Mining Incidents

Empire Blended Products Inc Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Randy Gornitzky
Bayville, Ocean County, NJ  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2800539

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
2009–2026
Latest incident
Jan 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
158
citations
49
significant & substantial
$37,627
proposed penalties
$35,838
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 9,850 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 9,658 12 3 1242.5
2025 Q2 10,568 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 8,579 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 11,306 5 2 442.2
2024 Q3 9,535 2 2 209.8
2024 Q2 10,025 7 3 698.3
2024 Q1 10,291 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

13 on file

2026 · 1 incident

January 30, 2026 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Empire Blended Products Inc · Struck by flying object

Employee was working in a dusty area and also working in an area that there was welding being performed

2025 · 1 incident

2024 · 2 incidents

November 6, 2024 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Empire Blended Products Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was putting down a 100 lb bag when EE felt a sharp pain in their back.

May 1, 2024 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Empire Blended Products Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was running palletizer, when EE brought the table back EE's right index finger got caught in the pinch between the first and second table.

2023 · 2 incidents

November 29, 2023 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Empire Blended Products Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Railing broke after employee leaned over it to unjam a bag causing EE to fall and sprain their back.

July 5, 2023 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Empire Blended Products Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee was working on palletizer and pinched a finger on the bed of palletizer, scraping some skin off.

2022 · 1 incident

November 29, 2022 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Empire Blended Products Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee went to grab a bag of sand as it was falling off palletizer and hurt/sprained elbow.

2021 · 2 incidents

October 13, 2021 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Empire Blended Products Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee went to remove a remove a broken bag from the incline conveyor belt when they tripped over the wire support and fell on left knee.

May 27, 2021 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Empire Blended Products Inc · Struck against stationary object

Employee was working on trying to get the packer unjammed when EE cut EE's hand on a piece of metal.

2020 · 1 incident

July 22, 2020 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Empire Blended Products Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A piece of platform grating near the surge elevator was missing (maintenance was working on it) EE didn't see it and one leg fell through.

2012 · 1 incident

July 11, 2012 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
N J Pulverizing Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Normal work station position sliding 80 lb cement bags on air table while palletizing bagged product. Worker stated he heard pop in shoulder and felt pain after incident in right shoulder.

2010 · 1 incident

May 28, 2010 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
N J Pulverizing Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was loading a flatbed trailer. EE placed his hand on the forklift mast and crushed three fingers when the forklift operator moved the mast.

2009 · 1 incident

December 10, 2009 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
N J Pulverizing Company · Struck by flying object

Employee was injured attempting to turn on baghouse control switches for dryer fan motor. Control panel exploded hitting employee in face and chest.