CHESTERTOWN PLANT #35 has $14K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
1989–2022
Latest incident
Mar 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
111
citations
20
significant & substantial
$14,254
proposed penalties
$14,254
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
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: 698 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Imminent-danger orders
ⓘA Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.
1
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2014-10-21.
On record since 2014.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.
CHESTERTOWN PLANT #35 has $14K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$14K
proposed penalties
$14K
current assessed
$14K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
110 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $509 in penalties contested before the Commission, $409 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-03.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘShares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘContesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
4citations taken to the federal commission · 4% of citations on record
Settled
3 · 75%
Vacated or withdrawn
1 · 25%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
20%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$509 proposed, $409 after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2017-02-13.
Contested penalties
ⓘA reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Health sampling
ⓘA sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘMany samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.
Last sampled: 2024-09-24
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
38
samples
16
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg21
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz17
Show the individual readings (38)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2024-09-24
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.33
0.53
0.62
Crusher Oper/Worker
2024-09-24
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.21
0.31
0.68
Cleanup Man
2024-09-24
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.27
0.35
0.77
Cleanup Man
2022-09-28
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.4
0.68
0.59
Crusher Oper/Worker
2022-09-28
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Utility Man
2022-05-10
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.16
0.39
0.41
Laborer, Bullgang
2022-05-10
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.23
0.71
0.32
Laborer, Bullgang
2022-05-10
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2019-10-09
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.13
Crusher Oper/Worker
2019-10-09
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.18
0.35
0.51
Washer Operator
2019-10-09
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.19
0.31
0.61
Cleanup Man
2018-05-09
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2016-11-15
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2016-11-15
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Rotary Bucket Ex. Operator
2016-11-15
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Mechanic
2014-10-21
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2014-10-21
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Cleanup Man
2014-10-21
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2014-10-21
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.32
0.44
0.73
Crusher Oper/Worker
2010-05-26
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2010-05-26
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.81
1.57
0.52
Crusher Oper/Worker
2010-05-26
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.13
0.35
0.37
Crusher Oper/Worker
2010-05-26
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2010-05-26
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2006-05-03
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2006-05-03
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.88
1.08
0.81
Crusher Oper/Worker
2006-05-03
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2006-05-03
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.28
0.6
0.47
Truck Driver
2004-05-19
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2004-05-19
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2004-05-19
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-05-19
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2004-05-19
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.5
1.19
0.42
Crusher Oper/Worker
2003-08-13
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.4
0.93
0.43
Crusher Oper/Worker
2003-08-13
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2003-08-13
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2003-08-13
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Cleanup Man
2003-08-13
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.13
1.36
0.10
Front-end Loader Operator
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
CHESTERTOWN PLANT #35 recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2024.
Injury rate, 2024
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.77 and the all-US-mining average was 2.08 cases per 100 workers.
In New York, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 2.24 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2024 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2023 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2022 *
8.28
0.00
0.000
2021 *
7.37
7.37
0.000
2020 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2019 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2018 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2006 *
8.76
8.76
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2026
8
2025
8
2024
10
2023
10
2022
9
2021
13
2020
11
2019
11
2018
10
2017
7
2016
9
2015
7
2014
8
2013
6
2012
7
2011
7
2010
7
2009
7
2008
6
2007
10
2006
9
2005
9
2004
9
2003
11
2002
7
2001
10
2000
9
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
CHESTERTOWN PLANT #35 sits in Warren County, New York, where the Census mining category is 0.5% of county employment.
Local economic context
ⓘCounty figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Warren County, New York · Population 65,560
0.5%
Mining share of county employment
$78,239
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
EE was removing a pipe from a fitting with a 4ft. pipe wrench. When EE picked the wrench up to reset the pipe wrench to pull on it again when a finger got caught between the top of the wrench and the hydraulic tank frame which resulted in a laceration to right pinky, requiring stitches.
The employee was disconnecting a chain (come-along), that was connected to the feeder box that was being taken down. EE slipped off the frame EE was sitting on (approximately 3-4'). When EE landed, EE rolled their ankle over. EE ended up breaking the ankle in two places.
2016 · 1 incident
June 15, 2016NY · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
motor was bad on the crusher, EE locked out the breaker, EE went to shop to get a picking eye, at this point IE was gathering tools off the truck to remove the motor/guard. IE proceeded to remove the guard, IE climbed on top of the hydraulic tank/reservoir to access guard. While unbolting guard it sprung up, knocked IE off balance, causing IE to fall 10'
Changing Pitman Bearing with a hammer when a piece of the race broke off and entered left leg, had to go to the hospital to have it removed and stitches.
2012 · 1 incident
March 28, 2012NY · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanDISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Employee lifted a 5'I-beam for support of crusher & strained his back. EE initially didn't think he was injured, later he experienced stiffing & extreme pain.
2005 · 1 incident
June 1, 2005NY · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON TOP DECK OF A SCREEN. WHILE PULLING ON A WRENCH HE TWISTED HIS KNEE. HE ORIGINALLY DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. HOWEVER DURING OUR WINTER SHUT DOWN HE HAD ARTHROS COPIC SURGERY ON HIS KNEE.
1996 · 1 incident
September 3, 1996NY · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE WAS PUTTING AWAY A 48" X 82" CRUSHING SCREEN. AS HE HELD THE SCREEN OVER HIS HEAD TO SLIDE IT ONTO A RACK, HE LOANED FORWARD AND WHEN HE DID HE FELT A POP IN HIS BACK CAUSING IMMEDIATE PAIN .
1989 · 2 incidents
August 29, 1989NY · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)