Mining Incidents

Principio Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by David J Stewart
Port Deposit, Cecil County, MD  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1800812

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2022–2026
Latest incident
May 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2022
33
citations
9
significant & substantial
$6,622
proposed penalties
$6,622
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 15,196 2 0 131.6
2025 Q3 13,404 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 16,632 2 0 120.3
2025 Q1 1,034 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 800 3 1 3750.0
2024 Q1 13,703 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 15,893 3 1 188.8
2023 Q3 1,372 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2026 · 1 incident

2024 · 1 incident

March 13, 2024 MD · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
York Building Products Co Inc · Struck by falling object

Employee was tightening a bolt on Crusher 2 (CR2) with a torque wrench and torque multiplier. After tightening bolt, the torque multiplier came loose and dropped. Employee reacted by attempting to catch the multiplier. The multiplier jammed employee's left hand.

2023 · 2 incidents

September 25, 2023 MD · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
York Building Products Co Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE was cleaning up the work area and went to move some jugs of fluid, approximately 2.5 gallons, when EE twisted and tweaked their back.

June 16, 2023 MD · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
York Building Products Co Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was finishing service job when closing engine bay door on excavator and pinched finger. Resulted in laceration to finger.

2022 · 1 incident

October 10, 2022 MD · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
York Building Products Co Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee got finger pinched between aerial lift basket and a wall fracturing the left middle finger tip.