Mining Incidents

Bloomsburg Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Heidelberg Materials AG
Bloomsburg, Columbia County, PA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3605953

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2002–2024
Latest incident
Mar 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
54
citations
7
significant & substantial
$7,496
proposed penalties
$7,194
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 3,648 2 0 548.2
2025 Q3 5,199 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 3,456 1 0 289.4
2024 Q4 2,618 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 4,190 2 0 477.3
2024 Q1 2,347 2 0 852.2
2023 Q4 5,152 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 5,304 2 0 377.1
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

2024 · 1 incident

2019 · 1 incident

October 28, 2019 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Heidelberg Materials Northeast LLC · Fall onto or against objects

While descending a ladder employee lost footing and fell sideways. Employee cut arm on an unknown piece of metal. Employee was taken to the hospital where employee received seven staples to close the wound. Employee released back to work with no restrictions.

2015 · 1 incident

November 10, 2015 PA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Heidelberg Materials Northeast LLC · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was turning flat rock stuck in cone crusher and lost his balance when the rock moved and banged his knee on the crusher feed inlet. He later felt pain in his knee and it started to swell. He went to the ER and was X-rayed and diagnosed with a sprain. He was given an immobilizer and crutches to use as instructed and to follow up in 3 to 7 days with a physician.

2002 · 1 incident

December 9, 2002 PA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Heidelberg Materials Northeast LLC · Contact with hot objects or substances

WHILE CUTTING STEEL PLATE WITH OXY-ACT TORCH, TIP SLAGGED OVER & THE TORCH WENT OUT. EE BRUSHED TIP WITH GLOVED HAND TO KNOCK DIRT AWAY & THE TORCH REIGNITED BEFORE HE COULD PULL HIS HAND AWAY .