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Cohocton Mine: 48 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by David Spallina
COHOCTON, Steuben County, NY  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3002732

Cohocton Mine has $7K 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
3
Years on record
2001–2024
Latest incident
Feb 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
48
citations
7
significant & substantial
$6,689
proposed penalties
$6,568
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $121 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Spallina Materials Inc's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
51
inspections on record
689
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: 689 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Cohocton Mine has $7K 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.
$7K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$7K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
48 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $281 in penalties contested before the Commission, $160 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-05-27.
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.
14.6%
significant & substantial
6.2%
high negligence or reckless
14.6%
reasonably likely or greater
58.3%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 18.8% low, 75.0% moderate, 6.2% high, 0.0% reckless.
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.
2 citations taken to the federal commission · 4% of citations on record
  • Settled 2 · 100%
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 2 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
43%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$281 proposed, $160 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 2009-10-20.
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.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
YORK 2005-9M Settlement Melick 2005 $154 → $60
YORK 2010-31M Settlement Lesnick 2010 $127 → $100
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
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: 2025-05-28
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
28
samples
11
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg15
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz13
Show the individual readings (28)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2025-05-28 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2025-05-28 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Bulldozer Operator
2025-05-28 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.37 0.49 0.76 Utility Man
2025-05-28 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2022-05-04 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2022-05-04 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2022-05-04 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2022-05-04 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.51 0.65 0.78 Backhoe Operator
2022-05-04 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2018-11-07 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.94 Crusher Oper/Worker
2018-11-07 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.26 Laborer, Bullgang
2014-10-30 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.17 0.5 0.34 Laborer, Bullgang
2014-10-30 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.09 1.16 0.94 Crusher Oper/Worker
2014-10-30 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2012-10-03 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2012-10-03 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.29 1.27 0.23 Cleanup Man
2012-10-03 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.55 2.82 0.20 Crusher Oper/Worker
2007-05-16 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2007-05-16 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.28 1.98 0.14 Crusher Oper/Worker
2007-05-16 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2003-05-29 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Scale Man
2003-05-29 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.22 1.02 0.22 Cleanup Man
2003-05-29 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.44 1.98 0.22 Crusher Oper/Worker
2003-05-29 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2003-05-29 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2001-07-17 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.16 0.83 0.19 Washer Operator
2001-07-17 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.38 0.95 0.40 Truck Driver
2001-07-17 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dry Screen Plant 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.

Cohocton Mine recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.

Injury rate, 2025
ⓘ 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 1.65 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In New York, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 2.08 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
2025 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2024 * 6.06 6.06 0.000
2023 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2022 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2021 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2020 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2019 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2018 * 0.00 0.00 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.
Ownership history
  1. Cohocton Sand & Gravel 1986 to 2001
  2. Elam Sand & Gravel Corp 2001 to 2006
  3. Spallina Materials Inc 2006 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 11
2025 15
2024 13
2023 13
2022 14
2021 11
2020 10
2019 9
2018 9
2017 9
2016 9
2015 8
2014 8
2013 8
2012 8
2011 8
2010 7
2009 8
2008 8
2007 9
2006 9
2005 9
2004 7
2003 9
2002 9
2001 9
2000 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Cohocton Mine sits in Steuben County, New York, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.
Steuben County, New York · Population 93,034
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$64,740
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
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2026 Q2 7,370 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 4,199 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 6,975 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 8,831 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 8,032 2 0 249.0
2025 Q1 6,528 1 0 153.2
2024 Q4 8,070 2 0 247.8
2024 Q3 10,255 0 0 0.0
Show 94 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 9,250 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 5,415 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 7,320 2 1 273.2
2023 Q3 8,772 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 8,380 1 0 119.3
2023 Q1 5,526 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 7,839 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 8,690 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 8,472 1 0 118.0
2022 Q1 5,372 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 5,580 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 8,206 1 0 121.9
2021 Q2 7,063 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 4,638 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 6,192 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 7,375 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 6,709 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 3,394 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 3,162 1 0 316.3
2019 Q3 7,217 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 6,909 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 3,133 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 6,056 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 5,745 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 6,425 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 2,968 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 5,174 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 6,907 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 6,115 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 3,220 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 4,032 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 7,259 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 6,146 2 1 325.4
2016 Q1 2,227 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 5,301 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 6,305 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 4,850 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1,435 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 4,368 2 0 457.9
2014 Q3 5,745 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 5,467 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 2,116 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 5,922 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 5,304 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 5,068 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,911 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 3,450 2 0 579.7
2012 Q3 5,187 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 5,234 1 0 191.1
2012 Q1 1,805 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 4,115 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 5,853 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 4,544 1 0 220.1
2011 Q1 1,857 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 4,025 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 5,358 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 4,442 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,418 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 3,819 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 5,389 1 1 185.6
2009 Q2 4,814 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,566 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 3,836 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 5,010 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 4,993 2 0 400.6
2008 Q1 1,594 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 3,110 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 5,633 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 4,086 9 2 2202.6
2007 Q1 1,571 1 0 636.5
2006 Q4 3,930 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 6,363 4 0 628.6
2006 Q2 5,715 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 3,560 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 4,980 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 7,752 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 6,605 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 3,356 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 4,197 4 0 953.1
2004 Q3 4,843 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 4,421 3 1 678.6
2004 Q1 2,792 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 3,758 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 4,865 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 6,315 2 1 316.7
2003 Q1 3,971 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 4,710 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 8,120 3 0 369.5
2002 Q2 6,860 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,858 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 5,407 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 8,546 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 3,028 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2024 · 1 incident

February 7, 2024 NY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech NONPOWERED HAULAGE
Spallina Materials Inc · Struck by falling object

EE was moving a 55 gallon drum with a drum dolly and it got away from EE, tipped back and it fell backward on EE's right knee area. ***EE was not diagnosed by specialist until 03/05/2024***

2015 · 1 incident

July 6, 2015 NY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Spallina Materials Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While stepping off equipment to fuel, ankle folded & gave way. No uneven ground was present.

2001 · 1 incident

June 8, 2001 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Elam Sand & Gravel Corp · Struck by falling object

UNLOADING A CONVEYOR FROM A FLATBED TRUCK, THE SAFETY CHAIN CAME UNHOOKED. CONVEYOR FELL ABOUT 4' AND HIT THE FOOT.