Mining Incidents

MACHIAS PIT Metal/Non-Metal

Franklinville, Cattaraugus County, NY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3002867

MACHIAS PIT has $220 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
7
Years on record
1989–2002
Latest incident
Jan 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
4
citations
0
significant & substantial
$220
proposed penalties
$220
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
3
inspections on record
70
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: 70 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

MACHIAS PIT has $220 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.
$220
proposed penalties
$220
current assessed
$220
paid to date
$0
outstanding
4 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-01-29.
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
2002 Q2 0 0 0
2002 Q1 640 1 0 1562.5
2001 Q4 4,981 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 5,725 1 0 174.7
2001 Q2 5,283 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 3,637 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 4,291 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 5,241 0 0 0.0
Show 2 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q2 4,961 2 0 403.1
2000 Q1 2,557 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2002 · 1 incident

January 30, 2002 NY · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lancaster Stone Products Llc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE DISLOCATED HIS LEFT SHOULDER WHILE PUTTING ON RAIN JACKET.

1999 · 1 incident

May 10, 1999 NY · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Lancaster Stone Products Llc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATES HE HAS PAIN AND LOSS OF FEELING IN ARMS, WRISTS AND HANDS SINCE LAST FALL. DOCTOR ADVISED IT WAS WORK RELATED TO REPETITIVE NATURE OF JOB. EE RECEIVED CORTIZONE SHOTS BUT NOW M AY NEED SURGERY.

1997 · 1 incident

January 16, 1997 NY · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lancaster Stone Products Llc · Fall from machine

EMP STATES THAT WHILE HE WAS CLIMBING ON A LADDER GETTING INTO LOADER, HIS FOOT SLIPPED AN DHE LOST HIS FOOTING. HE THEN GRABBED ONTO THE LADDER TO CATCH HIS FALL AND STRAINED SOME BACK MUSCLE S. HE WORKED THE REST OF THURSDAY AND ALSO ON FRIDAY. WHEN HE CAME IN ON MONDAY HE DECIDED TO GO TO HOSPITAL DUE TO BACK PAIN.

1993 · 1 incident

July 15, 1993 NY · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lancaster Stone Products Llc · Fall from ladders

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE SLIPPED ON LADDER, FELL BACK AND WENT TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH LEFT HAND, BENDING WRIST BACK WHEN LANDING ON GROUND.

1992 · 1 incident

June 22, 1992 NY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lancaster Stone Products Llc · Fall from machine

WHEN STEPPING OFF THE BACK OF TRUCK,EMPL SLIPPED AND CAUGHT RIGHT LEG BETWEEN THE BUMPER AND BODY OF THE TRUCK FALLING ON LEFT KNEE.

1991 · 1 incident

1989 · 1 incident

February 17, 1989 NY · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lancaster Stone Products Llc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REREEVE THE DOOR CABLE OF A SCRAPER, THE CABLE SLIPPED STRICKING THE LEFT HAND AND PUNTURING IT.

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