Mining Incidents

CHAFFEE Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Daniel R Gernatt Jr
Collins, Erie County, NY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3002296

CHAFFEE has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
1984–2003
Latest incident
May 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
15
citations
6
significant & substantial
$1,688
proposed penalties
$1,688
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
12
inspections on record
138
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: 138 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

CHAFFEE has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
15 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-04-09.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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
2003 Q4 50 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 678 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,403 1 0 712.8
2003 Q1 1,811 2 0 1104.4
2002 Q4 3,002 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 4,484 5 1 1115.1
2002 Q2 3,158 3 2 950.0
2002 Q1 1,341 0 0 0.0
Show 8 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q4 2,847 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 4,194 4 3 953.7
2001 Q2 3,964 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,820 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 3,680 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 4,872 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 3,498 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,512 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

17 on file

2003 · 1 incident

May 12, 2003 NY · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gernatt Asphalt Products Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE FUELING LOADER, THE HANDLE ON THE NOZZEL STUCK, EMPLOYEE TURNED AROUND TO SHUT OFF PUMP, TWISTING BACK AND HIP.

1998 · 1 incident

May 18, 1998 NY · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Gernatt Asphalt Products Inc · Struck by flying object

EE WAS CHANGE A GEAR REDUCER ON PLANT CONVEYOR. HE WAS USING A CHISEL AND A PIECE OF CHISEL BROKE OFF AND EMBEDDED IN HIS STOMACH AREA.

1997 · 1 incident

May 5, 1997 NY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gernatt Asphalt Products Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING WATER TRUCK(WATEERING DRIVEWAY). NOTICED REAR VALVE WAS NOT WORKING. HE LEFT SWITCH ON IN CAB AND WHEN HE GRABBED THE VALVE TO CHECK IT, THE VALVE OPENED PINCHING HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN VALVE AND THE TRUCK.

1996 · 1 incident

March 13, 1996 NY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Gernatt Asphalt Products Inc · Struck by flying object

EE WAS WORKING TORCHING ON PULVO CRUSHER. HE WAS STANDING NEXT TO ANOTHER EE WHO WAS GRINDING AND A PIECE OF STEEL HIT HIS LEFT EYE.

1995 · 1 incident

October 23, 1995 NY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gernatt Asphalt Products Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON CONVEYOR. PIECE OF RUST WENT IN EYE. PIECE WAS REMOVED ON 10-26-95 BY DOCTOR.

1992 · 2 incidents

September 17, 1992 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Gernatt Asphalt Products Inc · Flash burns (welding)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING WELDER - GOT WELD FLASH IN BOTH EYES

February 10, 1992 NY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gernatt Asphalt Products Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE ALLEGEDLY BUMPED LEFT KNEE ON LADDER OF HI-LIFT WHILE CLIMBING INTO CAB OF MACHINE.

1991 · 4 incidents

November 5, 1991 NY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gernatt Asphalt Products Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON IN SHOP. PIECE OF IRON SLIPPED LANDING ON HIS BIG TOE-BREAKING. TOE.

June 11, 1991 NY · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Gernatt Asphalt Products Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON TOWER #1 - WELDER WAS WORKING NEARBY - APPARENTLY PC OF METAL WENT INTO EMPLOYEES EYE - METIHOL IMBEDDED REMOVED BYDOCTOR

May 29, 1991 NY · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) OTHER
Gernatt Asphalt Products Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data

EMPLOYEE HAD STARTED TO GO BACK UP STEPS OF PLANT TO RESOME, WELDING DUTIES AFTER COFFEE BREAK-HE HAD GONE ABOUT 20 ABOVE GROUND LEVEL AND DIDN'T FEEL WELL-HE WENT BACK TO GROUND LEVEL AND COL LAPSED WITH HEART ATTACK.

May 3, 1991 NY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gernatt Asphalt Products Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING TOGGLE SEAT INTO PLACE ON JAW CRUSHER.HERNIA REQUIRING SURGERY 6-10-91.

1989 · 2 incidents

June 9, 1989 NY · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Gernatt Asphalt Products Inc · Fall from machine

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF FRONT END LOADER HE MISSED THE SECOND STEP AND STEPPED TO THE GROUND PULLING LIGAMENTS AND TENDONS IN RIGHT KNEE.

June 3, 1989 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Gernatt Asphalt Products Inc · Struck by falling object

PORTABLE CONVEYOR (LOWER STRUCTURE) FELL, STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN FACE AND HEAD.

1985 · 2 incidents

June 10, 1985 NY · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Gernatt Asphalt Products Inc · Struck by flying object

WAS HAMMERING ON CRUSHER PIECE OF HAMMER FLEW OFF AND INBEDDED IN FINGER INDEX FINGER RIGHT HAND.

February 25, 1985 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gernatt Asphalt Products Inc · Struck by falling object

IT IS ALLEGED THAT WHILE CHANGING SCREENS ON PROCESSING PLANT EMPLOYEE DROPPED SCREEN ON LEFT FOOT SPRAINING BIT TOE.

1984 · 2 incidents

November 13, 1984 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

EMPL ATTEMPTING TO GET SAND SAMPLES FROM CONVEYOR #14 AND FELL FROM CONVEYOR SPRAINING RIGHT FOOT.

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