Mining Incidents

SOUTH CORINTH OPERATION Metal/Non-Metal

South Corinth, Saratoga County, NY  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 3002796

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2002–2026
Latest incident
Feb 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
36
citations
2
significant & substantial
$3,647
proposed penalties
$3,345
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 1,921 2 1 1041.1
2025 Q3 2,170 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 2,098 1 0 476.6
2025 Q1 667 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,658 1 0 603.1
2024 Q3 1,871 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 2,669 1 0 374.7
2024 Q1 2,367 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

9 on file

2026 · 1 incident

February 25, 2026 NY · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Pallette Stone Corporation · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Persistent Standard Threshold Shift identified during annual audiometric testing. Noise dosimetry data consistent with exposure below action and permissible exposure limits.

2022 · 1 incident

April 21, 2022 NY · Metal/Non-Metal groundman, yardman POWERED HAULAGE
Pallette Stone Corporation · Struck by falling object

While cleaning ground below and adjacent to a troughing belt, a 4 inch diameter stone fell from a height of 11 feet and struck the employee on the right shoulder. Contusion to right shoulder resulted.

2021 · 1 incident

July 22, 2021 NY · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pallette Stone Corporation · Struck by falling object

EE using bottle jack to remove plate from crusher. Plate came free and threaded rod struck employees left hand. .25" skin avulsion on hand.

2018 · 1 incident

August 27, 2018 NY · Metal/Non-Metal groundman, yardman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pallette Stone Corporation · Fall onto or against objects

While walking on cat walk preparing to clear it off, employee stepped on a golf size stone and fell against the steel top rail causing injury to EE's ribs and abdomen

2017 · 2 incidents

June 20, 2017 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pallette Stone Corporation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While cutting rubber roll "nose rubber" with utility knife, the knife slipped and cut employee's left hand (palm)

May 15, 2017 NY · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pallette Stone Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee while greasing loader tripped on grease house and strained employee's right knee

2009 · 1 incident

June 11, 2009 NY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pallette Stone Corporation · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A WRENCH TO LOOSEN A BOLT. THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND HE HIT THE PALM OF HIS LEFT HAND ON THE EDGE OF A PIECE OF STEEL CAUSING A LACERATION. HE WASN'T WEARING GLOVES

2003 · 1 incident

November 10, 2003 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pallette Stone Corporation · Fall down stairs

WHILE CLIMBING STAIRWAY TO WASH PLANT, EE NOTICED STAIRS WERE GETTING ICY. HE STATES HE SLIPPED AS HE WENT TO CLIMB BACK DOWN STAIRS.

2002 · 1 incident

August 23, 2002 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Pallette Stone Corporation · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

EE ATTEMPTED TO DISLODGE 2 ROCKS FROM THE FEEDER HOPPER. HE DIDN'T TURN OFF BELT FIRST. HE REACHED IN & THE ROCKS CAUGHT HIS FINGER REMOVING SKIN FROM TIP. EE RECEIVED ONLY FIRST AID AT FIRST. HIS FINGER WASN'T HEALING PROPERLY & HE HAD TO THEN HAVE SKIN GRAPHS ON 9/16/02.