Whitehall Quarry #113 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
14
Years on record
1986–2009
Latest incident
Apr 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
18
citations
5
significant & substantial
$5,148
proposed penalties
$3,660
paid to date
71% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,488 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: 355 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Whitehall Quarry #113 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
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
16 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $6K in penalties contested before the Commission, $3K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2010-07-02.
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.
3citations taken to the federal commission · 17% of citations on record
Settled
2 · 67%
Vacated or withdrawn
1 · 33%
67%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 3 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
58%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$6K proposed, $3K 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 2011-03-11.
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: 2009-04-28, 17 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
6
samples
4
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz4
Respirable dust, <.1mg2
Show the individual readings (6)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2009-04-28
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.18
0.95
0.19
Truck Driver
2009-04-28
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2004-06-23
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.28
1.38
0.20
Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-06-23
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.15
0.87
0.17
Laborer, Bullgang
2004-06-23
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.18
1.07
0.17
Truck Driver
2004-06-23
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
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.
Whitehall Quarry #113 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
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
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 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2006 *
0.00
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
2011
7
2010
8
2009
9
2008
9
2007
10
2006
14
2005
15
2004
15
2003
17
2002
17
2001
18
2000
23
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Whitehall Quarry #113 sits in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Lehigh County, Pennsylvania · Population 375,408
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$77,493
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
2011 Q2
2,126
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
1,955
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
3,032
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
3,936
2
2
508.1
2010 Q2
4,046
3
0
741.5
2010 Q1
1,976
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
3,497
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
3,904
0
0
0.0
Show 37 earlier quartersHide earlier quarters
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2009 Q2
3,681
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
2,457
2
0
814.0
2008 Q4
4,676
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
5,672
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
5,613
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
4,325
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
6,184
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
7,964
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
6,265
1
1
159.6
2007 Q1
5,057
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
5,927
1
0
168.7
2006 Q3
6,743
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
9,968
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
5,725
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
9,512
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
11,707
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
10,182
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
6,256
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
10,874
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
9,950
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
10,272
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
6,180
1
0
161.8
2003 Q4
9,975
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
9,533
3
1
314.7
2003 Q2
9,339
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
6,469
3
1
463.8
2002 Q4
8,742
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
9,675
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
9,506
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
5,498
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
9,449
1
0
105.8
2001 Q3
10,218
1
0
97.9
2001 Q2
9,926
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
5,307
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
8,780
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
7,365
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
7,365
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
14 on file
2009 · 1 incident
April 20, 2009PA · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE WAS LOADING TRUCK UNDER BIN. HE PULLED TO OPEN BIN & FILL TRUCK. WHEN TRUCK WAS FULL HE PUSEDLEVER TO CLOSE BIN. AS HE WAS CLOSING BIN A LARGE AMOUNT OF STONE FELL INTO BIN OPENING FORCING LEVER BACK OPEN & PUSHED EE ARM & WRIST BACK CAUSING A SPRAIN & PULLED MUSCLE
1998 · 2 incidents
November 19, 1998PA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EE WAS BENDING OVER WITH SCRAPER IN HAND PREPARING TO CLEAN OUT UNDER CONVEYOR BELT AT PRIMARY CRUSHER. HE STEPPED FORWARD WITH LEFT FOOT & POULLED DIRT PILE. FELT A SHARP PAIN AROUND & BELOW HIS LEFT KNEE.
1997 · 4 incidents
June 28, 1997PA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE HAD PREVIOUSLY ASISTED IN THE REMOVAL OF A CRUSHER BRAKER BAR THOUGH AN OPENING IN THE PRIMARY CRUSHER UPPER PLATFORM (3'X6'). EMPLOYEE PROCEEDED ON ANTOHER TASK WHICH INVOLVED DELIV ERING WEAR PLATES THROUGH THE PRIMARY CRUSHER THROAT. THE EMPLOYEE LEFT THIS POSITION AND PROCEEDED TO THE AFOREMENTIONED PLATFORM AND STEPPED THROUGH THE OPENING, FALLING APPROX 21'6" TO A L
June 13, 1997PA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSTEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
EMPLOYEE'S COAT SLEEVE CAUGHT ON THE SAFETY CHAIN HOOK CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL TO THE GROUND.
1992 · 1 incident
March 12, 1992PA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEEW AS INSTALLING A 3/8" 30"X30" WEAR PLATE IN NEW RAP SYSTEM FEED CHUTE TO TELSMITH SCREEN. WHILE TRYING TO POSITION THE WEAR PLATE IN PLACE, EMPLOYEE FELT A MUSCLE PULL IN GROIN AREA. LATER (ON 03-30-92) EMPLOYEE FELT A MUSCLE PULL IN SAME AREA WILL CARRYING 5 GAL. CAN OF OIL TO PUG MILL. SENT EMPLOYEE TO DOCTOR, DISCOVERED HERNIA LEFT SIDE GROIN.
WALKING UP THE STEPS TO CHECK THE BINS WHEN HE REACHED THE TOP FLIGHT OF STEPS NOSE STARTED TO BLEED
1986 · 1 incident
June 21, 1986PA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
ON SAT JUNE 21 1986 AT 9AM I.NAME WAS GOING TO LOAD A TRUCK WITH 2A MODIFIED AS I.NAME WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL THE PIN WHICH HOLDS THE HANDLE IN A CLOSED POSITION (THE HANDLE IS USED TO OPEN 2A MOD GATE) & STA3DING NEXT TO STEPS LEADING DOWN FROM PLATFORM HE OVERTREAD HIS RT ANKLE I.NAME THEN FELL DOWN THE THREE STEPS SIDEWAYS TRUCKER NOTICED HIM FALL & I.NAME THEN GOT UP & SAT ON P