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EAST KINGSTON: 126 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

CALLANAN INDUSTRIES · Surface
Controlled by CRH PLC
East Kingston, Ulster County, NY  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3003452

EAST KINGSTON has $27K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2005–2020
Latest incident
Sep 2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
126
citations
21
significant & substantial
$27,151
proposed penalties
$26,652
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $499 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See CALLANAN INDUSTRIES's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2003
69
inspections on record
1,295
inspection hours
9.7
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.
126 citations across 1,295 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

EAST KINGSTON has $27K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 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.
$27K
proposed penalties
$27K
current assessed
$27K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
126 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $2K in penalties contested before the Commission, $1K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-08.
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.
16.7%
significant & substantial
4.0%
high negligence or reckless
16.7%
reasonably likely or greater
50.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.8% none, 44.4% low, 50.8% moderate, 4.0% 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.
5 citations taken to the federal commission · 4% of citations on record
  • Settled 2 · 40%
  • Vacated or withdrawn 3 · 60%
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%
44%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$2K proposed, $1K 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 2009-09-25.
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 2009-26M Settlement Lesnick 2010 $1K → $913
YORK 2009-251M Withdrawal 2010 $300 → $0
YORK 2005-120M Settlement Melick 2006 $228 → $120
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: 2025-01-08
13%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
31
samples
23
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz203 over
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg7
  • Arsenic fumes2
  • Beryllium fumes2
Show the individual readings (55)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2021-12-08 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.84 0.46 1.83 Laborer, Bullgang
2021-07-28 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.64 0.42 1.52 Crusher Oper/Worker
2018-12-27 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.5 0.49 1.02 Cleanup Man
2025-01-08 Zinc oxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2025-01-08 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2025-01-08 Chromium, insoluble 0 3 0.00 Welder, etc.
2025-01-08 Cobalt fumes 0 300 0.00 Welder, etc.
2025-01-08 Copper fumes 0 300 0.00 Welder, etc.
2025-01-08 Iron oxide fumes 6.96 20 0.35 Welder, etc.
2025-01-08 Lead fumes 0 450 0.00 Welder, etc.
2025-01-08 Magnesium oxide fumes 0.1 20 0.01 Welder, etc.
2025-01-08 Manganese fumes 1.89 5 0.38 Welder, etc.
2025-01-08 Molybdenum fumes 0 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2025-01-08 Nickel fumes 0 3 0.00 Welder, etc.
2025-01-08 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Welder, etc.
2025-01-08 Zinc oxide fumes 0.06 10 0.01 Welder, etc.
2025-01-08 Arsenic fumes 0 1500 0.00 Welder, etc.
2025-01-08 Beryllium fumes 0 6 0.00 Welder, etc.
2025-01-08 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2025-01-08 Chromium, insoluble 0 3 0.00 Welder, etc.
2025-01-08 Cobalt fumes 0 300 0.00 Welder, etc.
2025-01-08 Iron oxide fumes 2.63 20 0.13 Welder, etc.
2025-01-08 Lead fumes 0 450 0.00 Welder, etc.
2025-01-08 Magnesium oxide fumes 0.06 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2025-01-08 Manganese fumes 0.67 5 0.13 Welder, etc.
2025-01-08 Molybdenum fumes 0 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2025-01-08 Nickel fumes 0 3 0.00 Welder, etc.
2025-01-08 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Welder, etc.
2025-01-08 Copper fumes 0 300 0.00 Welder, etc.
2025-01-08 Arsenic fumes 0 1500 0.00 Welder, etc.
2025-01-08 Beryllium fumes 0 6 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-05-16 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.16 0.74 0.22 Laborer, Bullgang
2023-05-16 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.22 0.56 0.39 Laborer, Bullgang
2023-05-16 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.28 0.44 0.64 Laborer, Bullgang
2023-05-16 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.25 0.4 0.63 Laborer, Bullgang
2022-02-02 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.25 0.44 0.57 Laborer, Bullgang
2021-12-08 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.13 0.46 0.28 Shovel Operator
2021-12-08 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2021-12-08 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.21 0.46 0.46 Laborer, Bullgang
2021-08-17 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2021-07-28 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe Operator
2021-07-28 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.36 0.49 0.73 Laborer, Bullgang
2021-07-28 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.38 0.48 0.79 Laborer, Bullgang
2020-03-17 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.24 0.46 0.52 Laborer, Bullgang
2020-03-17 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.37 0.45 0.82 Laborer, Bullgang
2020-03-17 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.14 Shovel Operator
2020-03-17 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2020-03-17 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.44 0.46 0.96 Laborer, Bullgang
2018-12-27 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2018-12-27 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.44 0.47 0.94 Cleanup Man
2016-06-01 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2016-06-01 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2014-04-22 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.24 0.39 0.62 Crusher Oper/Worker
2008-08-06 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.83 2.55 0.33 Crusher Oper/Worker
2008-08-06 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.59 0.82 0.72 Drill Helper
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.

