Summit Station, Schuylkill County,
PA
·
Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 3600246
Summit Station 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
24
Years on record
1985–2013
Latest incident
Nov 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
39
citations
4
significant & substantial
$4,762
proposed penalties
$4,593
paid to date
96% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $169 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: 636 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Summit Station 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
39 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $524 in penalties contested before the Commission, $425 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-10-19.
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.
2citations taken to the federal commission · 5% of citations on record
Settled
1 · 50%
Vacated or withdrawn
1 · 50%
0%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
19%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$524 proposed, $425 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 2008-04-22.
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: 2014-07-02, 12 years ago
23%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
18
samples
13
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz133 over
Respirable dust, <.1mg4
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (18)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2004-08-24
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.72
0.43
1.67
Utility Man
2003-12-04
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.49
0.42
1.17
Crusher Oper/Worker
2003-12-04
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
1.47
0.4
3.68
Utility Man
2014-07-02
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2014-07-02
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.48
Front-end Loader Operator
2012-05-31
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.52
2.95
0.18
Front-end Loader Operator
2012-05-31
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.22
0.57
0.39
Crusher Oper/Worker
2012-05-31
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.12
0.29
0.41
Cleanup Man
2012-05-31
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2007-07-31
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.25
0.58
0.43
Crusher Oper/Worker
2007-07-31
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.3
0.4
0.75
Utility Man
2005-07-07
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.23
1.76
0.13
Front-end Loader Operator
2005-07-07
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.15
0.36
0.42
Utility Man
2005-07-07
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2004-08-24
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.28
0.56
0.50
Truck Driver
2004-08-24
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.28
0.53
0.53
Front-end Loader Operator
2004-06-04
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.28
0.37
0.76
Crusher Oper/Worker
2003-12-04
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
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.
Summit Station Quarry recorded 0.00 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.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below 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 Pennsylvania, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 3.91 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 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2007 *
7.61
0.00
0.000
2006 *
33.39
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
2022
1
2021
2
2020
2
2019
3
2018
6
2017
6
2016
7
2015
6
2014
6
2013
7
2012
7
2011
7
2010
7
2009
8
2008
11
2007
11
2006
14
2005
14
2004
11
2003
12
2002
11
2001
10
2000
10
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Summit Station Quarry sits in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 1.1% 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.
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania · Population 143,259
1.1%
Mining share of county employment
$66,901
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
2022 Q3
14
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
276
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
624
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
997
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
1,031
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
1,076
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
986
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
1,099
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2020 Q3
1,175
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
878
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
1,038
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
1,544
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
1,773
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
543
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
1,146
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
2,923
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
4,164
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
4,662
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
1,951
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
4,303
1
0
232.4
2017 Q3
4,064
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
4,284
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
1,733
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
3,679
1
0
271.8
2016 Q3
2,559
2
0
781.6
2016 Q2
6,033
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
3,069
1
0
325.8
2015 Q4
2,253
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
3,996
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
5,558
1
1
179.9
2015 Q1
1,853
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
3,740
1
0
267.4
2014 Q3
3,418
2
1
585.1
2014 Q2
5,454
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
2,752
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
4,167
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
4,824
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
4,088
3
0
733.9
2013 Q1
1,994
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
3,354
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
4,559
2
0
438.7
2012 Q2
2,996
2
0
667.6
2012 Q1
2,657
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
3,160
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
4,335
2
0
461.4
2011 Q2
4,634
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
1,849
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
3,746
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
3,944
1
0
253.5
2010 Q2
4,547
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
2,042
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
3,659
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
6,080
4
1
657.9
2009 Q2
5,633
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
1,809
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
4,544
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
4,262
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
7,055
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
4,921
2
0
406.4
2007 Q4
5,959
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
6,324
2
0
316.3
2007 Q2
6,654
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
7,359
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
6,371
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
7,149
3
1
419.6
2006 Q2
7,333
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
9,098
2
0
219.8
2005 Q4
8,277
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
7,431
1
0
134.6
2005 Q2
7,548
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
7,229
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
6,520
3
0
460.1
2004 Q3
7,726
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
7,174
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
5,172
1
0
193.3
2003 Q4
7,189
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
6,563
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
8,835
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
7,241
1
0
138.1
2002 Q4
6,809
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
7,625
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
6,475
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
6,386
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
6,951
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
6,823
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
6,045
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
5,430
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
6,221
1
0
160.7
2000 Q3
7,719
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
6,009
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
6,132
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
24 on file
2013 · 1 incident
November 2, 2013PA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pennsy Supply Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee pinched pinky finger while trying to adjust wooden platform. Laceration to right pinky finger, four sutures.
Was dismounting from water truck. Lost footing on step and fell backward. Grabbed steering wheel and jerked left elbow in the process of stopping fall.
Employee was cutting belting, knife slipped and he cut the top of his left hand.
2006 · 6 incidents
October 10, 2006PA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pennsy Supply Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
He was helping set the tightness of a gyrapheric crusher and pinched his left ring finger. I reported this on a 7000-1 on 10/12/06 but it is not showing up in the system.
September 14, 2006PA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pennsy Supply Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Side skirting was being re-installed to conveyor. A pry-bar techique is used to get rubber back into position. A slip occurred during prying process causing bar to pinch left ring finger tip.
July 10, 2006PA · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Operating a loader with no ride control and he developed pain in back. This was a temporary replacement for regular ride control loader. (This accident was denied and only picked up as a reportable recently.)
March 22, 2006PA · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSTEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
March 9, 2006PA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
UNKOWN - EMPLOYEE WAS OPERAING R-35 EUCLID WHEN HE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE CHEST PAINS & NUMBNESS IN LEFT ARM. EMPLOYE ESTILL UNDERGOING TESTIN GTO DETERMINE EXACT CASE/PROBLEM/TREATMENT.
January 31, 1995PA · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON 988B LOADER TIRE TAKING OFF A HYDRAULIC HOSE. EMPLOYEE'S FOOT SLIPPED ON HYDRAULIC OIL CAUSING HIM TO FALL HEAD FIRST INTO THE LOADER BUCKET. EMPLOYEE'S HEAD WAS CUT, REQUIRING 9 STITCHES. EMPLOYEE ALSO SUFFERED FROM BRUISED RIBS.
1993 · 3 incidents
July 5, 1993PA · Metal/Non-Metalquality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistantSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
HE WAS TAKING THE BOLTS OUT OF A HAMMER ON THE VSI CRUSHER WHEN THE RETAING DEVICE ON THE 1" XXXXXXXX AIR GUN CAME LOOSE IT EMBEDDED IN HIS THUMB AREA.
EMP. WAS DESCENDING THE CAB OF THE EUCLID HE WAS OPERATING WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE LADDER FROM THE CAB.
1987 · 1 incident
March 16, 1987PA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON AN R-35 EUCLID. HE FELL FROM CATWALK ON EUCLID, CUTTING HIS RIGHT ELBOW, AND BRUISING RIGHT HIP AS WELL AS BACK. ELBOW LACERATION REQUIRED SUTURES.