Mining Incidents

Watertown Sand & Gravel Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Joseph H Belcher
Watertown, Jefferson County, NY  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 3000837

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2000–2015
Latest incident
Aug 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
86
citations
26
significant & substantial
$11,831
proposed penalties
$11,831
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 1,833 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,431 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,911 1 0 523.3
2025 Q1 858 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,833 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 2,309 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1,681 1 0 594.9
2024 Q1 910 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

10 on file

2015 · 1 incident

August 17, 2015 NY · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Watertown Sand & Gravel Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee stepped off a lip on a catwalk on the plant and rolled and sprained his ankle.

2012 · 1 incident

April 17, 2012 NY · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Watertown Sand & Gravel Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was holding on to a piece of metal with one arm to place it on the plant when he twisted his arm and felt pain in his right shoulder.

2011 · 1 incident

February 24, 2011 NY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Watertown Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was routinely checking the bin capacity of the stone bin on the plant. He opened the overhead door (chain pulley) then stuck his head under the door to look in the bin. He accidentally let go of the chain and the door came down on his head.

2008 · 1 incident

October 8, 2008 NY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Watertown Sand & Gravel Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Finger caught in screen as they were replacing them. Right hand middle finger broke.

2003 · 2 incidents

January 24, 2003 NY · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Watertown Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS WORKING ON A LOADER WHEN HE PULLED ON THE AIRHOSE HE WAS USING WHICH WAS CAUGHT ON A CONCRETE TRUCK CHUTE, RESULTING IN THE CHUTE FALLING ON HIS BIG TOE.

2002 · 1 incident

2001 · 1 incident

2000 · 2 incidents

June 20, 2000 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Watertown Sand & Gravel Inc · Fall onto or against objects

PRYING ROCK LODGED IN JAW CRUSHER WITH A PINCH BAR, WHEN IT SLIPPED AND RESULTED IN HIM FALLING AGAINST A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON.