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EMPIRE SAND & GRAVEL: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Tilcon New York Inc · Surface
Controlled by CRH PLC
Orange County, NY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3001692

MSHA record for EMPIRE SAND & GRAVEL (mine ID 3001692). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1987–1998
Latest incident
Aug 1998
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
4
inspections on record
44
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: 44 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Ringwood Sand & Gravel Company Of New York 1950 to 1980
  2. Empire Stone Products Inc 1980 to 1980
  3. Empire Stone Products 1980 to 1987
  4. Empire Stone Products Inc 1987 to 1999
  5. Tilcon New York Inc 1999 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2003 0
2002 0
2001 5
2000 6
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

EMPIRE SAND & GRAVEL sits in Orange County, New York, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Orange County, New York · Population 403,840
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$96,497
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
2003 Q2 0 0 0
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 0 0 0
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 0 0 0
2001 Q4 2,813 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 2,921 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 3,163 0 0 0.0
Show 5 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q1 850 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 3,220 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 4,131 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 4,035 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,806 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1998 · 1 incident

August 24, 1998 NY · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Empire Stone Products Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING SLEDGEHAMMER TO REMOVE TOOTH FROM LOADER BUCKET, PIECE OF STEEL PENETRATED LOWER RIGHT LEG

1987 · 1 incident

August 6, 1987 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Empire Stone Products Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

WHEN APPLYING H9ATED LUBRICANT TO GEARS OF PLANT SCREW EE INADVERTANTLY HIT CONTAINER WITH ONE HAND SPILLING ONTO OTHER HAND.