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Lewis Quarry: 36 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Colas S A
Lewis, Essex County, NY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3001529

Lewis Quarry has $4K 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
9
Years on record
1995–2007
Latest incident
Jun 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
36
citations
7
significant & substantial
$3,501
proposed penalties
$3,501
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Upstone Materials Inc.'s full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
26
inspections on record
347
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: 347 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Lewis Quarry has $4K 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
36 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2019-06-18.
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.
19.4%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
19.4%
reasonably likely or greater
44.4%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 19.4% low, 80.6% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, 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: 2015-05-20, 11 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
12
samples
5
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz5
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg5
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz2
Show the individual readings (12)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2015-05-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2015-05-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2012-09-18 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2005-06-22 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.32 0.97 0.33 Laborer, Bullgang
2005-06-22 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.19 0.44 0.43 Crusher Oper/Worker
2005-06-22 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2003-08-20 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.34 Drill Operator, Rotary Air
2003-08-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2003-08-20 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.2 1.01 0.20 Cleanup Man
2003-08-20 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.12 Truck Driver
2002-08-14 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.14 0.6 0.23 Crusher Oper/Worker
2002-08-14 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.18 0.84 0.21 Front-end Loader Operator
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.
Ownership history
  1. Torrington Industries Inc 1950 to 1978
  2. Special Aggregates Corp 1978 to 1978
  3. Allied Chemical Corp 1978 to 1980
  4. Torrington Sand & Stone 1980 to 1995
  5. Lewis Quarry 1995 to 2004
  6. Graymont Materials (NY) Inc. 2004 to 2017
  7. Upstone Materials Inc. 2017 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2019 4
2018 1
2017 1
2016 5
2015 5
2014 5
2013 6
2012 6
2011 5
2010 3
2009 5
2008 5
2007 6
2006 7
2005 6
2004 6
2003 6
2002 6
2001 5
2000 5
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Lewis Quarry sits in Essex 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.
Essex County, New York · Population 37,077
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$70,215
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
2019 Q4 504 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 4,540 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 2,342 3 0 1281.0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 0 0 0
2018 Q3 0 0 0
2018 Q2 1,929 1 0 518.4
2017 Q2 0 0 0
Show 69 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2017 Q1 493 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,158 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 2,823 1 0 354.2
2016 Q2 3,415 1 0 292.8
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 864 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 2,190 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 2,648 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 364 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 1,188 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 2,970 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 3,250 2 0 615.4
2014 Q1 662 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,911 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 4,900 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 4,151 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 812 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 2,350 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 4,811 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 3,066 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,602 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 2,792 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 4,172 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 3,387 1 0 295.2
2011 Q1 537 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,131 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 2,664 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,668 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 686 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 2,207 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 2,919 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 3,392 6 3 1768.9
2009 Q1 722 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 2,710 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 3,141 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,677 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 732 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 2,460 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 4,623 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 4,446 1 0 224.9
2007 Q1 643 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 3,928 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 5,188 1 0 192.8
2006 Q2 2,979 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 857 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 2,958 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 5,165 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 4,301 2 0 465.0
2005 Q1 769 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 3,500 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 5,443 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 4,089 3 0 733.7
2004 Q1 520 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 3,234 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 5,350 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 3,675 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 670 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,818 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 4,525 4 1 884.0
2002 Q2 4,193 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 722 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,461 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 4,189 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 2,925 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 679 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,880 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 3,223 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 3,246 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 717 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2007 · 1 incident

June 15, 2007 NY · Metal/Non-Metal assistant mine foreman, assistant mine manager HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Graymont Materials (NY) Inc. · Struck by falling object

Employee was preparing product to be ground in a small test vessel size ball mill. While performing these duties, the cover to the ball mill fell from the table and struck the employee in the foot.

2003 · 1 incident

June 25, 2003 NY · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Lewis Quarry · Struck against a moving object

OPERATING CAT 980 LOADER ON MAIN ROAD BY THE ASPHALTH PLANT CLAIMS LOADER HIT A BUMP AND IT HURT HIS BACK. HE HURT HIS BACK NO SIMILAR WAY AT HOME A FEW YEARS AGO NOT WORK RELATED THAT TIME 7- 7-03 IN HOSPITAL WITH BLOCKED INTESTINE I DONT KKNOW IF THIS IS REPORTABLE OR NOT.

2000 · 1 incident

August 30, 2000 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lewis Quarry · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED WHILE CUTTING CONVEYOR BELT.

1999 · 2 incidents

August 18, 1999 NY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lewis Quarry · Fall from machine

WHILE CLIMBING DOWN FROM THE SMALL CONE CRUSHER EE JUMPED TO THE GROUND CAUSING SPRAIN TO KNEE

July 6, 1999 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Lewis Quarry · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AT APPROX. 9:00 AM DRIVER OBSERVED THAT THERE WAS NO SIGN OF EE WHILE WAITING TO DUMP HIS LOAD INTO THE HOPPER AT THE CRUSHER. DRIVER WENT TO THE CRUSHER BOOTH AND FOUND EE ON THE FLOOR. NOTIF IED THE MGR AND PROVIDED FIRST AID. AMBULANCE ARRIVED AT THE FACILITY AT APPROX. 9:05 AM AND THE ELIZBETHTOWN HOPS. AMBULANCE ARRIVE AT 9:15 AM DEATH AS 11:13 AM.

1998 · 1 incident

July 9, 1998 NY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Lewis Quarry · Struck against a moving object

HIT POT HOLE WHILE DRIVING HAUL TRUCK

1997 · 1 incident

June 26, 1997 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Lewis Quarry · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE SUFFERED A STROKE WHILE ON COMPANY PROPERTY

1995 · 2 incidents

October 23, 1995 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lewis Quarry · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TWISTING BACK WHILE SHOVELING UNDER CONVEYORS.

September 21, 1995 NY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver NONPOWERED HAULAGE
Lewis Quarry · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TWISTED BACK WHILE DUMPING WHEEL BARROW