Mining Incidents

Homer Materials & South Homer Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Frank H Suits Jr
Homer, Cortland County, NY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3000838

Homer Materials & South Homer Pit has $620 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1985–1988
Latest incident
Jul 1988
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
7
citations
0
significant & substantial
$620
proposed penalties
$620
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
12
inspections on record
102
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: 102 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Homer Materials & South Homer Pit has $620 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$620
proposed penalties
$620
current assessed
$620
paid to date
$0
outstanding
7 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-04-24.
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
2018 Q3 0 0 0
2018 Q2 0 0 0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 42 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 14 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 31 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 2 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 0 0 0
Show 26 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2014 Q4 0 0 0
2014 Q3 1 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 68 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 276 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 411 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 287 1 0 3484.3
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 285 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 396 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 733 3 0 4092.8
2012 Q1 0 0 0
2011 Q4 193 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 43 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 47 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 132 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 48 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 0 0 0
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 273 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 745 1 0 1342.3
2007 Q2 270 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 6 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 122 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 749 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,278 2 0 1564.9
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1988 · 2 incidents

July 6, 1988 NY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Suit-Kote Corporation · Struck against a moving object

WHILE MOVING STONE WITH A EUCLID TRUCK THE KING PIN BROKE THE WHEEL DROPPED AND SPUN THE STEERING WHEEL INJURING HIS RIGHT HAND

April 7, 1988 NY · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Suit-Kote Corporation · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE LIFTING A PIECE OF STEEL,FOUND HE DID NOT HAVE A GOOD GRIP ON THE STEEL.WHILE PUTTING STEEL DOWN HE PLACED STEEL ON HIS FINGER.

1985 · 1 incident

July 1, 1985 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator ELECTRICAL
Concrete Materials Inc · Contact with electrical current

WHEN THE NORMAL3WORK SHIFT ENDED, THE INJURED WAS ROUTINELY ASSIGNED TO ASSIST THE PLANT OPERATOR IN GREASING AND MINOR REPAIRS ATTHE SAND AND GRAVEL PROCESSING PLANT. THE MEN BEGAN END-OF-SHI FT MAINTENANCE.3THEY DISCOVERED A SUSPENDED TRIPLEX CABLE WITH DAMAGED INSULATION, I.NAME USING A LADDER TO ASCEND TO THE PROPER HEIGHT, ATTEMPTED TO TAPE THE CONDUCTORS. I.NAME WHILE STANDIN

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