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Roderick J Valente controller

MSHA controller ID: M09141

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
5
Mines on record
1
Years on record
2006–2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
579
citations
190
significant & substantial
$1,053,568
proposed penalties
$534,504
paid to date
51% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $519,064 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
185
inspections on record
2,941
inspection hours
19.7
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.
579 citations across 2,941 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
ⓘ Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$1.1M
proposed penalties
$720K
current assessed
$535K
paid to date
$185K
outstanding
568 assessments are final orders; 16 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-03.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2022
1 (1f)
2021
1
2016
1
2014
1
2006
1

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
October 1, 2022 NY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · MACHINERY
R J Valente Gravel · Struck by falling object

A Grove RT765E-2 crane was in use to install a motor into a Caterpillar 773B haul truck on level 3 in the quarry, when the auxiliary line broke, dropping the ball/hook onto a miner below, resulting in a fatal injury

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