Mining Incidents

Ottsville Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Heidelberg Materials AG
Ottsville, Bucks County, PA  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 3600036

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2000–2015
Latest incident
Dec 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
42
citations
9
significant & substantial
$7,734
proposed penalties
$6,591
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 1,099 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 600 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 463 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 544 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 852 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 896 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 981 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 871 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

4 on file

2015 · 1 incident

December 9, 2015 PA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hanson Aggregates BMC, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Injured worker was lifting a metal 5 Gal. bucket of stone onto a pick up truck. The injured worker stated he felt uncomfortable pain in his abdomen while doing this. Later in the day,the Emp had increased unbearable pain.The EE was transported by ambulance to hospital where he was treated for hernia. The EE was released to modified duty work with a restriction of no heavy lifting.

2008 · 2 incidents

July 11, 2008 PA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator OTHER
Hanson Aggregates BMC, Inc. · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Loader operator felt slight pain in his knee while going up the ladder at the asphalt plant.

March 9, 2008 PA · Metal/Non-Metal INUNDATION
Hanson Aggregates BMC, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

Creek/Pond from private property breeched on 03/9/08 due to excesive rain. It then came thru the quarry over the high wall taking out the #10 screen pile leaving from 4ft to 50ft of water into the pit. Noone was working at the time and no quipment harm was done. All areas were secured on Monday morning 3/10/08 before the quarry was open. DEP was contacted on for this event.

2000 · 1 incident

August 16, 2000 PA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hanson Aggregates BMC, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE LATER STATED THAT HE TWISTED HIS BACK AT WORK WHILE SHOVELING STONE FROM CATWALK.