Mining Incidents

THORNDALE QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal

Frazier Quarry Inc · Surface
Timberville, VA, Rockingham County, VA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4406650

THORNDALE QUARRY has $2K 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
3
Years on record
1991–2023
Latest incident
May 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2011
13
citations
1
significant & substantial
$1,780
proposed penalties
$1,780
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2011
23
inspections on record
395
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: 395 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

THORNDALE QUARRY has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
13 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-05-16.
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 1,488 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,792 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 2,744 2 0 728.9
2025 Q1 1,382 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,170 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,999 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 793 1 1 1261.0
2024 Q1 2,455 1 0 407.3
Show 39 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 3,019 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 3,528 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 3,795 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 4,062 2 0 492.4
2022 Q4 1,434 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 2,547 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 4,461 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 2,681 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 683 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 651 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 687 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 654 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 648 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 715 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 674 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 679 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 2,892 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,141 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 608 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,834 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,517 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 683 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1,903 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 598 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 625 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 609 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 508 2 0 3937.0
2013 Q4 639 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 625 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 710 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 637 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 649 2 0 3081.7
2012 Q3 632 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,381 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 2,250 2 0 888.9
2011 Q4 739 1 0 1353.2
2011 Q3 839 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 2,017 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 162 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2023 · 1 incident

May 12, 2023 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Frazier Quarry Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

On 5/12/2023 at approximately 4:40pm EE was removing a trough roller from under a crusher plant. While EE was pulling the roller EE mashed right thumb between the roller frame and the frame of the crusher. EE was treated at the ER and received 2 stitches and a fracture to a bone in thumb. EE was put on restricted duty.

2022 · 1 incident

August 10, 2022 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Frazier Quarry Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Miner was working the maintenance crew installing a belt on a conveyor. EE was threading a belt around a tail pulley. While pulling on the belt the miner strained left hand causing swelling and pain.

1991 · 1 incident

April 23, 1991 VA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Frazier Quarry Inc · Fall from machine

INJURED WAS DISMOUNTING BACKHOE AFTER HELPING REPLACE A BLOWN HYDRAULIC HOSE.THE INJURED APPARENTLY LOST HIS FOOTING WHEN HE STEPPED ONTO THE TRACK AND FELL TWO FEET TO THE GROUND,INJURING HIS NOSE AND BRUISING HIS FOREHEAD.AFTER RECEIVING MEDICAL ATTENTION,IT WAS LEARNED THAT HE RECEIVED STITCHES FOR A NOSE LACERATION AND HAD POSSIBLY BROKEN THE NOSE.

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