Mining Incidents

Gowanda Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Daniel R Gernatt Jr
Gowanda, Cattaraugus County, NY  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 3000953

Watch this mine

Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at Gowanda.

Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2004–2010
Latest incident
Apr 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
52
citations
16
significant & substantial
$8,044
proposed penalties
$8,044
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 1,260 1 0 793.7
2025 Q3 1,215 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,269 3 0 2364.1
2025 Q1 1,006 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,243 2 0 1609.0
2024 Q3 1,308 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1,241 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 933 1 0 1071.8
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2010 · 1 incident

April 23, 2010 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gernatt Asphalt Products Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

The employee was lifting bags of cement and felt pain in his back. He did not seek medical treatment at the time of the injury. On 10/14/2010 he saw a physician and was told to take a leave of absence to have back surgery.

2004 · 1 incident

February 12, 2004 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gernatt Asphalt Products Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS STANDING ON A CONVEYOR, REACHING AND EXTENDING HIS BODY TO LIFT CHAIN FALL TO JIB CRANE OVER THE CRUSHER BASE. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED IN FEBRUARY, BUT THE EE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION OR TAKE TIME OFF FROM WORK UNTIL MARCH 25TH.