Mining Incidents

Great Valley Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Daniel R Gernatt Jr
Great Valley, Cattaraugus County, NY  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3002847

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2000–2025
Latest incident
Oct 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
96
citations
22
significant & substantial
$13,214
proposed penalties
$13,214
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 4,253 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 5,633 2 0 355.1
2025 Q2 4,876 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 3,080 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 5,338 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 5,200 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 4,698 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,939 1 0 340.3
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2025 · 1 incident

October 31, 2025 NY · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gernatt Asphalt Products, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While installing a timing belt on a screen, the counter weight came down pinching employee's middle two fingers on left hand between counter weight and flange. Diagnosis: Open fracture; injury of nail bed of finger.

2024 · 1 incident

April 3, 2024 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Gernatt Asphalt Products, Inc. · Struck by flying object

The employee spent the day doing various maintenance jobs welding and grinding. EE experienced eye irritation and thought it was due to smoke or dust. Late in the evening, EE went to the ER and had a small piece of steel removed from EE's eye. EE reported the injury to EE's supervisor on 4/8, the supervisor forwarded it to the safety department on 4/18.

2018 · 1 incident

February 13, 2018 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Gernatt Asphalt Products, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using a utility knife to cut rubber belting. The knife slipped and cut the employee's leg. Stitches were required to close the wound.

2016 · 1 incident

May 2, 2016 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 from machine

Delivery truck driver was climbing over the side of the truck box to enter the bed when ee missed a rung on the built-in ladder inside the box and fell, suffering a fractured rib.

2015 · 1 incident

June 12, 2015 NY · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman OTHER
Gernatt Asphalt Products, Inc. · Struck by flying object

A storm was coming in and the wind had picked up. Employees were cleaning up the work site in preparation when one employee had a bit of sandblasting sand blow up under his safety glasses and into his eye. Flushing with water did not remove it so he saw a physician who removed it and prescribed eye drops.

2008 · 1 incident

August 5, 2008 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Gernatt Asphalt Products, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using a bar to lift a feeder into place. He strained too hard and injured his groin.

2007 · 1 incident

September 5, 2007 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Gernatt Asphalt Products, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While using a utility knife to cut rubber conveyor belt, the knife slipped out of a groove in the rubber causing a laceration to the employee's left thumb. The wound required three stitches, x-ray and tetanus shot.

2003 · 2 incidents

June 3, 2003 NY · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Gernatt Asphalt Products, Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

DRIVER WAS WALKING FROM HIS TRUCK TO THE SCALEHOUSE. HE FELL BETWEEN THE SCALE AND THE END OF THE SIDEWALK, HIS LEFT FOOT WENT THRU THE SIDEWALK.

2000 · 1 incident

April 7, 2000 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Gernatt Asphalt Products, Inc. · Fall from machine

EE WAS WALKING ON A HORIZONTAL MANITOWAC BOOM TO PERFORM MAINENENACE DUTIES. HIGHLIFT OPERATORMOVED BOOM CAUSING EE TO LOSE BALANCE & FALL TO THE GROUND. HE HIT LOWER RIGHT BACK & LEGS ALONG WITH HIS CHEST & ELBOWS. MOST OF THE DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE RIGHT SIDE, THERE ARE NO BROKEN BONES