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F.C.H.D PIT 2: 32 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

FRANKLIN COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPT · Surface
Controlled by Franklin County-Ny
Malone, Franklin County, NY  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 3003425

F.C.H.D PIT 2 has $4K 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
1
Years on record
2012
Latest incident
May 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
32
citations
6
significant & substantial
$4,415
proposed penalties
$4,127
paid to date
93% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $288 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2003
35
inspections on record
295
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: 295 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

F.C.H.D PIT 2 has $4K 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
32 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $777 in penalties contested before the Commission, $489 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-15.
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.
18.8%
significant & substantial
6.2%
high negligence or reckless
18.8%
reasonably likely or greater
46.9%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 46.9% low, 46.9% 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.
5 citations taken to the federal commission · 16% of citations on record
  • Settled 5 · 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 3 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
37%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$777 proposed, $489 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 2015-02-10.
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 2006-6M Settlement Lesnick 2006 $414 → $272
YORK 2009-182M Settlement Lesnick 2010 $263 → $117
YORK 2015-0050 Settlement Lesnick 2015 $100 → $100
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Snow Haven Inc 2002 to 2023
  2. Franklin County Highway Dept 2023 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 2
2025 2
2024 2
2023 3
2022 3
2021 3
2020 3
2019 3
2018 2
2017 2
2016 2
2015 2
2014 2
2013 1
2012 1
2011 1
2010 2
2009 1
2008 1
2007 1
2006 1
2005 1
2004 1
2003 0
2002 1
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

F.C.H.D PIT 2 sits in Franklin County, New York, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Franklin County, New York · Population 47,066
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$63,747
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 499 1 0 2004.0
2026 Q1 65 2 0 30769.2
2025 Q4 151 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 768 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 751 9 1 11984.0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 201 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 548 2 0 3649.6
Show 74 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 711 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 20 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 69 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 12 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 100 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 217 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 64 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 94 1 0 10638.3
2021 Q3 195 1 0 5128.2
2021 Q2 53 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 37 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 53 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 47 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 94 2 0 21276.6
2019 Q3 306 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 33 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 362 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 126 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 53 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 238 1 1 4201.7
2017 Q2 58 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 236 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 132 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 22 1 0 45454.5
2015 Q3 383 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 92 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 212 2 1 9434.0
2014 Q2 118 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 180 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 135 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 28 1 0 35714.3
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 0 0 0
2012 Q3 67 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 62 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 0 0 0
2011 Q4 107 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 210 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 0 0 0
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 52 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 212 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 312 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 0 0 0
2009 Q3 314 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 122 1 1 8196.7
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 0 0 0
2008 Q3 129 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 91 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 0 0 0
2007 Q3 258 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 92 3 0 32608.7
2007 Q1 0 0 0
2006 Q4 0 0 0
2006 Q3 180 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 32 1 0 31250.0
2006 Q1 0 0 0
2005 Q4 0 0 0
2005 Q3 229 3 2 13100.4
2005 Q2 25 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 0 0 0
2004 Q4 48 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 95 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 240 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 0 0 0
2003 Q4 0 0 0
2003 Q3 62 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 0 0 0
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 20 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 120 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2012 · 1 incident

May 11, 2012 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Snow Haven Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured was helping to place cement barrier blocks with the aid of a loader. Middle two fingers of left hand were hurt.