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Arsenal Stone Metal/Non-Metal

John Vespa Inc · Surface
Controlled by Jon Vespa
WATERTOWN, Jefferson County, NY  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 3003130

Arsenal Stone has $11K in proposed MSHA penalties and $302 outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2002–2005
Latest incident
Oct 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
72
citations
11
significant & substantial
$10,887
proposed penalties
$9,417
paid to date
86% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,470 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
42
inspections on record
459
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 459 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Arsenal Stone has $11K in proposed MSHA penalties and $302 outstanding across 4 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
ⓘ Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$11K
proposed penalties
$10K
current assessed
$9K
paid to date
$302
outstanding
70 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-21.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q3 1,880 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,920 1 0 520.8
2025 Q1 160 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,136 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,508 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 80 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 1,080 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,568 0 0 0.0
Show 94 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q2 1,472 3 0 2038.0
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q4 880 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,924 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 1,648 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 70 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 1,336 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 1,792 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 1,584 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 72 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 1,198 2 0 1669.4
2020 Q3 1,944 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 1,648 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 0 0 0
2019 Q4 1,508 2 0 1326.3
2019 Q3 1,944 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 1,368 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 160 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,088 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1,616 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1,520 1 0 657.9
2018 Q1 68 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 1,192 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,722 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,786 5 0 2799.6
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 952 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 1,640 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,624 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 1,432 1 0 698.3
2015 Q3 2,052 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,920 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 2,100 1 0 476.2
2014 Q3 2,378 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1,367 2 2 1463.1
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 2,287 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 2,825 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,699 1 0 588.6
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 2,015 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 2,434 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 2,332 3 0 1286.4
2012 Q1 0 0 0
2011 Q4 2,218 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 2,384 3 1 1258.4
2011 Q2 2,214 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 2,210 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 2,363 2 1 846.4
2010 Q2 1,620 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 1,853 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 2,929 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 2,355 3 0 1273.9
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 2,780 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 3,229 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 3,061 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 3,883 15 5 3863.0
2007 Q3 2,990 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 2,757 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,709 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 3,854 6 2 1556.8
2006 Q3 3,820 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 2,282 1 0 438.2
2006 Q1 286 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,542 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,611 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,485 10 0 4024.1
2005 Q1 0 0 0
2004 Q4 2,876 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,781 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 2,583 1 0 387.1
2004 Q1 72 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 3,084 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,176 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,567 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 120 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,792 1 0 358.2
2002 Q3 3,611 1 0 276.9
2002 Q2 2,014 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 2,010 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 2,405 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 2,562 1 0 390.3
2001 Q1 416 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,144 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,242 4 0 1784.1
2000 Q2 2,948 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 979 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2005 · 1 incident

October 24, 2005 NY · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
John Vespa Inc · Fall from machine

THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN OUT A CHUTE ABOVE THE HAMMER MILL. HE CLIMBED UP ON THE CONVEYOR BELT THAT WAS WET & HAD SOME MATERIAL ON IT, HE THEN LOST HIS FOOTING & FELL APPROX. 8'.

2004 · 1 incident

2002 · 1 incident

July 1, 2002 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
John Vespa Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE LIFTED A 100 LB BEARING AND CARRIED UP A FLIGHT OF STAIRS TO THE WASH PLANT.

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