VINTONDALE QUARRY has $17K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2019–2025
Latest incident
Sep 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2019
87
citations
7
significant & substantial
$16,920
proposed penalties
$16,920
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 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: 562 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Imminent-danger orders
ⓘ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: 2020-06-16.
On record since 2020.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.
VINTONDALE QUARRY has $17K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$17K
proposed penalties
$17K
current assessed
$17K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
85 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $631 in penalties contested before the Commission, $631 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-06-09.
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.
1citations taken to the federal commission · 1% of citations on record
Settled
1 · 100%
100%
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%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$631 proposed, $631 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 2020-08-26.
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: 2026-06-09
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
22
samples
4
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg16
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz6
Show the individual readings (22)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2026-06-09
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2026-06-09
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2026-06-09
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2025-10-27
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.14
0.67
0.21
Front-end Loader Operator
2025-10-27
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.16
0.23
0.70
Dry Screen Plant Operator
2025-10-27
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.31
0.32
0.97
Laborer, Bullgang
2025-10-27
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2023-11-29
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Backhoe Operator
2023-11-29
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Laborer, Bullgang
2022-11-16
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2022-05-03
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Laborer, Bullgang
2022-05-03
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Complete Load-Haul-Dump
2022-05-03
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2022-05-03
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Dry Screen Plant Operator
2021-11-24
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2021-11-24
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.15
0.33
0.45
Laborer, Bullgang
2020-12-02
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2020-12-02
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2019-05-21
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.17
Welder, etc.
2019-05-21
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.15
Truck Driver
2019-05-21
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2019-05-21
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Dry Screen Plant 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.
VINTONDALE QUARRY recorded 18.08 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.
Injury rate, 2025
ⓘ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.
18.08
total case rate
12.05
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above 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 Pennsylvania, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 2.07 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 *
18.08
12.05
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 *
17.86
0.00
0.000
2019 *
5.44
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
2026
13
2025
14
2024
23
2023
23
2022
36
2021
40
2020
27
2019
22
2018
15
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
VINTONDALE QUARRY sits in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.7% 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.
Cambria County, Pennsylvania · Population 132,355
0.7%
Mining share of county employment
$56,292
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
2026 Q2
8,051
1
0
124.2
2026 Q1
2,709
0
0
0.0
2025 Q4
9,932
4
0
402.7
2025 Q3
9,056
1
0
110.4
2025 Q2
9,588
2
1
208.6
2025 Q1
4,618
3
0
649.6
2024 Q4
9,144
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
10,785
0
0
0.0
Show 25 earlier quartersHide earlier quarters
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
10,983
2
0
182.1
2024 Q1
5,098
0
0
0.0
2023 Q4
8,519
3
0
352.2
2023 Q3
10,725
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
11,701
3
0
256.4
2023 Q1
7,268
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
8,501
3
0
352.9
2022 Q3
11,629
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
10,401
13
0
1249.9
2022 Q1
7,798
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
9,542
3
0
314.4
2021 Q3
11,127
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
11,177
3
0
268.4
2021 Q1
7,153
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
8,476
4
2
471.9
2020 Q3
10,703
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
9,455
4
0
423.1
2020 Q1
4,967
5
0
1006.6
2019 Q4
8,523
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
10,442
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
10,757
13
2
1208.5
2019 Q1
7,030
16
1
2276.0
2018 Q4
7,789
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
9,210
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
2,400
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file
2025 · 3 incidents
September 30, 2025PA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
IW was in the process of loosening a hydraulic coupler on a boom cylinder when EE was sprayed with hydraulic fluid. This resulted in a laceration on EE's nose, and hydraulic fluid in EE's eyes.
March 19, 2025PA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
Coworker was replacing a cutting edge on a front-end loader. While tightening the new bolts, coworker bent over to move the 1" air impact gun from one bolt to the next and felt a "pop" in EE's right shoulder.
January 2, 2025PA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE was removing a head pulley when it slipped and rolled onto EE's left pinky finger, causing it to get pinched, which resulted in EE receiving two sutures. EE was wearing thick gloves at the time of the incident.
2020 · 3 incidents
October 29, 2020PA · Metal/Non-Metaldry screening plant operator, screen house operatorDISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
EE developed tennis elbow while removing bolts from a jaw crusher. EE informed management of the injury on 11/11/2020. EE received treatment on 11/13/2020
EE was removing rock from crusher jam due to a deflector plate falling over the opening of the cone crusher at the end of EE's shift. EE reported pain on Monday 8/24.
May 7, 2020PA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EE WAS CUTTING V-BELTS THAT HAD BECOME ENTANGLED AROUND THE MOTOR SHAFT OF THE HP - 300. THE BLADE OF THE UTILITY KNIFE EE WAS USING SLIPPED AND CUT THROUGH THE EMPLOYEE'S GLOVE CUTTING EMPLOYEE'S HAND.
The employee was changing worn counterweights in a cone crusher. The crusher base had some sand still stuck to the side walls of the crusher. When changing weights, dust fell into the employees eye causing a scratched eye.
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