Mining Incidents

GRAROK, LLC LOWVILLE Metal/Non-Metal

Lowville, Lewis County, NY  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 3003570

GRAROK, LLC LOWVILLE has $187K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2009–2013
Latest incident
Aug 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
79
citations
29
significant & substantial
$187,181
proposed penalties
$187,181
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
28
inspections on record
787
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: 787 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

GRAROK, LLC LOWVILLE has $187K 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.
$187K
proposed penalties
$187K
current assessed
$187K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
78 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-04-30.
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 1,294 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,577 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 3,175 1 1 315.0
2025 Q1 905 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 2,734 4 1 1463.1
2024 Q3 3,928 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 2,249 3 2 1333.9
2024 Q1 1,523 0 0 0.0
Show 65 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 2,386 5 2 2095.6
2023 Q3 3,507 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 3,483 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 4,352 6 3 1378.7
2022 Q4 2,865 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 3,821 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 3,497 1 0 286.0
2022 Q1 319 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 3,177 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 4,374 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 2,936 1 0 340.6
2021 Q1 1,523 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 2,409 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 3,799 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 2,379 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 208 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 1,316 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 2,187 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 2,082 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 654 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,588 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 2,286 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 2,424 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 1,390 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 2,125 1 0 470.6
2017 Q3 2,881 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 2,370 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 1,163 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,907 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 2,068 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,920 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 766 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,538 2 1 1300.4
2015 Q3 2,301 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 2,024 4 1 1976.3
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 1,695 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 2,336 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 2,167 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 288 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,508 8 1 5305.0
2013 Q3 1,626 30 14 18450.2
2013 Q2 1,468 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 180 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,683 1 0 594.2
2012 Q3 1,633 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,486 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 130 3 1 23076.9
2011 Q4 1,674 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,688 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,519 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 50 1 0 20000.0
2010 Q4 1,238 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,467 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 2,237 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 144 2 1 13888.9
2009 Q4 1,847 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 2,072 2 0 965.3
2009 Q2 2,397 1 0 417.2
2009 Q1 88 2 1 22727.3
2008 Q4 2,301 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 2,152 1 0 464.7
2007 Q3 0 0 0
2007 Q1 0 0 0
2006 Q4 0 0 0

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
August 5, 2013 NY · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor Fatality · MACHINERY
MJL Crushing LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was looking into Pegson stone hopper when the missing excavator tooth was ejected striking employee in the head.

Reportable incidents

1 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2009 · 1 incident

May 14, 2009 NY · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor POWERED HAULAGE
MJL Crushing LLC · Struck by flying object

A stone came off side of screener box a hit a counterweight which threw the stone or a piece which hit injury in the face. A deep cut to the upper nose resulted.

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