Mining Incidents

Freedom Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Daniel R Gernatt Jr
Arcade, Cattaraugus County, NY  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3001539

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2005–2025
Latest incident
Mar 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
96
citations
23
significant & substantial
$17,115
proposed penalties
$16,708
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 5,562 2 1 359.6
2025 Q3 7,070 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 5,934 2 0 337.0
2025 Q1 3,664 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 6,065 1 0 164.9
2024 Q3 5,906 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 5,377 2 0 372.0
2024 Q1 3,631 4 0 1101.6
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2025 · 1 incident

March 18, 2025 NY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Gernatt Asphalt Products, Inc. · Struck by flying object

Employees were moving a divider box with a front-end loader and chains. One of the chains broke and stuck the employee in the arm.

2020 · 1 incident

July 8, 2020 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Gernatt Asphalt Products, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

EE was driving a haul truck when EE struck a pothole in the haul road and reported back pain. EE left work at 11:00 am, called off the next two days and saw a physician on 07/14/2020.

2017 · 1 incident

April 7, 2017 NY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Gernatt Asphalt Products, Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was cleaning out trailer and somehow fell and fractured wrist. Accident was reported to management on 4/10/17.

2014 · 3 incidents

May 14, 2014 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 pulling or pushing objects

3 employees were assembling conveyor sections to extend the field run. One section was not lined up properly. An employee attempted to pull it into alignment by hand & felt pain in his abdomen. He didn't immediately seek treatment. He later saw a doctor & was diagnosed with a hernia & will be scheduling surgery. He reported the injury on 5/23/14.

March 25, 2014 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Gernatt Asphalt Products, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was grinding steel. Wearing safety glasses but no face shield. Material got into his eye.

March 17, 2014 NY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gernatt Asphalt Products, Inc. · Struck by flying object

Employee was cleaning the spirals of a sand screw with a wire grinding wheel. A wire from the wheel broke off and struck his eye.

2005 · 1 incident

August 17, 2005 NY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Gernatt Asphalt Products, Inc. · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was guiding a pan onto a lowboy trailer when he fell through a hole in the trailer bed, injuring his knee.