EAST KINGSTON 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
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
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 * 0.00 0.00 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. Callanan Industries 2003 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 24
2025 22
2024 23
2023 25
2022 25
2021 19
2020 20
2019 21
2018 19
2017 17
2016 17
2015 14
2014 14
2013 13
2012 15
2011 13
2010 14
2009 14
2008 19
2007 13
2006 8
2005 5
2004 5
2003 5
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

EAST KINGSTON sits in Ulster County, New York, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Ulster County, New York · Population 182,109
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$81,804
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 16,025 6 1 374.4
2026 Q1 6,210 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 12,862 4 0 311.0
2025 Q3 16,239 2 0 123.2
2025 Q2 15,566 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 9,049 1 0 110.5
2024 Q4 12,366 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 17,610 2 1 113.6
Show 83 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 18,368 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 12,939 4 0 309.1
2023 Q4 18,748 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 18,699 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 17,181 6 2 349.2
2023 Q1 9,947 2 0 201.1
2022 Q4 17,562 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 16,770 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 17,444 3 0 172.0
2022 Q1 14,141 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 15,714 9 1 572.7
2021 Q3 14,250 1 1 70.2
2021 Q2 13,678 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 9,068 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 14,041 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 13,633 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 12,549 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 11,338 6 1 529.2
2019 Q4 12,014 3 0 249.7
2019 Q3 14,621 1 0 68.4
2019 Q2 15,476 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 7,741 5 1 645.9
2018 Q4 11,744 2 0 170.3
2018 Q3 12,645 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 12,132 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 4,995 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 10,811 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 13,984 2 0 143.0
2017 Q2 12,789 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 4,781 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 10,891 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 13,569 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 10,987 2 0 182.0
2016 Q1 5,618 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 10,576 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 9,944 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 10,503 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 3,140 1 0 318.5
2014 Q4 5,545 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 10,065 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 11,802 6 0 508.4
2014 Q1 4,357 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 10,183 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 11,457 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 10,360 2 0 193.1
2013 Q1 3,625 2 0 551.7
2012 Q4 8,198 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 10,174 3 0 294.9
2012 Q2 11,454 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 5,250 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 11,938 2 0 167.5
2011 Q3 10,513 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 9,728 4 0 411.2
2011 Q1 3,711 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 9,813 2 0 203.8
2010 Q3 11,604 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 7,548 2 0 265.0
2010 Q1 3,036 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 8,558 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 8,611 4 2 464.5
2009 Q2 7,978 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,519 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 12,558 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 3,965 1 1 252.2
2008 Q2 7,610 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 4,621 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 9,003 12 5 1332.9
2007 Q3 10,494 3 1 285.9
2007 Q2 9,441 2 0 211.8
2007 Q1 5,464 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 10,040 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 7,914 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 7,988 2 0 250.4
2006 Q1 4,974 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 5,623 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 6,679 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 6,209 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 3,692 5 1 1354.3
2004 Q4 6,750 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 6,469 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 6,197 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,761 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 4,796 3 2 625.5
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2020 · 1 incident

September 4, 2020 NY · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Callanan Industries · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Climbing on the shot, hooking up Detonators, felt a pop in right knee.

2014 · 1 incident

August 12, 2014 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Callanan Industries · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was using a bar to poke chute when a rock fell onto the bar. Employee held on to bar as it pulled him, causing a muscle strain in his left shoulder

2009 · 2 incidents

October 6, 2009 NY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Callanan Industries · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Cutting rubber tabs off of a screen panel. Knife slipped and cut left index finger. 3 stitches were required. Returned to work the same day.

February 20, 2009 NY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Callanan Industries · Over-exertion in lifting objects

2/20/09 (Friday) was welding and turning I-beam. Reported pain in his elbow to supervisor on Monday 2/23/09. Employee was then sent to medical provider who put him on light duty and anti-inflammatory.

2008 · 1 incident

April 22, 2008 NY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Callanan Industries · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While using a utility knife, the knife slipped off and he cut his leg. Stitches.

2007 · 3 incidents

July 27, 2007 NY · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Callanan Industries · Struck against stationary object

While changing screen on plant 32, he struck his left elbow on side of equipment. The next day elbow was tender and greatly swollen. Sent to provider, given prescription anti-inflamatory medication to reduce swelling and prevent infection.

July 17, 2007 NY · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Callanan Industries · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While hosing tail of jaw crusher, pressure of hose forced him backwards, bruising and twisting rt. knee. given meds and pt.

June 2, 2007 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Callanan Industries · Struck by falling object

Employee was using a hoe to pull rock off of shot. Another rock rolled off screen and struck ee in month. We recently received aother and dx from dentist.

2006 · 1 incident

May 9, 2006 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Callanan Industries · Struck by flying object

Grinding steel in close quarters, a piece of material went into his eye. Antibiotic eye solution on 5/17/06.

2005 · 1 incident

September 30, 2005 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Callanan Industries · Struck against stationary object

Walking in crushing area and replacing drive belts on crusher, stepped on rock, twisting left knee. Saw provider 6 days later when it began bothering him. Sent now to physical therapy for a few weeks, beginning on 11/7/05.