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York Plant: 17 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
York, York County, PA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3608800

York Plant has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $151 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1999–2018
Latest incident
Jan 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
17
citations
2
significant & substantial
$2,700
proposed penalties
$2,549
paid to date
94% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $151 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
60
inspections on record
1,019
inspection hours
1.7
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.
17 citations across 1,019 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

York Plant has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $151 outstanding across 3 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$151
outstanding
16 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $425 in penalties contested before the Commission, $325 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-06-22.
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.
11.8%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
11.8%
reasonably likely or greater
17.6%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 5.9% none, 29.4% low, 64.7% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
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.
4 citations taken to the federal commission · 24% of citations on record
  • Settled 3 · 75%
  • Vacated or withdrawn 1 · 25%
24%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$425 proposed, $325 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 2021-07-14.
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.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
PENN 2009-765M Settlement 2010 $200 → $100
PENN 2021-0096 Settlement Simonton 2021 $125 → $125
PENN 2011-51M Settlement Lesnick 2011 $100 → $100
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
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: 2025-04-24
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
22
samples
11
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz7
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg7
  • Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz4
  • Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz3
Show the individual readings (22)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2025-04-24 Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz 0 Truck Driver
2025-04-24 Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2025-04-24 Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz 0.13 Laborer, Bullgang
2023-11-14 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 0.79 10 0.08 Front-end Loader Operator
2023-07-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2023-07-12 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.45 Crusher Oper/Worker
2020-03-03 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 0.55 10 0.06 Crusher Oper/Worker
2020-03-03 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 0.88 10 0.09 Laborer, Bullgang
2020-03-03 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 0.58 10 0.06 Mechanic
2017-05-02 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.33 10 0.03 Crusher Oper/Worker
2017-05-02 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2011-04-05 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.4 10 0.04 Laborer, Bullgang
2011-04-05 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2011-04-05 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Mechanic
2011-04-05 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.34 10 0.03 Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-09-30 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-09-30 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.24 10 0.02 Utility Man
2009-09-30 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.26 10 0.03 Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-06-09 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2004-06-09 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.3 10 0.03 Laborer, Bullgang
2004-06-09 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.49 10 0.05 Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-06-09 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
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.

York Plant recorded 0.00 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.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below 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 * 0.00 0.00 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 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2019 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2018 * 6.17 6.17 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.
Ownership history
  1. Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC 1999 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 10
2025 14
2024 14
2023 14
2022 14
2021 14
2020 13
2019 13
2018 13
2017 15
2016 15
2015 13
2014 10
2013 10
2012 10
2011 10
2010 12
2009 15
2008 16
2007 17
2006 18
2005 18
2004 14
2003 7
2002 5
2001 3
2000 10
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

York Plant sits in York County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
York County, Pennsylvania · Population 459,312
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$82,238
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 6,556 1 0 152.5
2026 Q1 3,929 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 4,930 1 1 202.8
2025 Q3 7,163 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 6,106 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 6,695 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 7,101 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 7,366 0 0 0.0
Show 98 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 7,589 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 5,885 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 6,133 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 6,765 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 6,633 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 7,231 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 7,184 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 8,115 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 6,746 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 7,183 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 7,043 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 7,923 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 7,773 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 7,254 1 0 137.9
2020 Q4 8,434 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 8,092 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 7,598 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 8,282 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 8,410 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 9,880 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 9,457 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 7,391 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 7,578 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 9,214 1 0 108.5
2018 Q2 8,158 1 0 122.6
2018 Q1 7,439 1 1 134.4
2017 Q4 8,338 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 8,888 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 8,293 1 0 120.6
2017 Q1 7,662 1 0 130.5
2016 Q4 7,905 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 8,934 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 8,705 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 7,279 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 8,225 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 7,641 1 0 130.9
2015 Q2 6,093 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 5,113 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 5,834 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 5,914 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 4,898 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 3,723 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 5,124 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 6,037 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 5,936 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 4,988 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 5,135 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 5,913 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 5,674 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 5,274 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 5,070 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 5,815 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 5,872 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 3,732 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 5,438 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 6,551 1 0 152.6
2010 Q2 6,285 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 2,337 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 6,344 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 8,375 1 0 119.4
2009 Q2 8,903 2 0 224.6
2009 Q1 4,268 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 7,323 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 9,287 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 7,631 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 3,949 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 7,146 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 8,903 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 9,566 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 8,263 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 10,017 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 11,001 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 11,743 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 10,711 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 9,468 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 10,542 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 10,778 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 8,072 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 7,737 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 9,161 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 8,480 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 6,975 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 6,760 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 8,264 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,183 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,183 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 6,099 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,663 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,426 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,026 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,470 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,659 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,228 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 685 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 5,415 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 6,013 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 6,136 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 3,301 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2018 · 1 incident

January 30, 2018 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Fall from machine

Employee was climbing down the loader ladder when EE's right foot slipped causing EE to fall on EE's right knee.

2014 · 1 incident

July 31, 2014 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

While working on conveyor the employee reached for a part and felt a pain in his back.

2013 · 1 incident

December 31, 2013 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee strained left calve muscle picking up screen cloth.

2011 · 1 incident

September 9, 2011 PA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Fall from ladders

Employee lost balance when foot slipped off ladder causing him to fall approx 4ft to the ground causing him to hit his head and fracture his ankle.

2009 · 1 incident

April 17, 2009 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

Employee was walking across the catwalk positioning himself to help in a screen removal. The catwalk slid off the edge, allowing the employee to fall down and into a product chute. The employee did not go to the doctor until 7/24/2009, at this time the injury became MSHA reportable.

2007 · 1 incident

September 5, 2007 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE has a reportable hearing loss. EE experienced a reportable injury to his right ear on 10/17/05.

2005 · 1 incident

October 17, 2005 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Contact with hot objects or substances

A piece of hot slag entered the EE right ear canal after using a torch on a grizzly feeder. EE had surgery on December 16 which made this claim reportable.

2004 · 1 incident

June 9, 2004 PA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was working on tail pulley of a conveyer. The guard that protects this point was flipped up but not secured. The guard flipped down to its closed position striking the ee's fingertip. Tip of left index finger was struck. EE received stitches and finger was splinted for a break.

2001 · 1 incident

September 10, 2001 PA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS CARRYING HIS TOOLBOX IN HIS RIGHT HAND FROM THE OIL STORAGE CONTAINER TO THE WELDING TRUCK WHEN HIS RIGHT FOOT CONTACTED THE CHANNELBASE OF A METAL ROLLER STAND CAUSING HIS RIGHT F OOT AND ANKLE TO TWIST.

1999 · 1 incident

June 14, 1999 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHEN PLACING SLINGS ON PLATFORM FOR CRANE TO LIFT, PLATFORM TIPPED AND HUNG UP ON HANDRAIL. BECAUSE PLATFORM WAS ON THE GROUND, EE MANUALLY FREED THE PLATFORM FROM THE RAIL CAUSING THE RAIL TO SLIP AND PLATFORM TO FALL PINNING EE'S LEG.