 Q2 0 0 0
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 720 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,102 2 0 1814.9
2015 Q2 0 0 0
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 1,395 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 1,964 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1,912 6 4 3138.1
2014 Q1 728 2 1 2747.3
2013 Q4 736 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,928 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,703 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 899 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,255 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 3,380 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 3,051 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 2,294 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,584 1 0 631.3
2011 Q3 3,450 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 2,745 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 396 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 2,480 2 1 806.5
2010 Q3 3,771 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 2,057 3 2 1458.4
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 440 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,792 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 665 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 104 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 440 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,631 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,027 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 0 0 0
2005 Q2 2,355 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 2,362 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 3,673 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 4,599 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 4,835 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 2,796 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,104 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,368 1 0 422.3
2003 Q2 3,702 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 3,299 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 4,749 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 6,621 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 6,871 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,716 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 5,108 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 2,784 1 0 359.2
2001 Q2 5,004 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2011 · 1 incident

June 21, 2011 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
J & E Flagstone · Struck by flying object

Splitting stone with hammer & chisel, piece of metal chisel hit/cut right cheek-cleaned/peroxide/firstaid was applied & nothing appeared to be in cut. The following 2 days cut remained the same. 6/24/11 the cut was black and blue and swollen. 6/24/11 x-ray did show small metal piece in cheek, to be removed today 6/27/11

2004 · 2 incidents

August 3, 2004 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
J & E Flagstone · Struck by falling object

TURNED AWAY FROM HIS PIECE OF STONE TO WALK AWAY AND THE PIECE OF STONE FELL ON BACK OF LEFT ANKLE. IT WAS SCRAPED & STARTED TO SWELL SLIGHTLY. APPLIED ICE & WAS TAKEN TO DOCTOR'S. FOLLOW UP APPT REPORTED HE WOULD BE BACK TO WORK ON 8/9/04 AND WOULD BE FINE.

June 24, 2004 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
J & E Flagstone · Struck by flying object

Cleaning a piece of stone with a hammer and chisel when a piece of stone flew up under safety glass and into eye (left) and stuck. Tried to flush out - wouldn't move. Then went to doctors. Doctor removed piece of stone. Prescribed eye drops & released.

2002 · 3 incidents

August 3, 2002 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
J & E Flagstone · Struck by falling object

WHILE HANDLING A PIECE OF FLAGSTONE, EE LOST HIS BALANCE & STONE FELL ON INSIDE OF HIS RIGHT ANKLE. SPRAINED ANKLE.

July 22, 2002 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
J & E Flagstone · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS PLACING A PIECE OF STONE ON A PALLET WHEN IT SLID BETWEEN THE BOARDS - PINCHING EE'S FINGER BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF STONE. LACERATION OF RIGHT RING FINGER.

May 20, 2002 PA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec OTHER
J & E Flagstone · Unclassified, insufficient data

LOW BACK STRAIN WHEN RETURNING FROM LUNCH, DID NOT KNOW CAUSE.

2001 · 2 incidents

April 30, 2001 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
J & E Flagstone · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING WHILE THROWING A SMALL PIECE OF STONE AND FELT A "POP" IN HIS BACK, HE THEN BEGAN TO FEEL PAIN IN HIS BACK.

April 16, 2001 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
J & E Flagstone · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STRUCK SPLITTING WEDGE WITH HAMMER, HAMMER BOUNCED OFF SPLITTING WEDGE AND STRUCK LEFT HAND. SWELLING OCCURRED, BRUISING.

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