Mining Incidents

COLE RD QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Josh Axtell
Sidney, Delaware County, NY  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 3000003

COLE RD QUARRY has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $529 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1994–2001
Latest incident
Jul 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
45
citations
11
significant & substantial
$4,362
proposed penalties
$3,833
paid to date
88% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $529 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
20
inspections on record
264
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: 264 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

COLE RD QUARRY has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $529 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$529
outstanding
44 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-10-16.
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
2025 Q4 0 2 0
2025 Q3 0 0 0
2025 Q2 0 0 0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 240 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 900 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 360 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 0 0 0
Show 34 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2014 Q2 0 0 0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 0 0 0
2013 Q3 0 0 0
2013 Q2 0 0 0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 635 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,197 1 0 835.4
2012 Q2 988 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 600 9 2 15000.0
2011 Q3 1,277 4 1 3132.3
2011 Q2 1,100 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 908 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 893 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 336 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 890 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,387 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,885 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 301 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,710 2 0 1169.6
2008 Q3 1,729 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,560 2 0 1282.1
2005 Q3 0 0 0
2005 Q2 1,920 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 864 10 5 11574.1
2002 Q2 0 0 0
2001 Q3 10 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,730 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,120 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,565 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 2,084 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 4,342 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2001 · 2 incidents

July 24, 2001 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
American Bluestone LLC · Struck by flying object

EE WAS BLOWING DIRT OFF OF SOME STONE WHEN THE AIR HOSE SLIPPED & BLEW SOME DIRT INTO HIS ARM.

May 25, 2001 NY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Bluestone LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REMOVING THE HOUSING ON AIR CLEANER ON THE CAT 235 EXCAVATOR. WHEN HOUSING WAS OFF, EE WENT TOSET THE HOUSING DOWN AND IT SLIPPED IN HIS HAND AND THE SHARP EDGE OF THE HOUSING CUT THE PALM OF HIS RIGHT HAND.

2000 · 2 incidents

November 2, 2000 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Bluestone LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING A SLING OFF OF A BLUESTONE BLOCK AND THE OPERATOR OF THE BULLDOZER STARTED TO BACK UP THE DOZER CAUSING THE SLING TO PINCH 3 FINGERS BETWEEN SLING AND BLOCK.

October 2, 2000 NY · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Bluestone LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

PICKED UP A PIECE OF SCRAP STONE TO PUT IN DUMPSTER.

1999 · 1 incident

1994 · 2 incidents

November 7, 1994 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Heldeberg Bluestone Of Unadilla Inc · Struck by flying object

DRILLING STONE & A STONE CHIP FLEW IN LEFT EYE.

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