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Butler Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Heidelberg Materials AG
RED CREEK, Wayne County, NY  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3003137

Butler Plant has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $3 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1996–2017
Latest incident
Nov 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
41
citations
6
significant & substantial
$6,865
proposed penalties
$6,313
paid to date
92% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $552 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
48
inspections on record
621
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: 621 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Butler Plant has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $3 outstanding across 2 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.
$7K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$3
outstanding
40 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-09-02.
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 Q4 2,176 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,771 5 0 1804.4
2025 Q2 2,475 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 2,360 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 2,406 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 3,121 4 0 1281.6
2024 Q2 3,417 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,902 1 0 344.6
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 3,186 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 3,130 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 3,135 5 1 1594.9
2023 Q1 2,738 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 2,840 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 3,215 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 3,079 2 0 649.6
2022 Q1 3,097 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 3,263 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 3,005 5 2 1663.9
2021 Q2 2,895 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 1,831 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 2,509 1 0 398.6
2020 Q3 2,948 1 0 339.2
2020 Q2 3,177 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 1,677 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 2,037 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 2,995 2 0 667.8
2019 Q2 2,446 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 1,439 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,869 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 2,256 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 2,529 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 1,476 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 1,735 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 2,380 3 0 1260.5
2017 Q2 2,244 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 776 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,636 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 2,520 1 0 396.8
2016 Q2 2,414 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1,480 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 2,034 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 2,134 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,944 1 0 514.4
2015 Q1 800 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 1,424 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 2,377 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 2,625 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 894 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,906 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 2,552 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 2,514 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 840 1 0 1190.5
2012 Q4 1,333 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 2,534 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 2,621 1 0 381.5
2012 Q1 1,740 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,866 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 2,683 1 0 372.7
2011 Q2 2,877 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,276 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,436 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 2,076 2 2 963.4
2010 Q2 1,947 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 568 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,151 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,948 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,827 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 592 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,503 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,992 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,046 1 0 488.8
2008 Q1 606 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 1,856 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,691 1 0 591.4
2007 Q2 2,610 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 790 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,592 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,602 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 2,753 1 0 363.2
2006 Q1 680 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,282 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,337 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,349 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 720 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,662 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,428 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 2,268 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 872 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,693 1 0 590.7
2003 Q3 3,106 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,493 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 942 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,673 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,868 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,810 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,040 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,370 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 2,772 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 3,014 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,266 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,097 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 3,235 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 2,585 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,426 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2017 · 1 incident

2009 · 1 incident

May 20, 2009 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Heidelberg Materials Northeast-NY LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Supervisor noticed EE was sweating on a 75 degree day, pale in color, complaining of dizzieness. At this point called 911 to have ambulance transport EE to a Hospital Facility. EE has had 3 prior heart conditions that supervisor knew of.

2004 · 1 incident

October 22, 2004 NY · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Heidelberg Materials Northeast-NY LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While replacing screen cloth panel back in storage, panel shifted pinching ee's left pinky finger betwen handrail and panel cutting his finger.

2001 · 1 incident

September 6, 2001 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hanson Aggregates Glsc Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CUTTING A DRY BELT WITH A RAZOR KNIFE, HE PROCEEDED THROUGH THE BELT, FINISHING THE CUT & STOPPED IN HIS LEFT HAND WHICH WAS RESTING ON THE BELT 10" - 12" FROM THE END OF THE CUT.

1999 · 1 incident

September 22, 1999 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Genesee Le Roy Stone Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SCREEN PANEL PINCHED EMPLOYEE'S FINGER BETWEEN A PANEL AND THE SIDEWALL.

1996 · 1 incident

October 14, 1996 NY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Genesee Le Roy Stone Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE WORKING ON PLANT CONVEYORS AND DOING OTHER PLANT MAINTENANCE, STRAINED MUSCLES WHILE LIFTING AND WRENCHING.

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