Vanderbilt Minerals LLC-Gouverneur · Fall onto or against objects
A pump had stopped working so water had built up on the floor causing a slippery surface on a step of the drill.
NO. 4 MINE Metal/Non-Metal
Vanderbilt Minerals LLC-Gouverneur
· Underground
Controlled by
R T Vanderbilt Company Inc
Harrisville,
Lewis County,
NY
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3002245
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 2013–2025
- Latest incident
- Oct 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
131
citations
23
significant & substantial
$39,856
proposed penalties
$31,925
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 | 5,537 | 6 | 1 | 1083.6 |
| 2025 Q3 | 6,785 | 15 | 3 | 2210.8 |
| 2025 Q2 | 6,993 | 8 | 1 | 1144.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 6,348 | 10 | 3 | 1575.3 |
| 2024 Q4 | 5,712 | 7 | 2 | 1225.5 |
| 2024 Q3 | 5,516 | 7 | 5 | 1269.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 5,626 | 6 | 1 | 1066.5 |
| 2024 Q1 | 6,481 | 2 | 0 | 308.6 |
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 file2025 · 1 incident
2024 · 1 incident
Vanderbilt Minerals LLC-Gouverneur · Struck by falling object
Employee was in a man basket preparing to load a round when a fall of roof occurred. The rock hit the man basket causing the employee to be jostled inside. Employee sustained scrapes on left shoulder, laceration to right bicep/Left leg, and contusion on employee's head.
2022 · 2 incidents
Vanderbilt Minerals LLC-Gouverneur · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was stripping power cable to install a plug, the knife slipped and cut into the left-hand thumb causing it to cut to tendon
Vanderbilt Minerals LLC-Gouverneur · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee went to tighten rock drill bit back up and collar closed on left thumb causing it to be caught between collar and bit.
2016 · 1 incident
Vanderbilt Minerals LLC-Gouverneur · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
Employee was pulling on a wrench while working on the jumbo drill and felt something pull in left shoulder. The employee did not get medical treatment when it first happened. EE decided to make an appointment with a doctor for February 23, 2016 because the shoulder was not getting better. Employee is scheduled for 4-6 weeks of therapy.
2015 · 1 incident
January 20, 2015
NY · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vanderbilt Minerals LLC-Gouverneur · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
The employee has no clear description of how the incident happened he did several jobs that day and at no time can he recall bumping, twisting, or hyper extending the knee. When Workers' Compensation carrier had a conversation with him he said he might have done it by slipping on an incline and then jumping to keep balance but never fell.
2013 · 1 incident
May 28, 2013
NY · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Vanderbilt Minerals LLC-Gouverneur · Struck against stationary object
Employee stepped on a chunk of rock in the pit while moving a pump. The chunk rolled under his foot and employee twisted his left knee.