Cranesville Block Co. Inc · Accident type, without injuries
MINER WAS MAKING ROAD WIDER WHEN LOADER TIRE WENT IN DEEP HOLE AND FLIPPED OVER.
West Carthage Mine Metal/Non-Metal
Cranesville Block Co. Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Joseph Charles Tesiero; John A Tesiero III
CARTHAGE,
Jefferson County,
NY
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3002678
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2000–2024
- Latest incident
- Aug 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
165
citations
53
significant & substantial
$87,396
proposed penalties
$35,210
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 | 6,399 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 3,217 | 2 | 0 | 621.7 |
| 2025 Q2 | 9,118 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 5,927 | 2 | 1 | 337.4 |
| 2024 Q4 | 5,590 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 5,084 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 5,752 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 3,748 | 3 | 0 | 800.4 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file2024 · 2 incidents
March 14, 2024
NY · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
Cranesville Block Co. Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Grinder kicked back and caught pants which led to it cutting through my pants into my leg
2010 · 1 incident
Champion Materials Inc · Struck by falling object
EE was attempting to clean out under our wash plant when he was struck by a rock from our power screen conveyor.
2009 · 1 incident
April 2, 2009
NY · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Champion Materials Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
Dump truck tires blew up and pushed the outside tire, causing it to blow off the vehicle. Other Employee was stuck by the tire but suffered no injury. Injury was standing in the proximity and in response to the tire blowing off the vehicle, turned abruptly, fell and fractured his wrist while attmpting to break his fall. He was not struck by the tire.
2000 · 1 incident
August 1, 2000
NY · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Champion Rock Products Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
REPLACING SCREEN ON WASH PLANT, EMPLOYEE'S FINGER (FOURTH NEXT TO PINKY ON RIGHT HAND) WAS CUT BY THE EDGE OF SCREEN AS IT WAS GOING INTO PLACE. 13 STITCHES REQUIRED.