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Mendon Plant: 25 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by David Spallina
Lonia, Ontario County, NY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3002764

Mendon Plant has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1986–2011
Latest incident
Oct 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
25
citations
5
significant & substantial
$5,383
proposed penalties
$5,321
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $62 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Spallina Materials Inc's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
35
inspections on record
421
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: 421 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Mendon Plant has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$5K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
25 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $182 in penalties contested before the Commission, $120 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-02-14.
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.
20.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
28.0%
reasonably likely or greater
64.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 100.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
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 2004-60-M Settlement Hodgdon 2004 $182 → $120
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), 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: 2007-07-19, 19 years ago
17%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
11
samples
6
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz61 over
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg5
Show the individual readings (11)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2003-06-25 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.61 0.93 1.73 Truck Driver
2007-07-19 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.18 1.15 0.16 Mechanic
2007-07-19 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.12 1.14 0.11 Crusher Oper/Worker
2003-10-16 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2003-10-16 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Supervisor, Co. Official
2003-10-16 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.48 1.97 0.24 Truck Driver
2003-10-16 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Scale Man
2003-06-25 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2003-06-25 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.24 1.43 0.17 Front-end Loader Operator
2003-06-25 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.41 0.87 0.47 Crusher Oper/Worker
2003-06-25 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
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.

Mendon Plant recorded 9.38 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2007.

Injury rate, 2007
ⓘ This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
9.38
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 3.30 and the all-US-mining average was 3.77 cases per 100 workers.
In New York, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 3.66 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2007 * 9.38 0.00 0.000
2002 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2001 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2000 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
  1. Elam Sand & Gravel Corp 1986 to 2004
  2. The Dolomite Group 2004 to 2017
  3. Spallina Materials Inc 2017 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2018 0
2017 2
2013 2
2012 7
2011 8
2010 8
2009 7
2008 9
2007 9
2006 8
2005 10
2004 8
2003 7
2002 8
2001 8
2000 8
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Mendon Plant sits in Ontario County, New York, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Ontario County, New York · Population 112,405
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$79,814
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
2018 Q2 0 0 0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 454 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,035 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 665 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,150 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 3,893 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 5,188 0 0 0.0
Show 50 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2012 Q2 4,338 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 2,351 1 0 425.4
2011 Q4 4,332 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 5,166 1 0 193.6
2011 Q2 5,110 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 2,650 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 2,931 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 4,742 2 1 421.8
2010 Q2 5,161 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 2,492 2 1 802.6
2009 Q4 2,550 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 4,617 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 4,758 8 2 1681.4
2009 Q1 2,582 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 4,347 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 4,659 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 5,401 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 4,282 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 5,017 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 6,038 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 6,391 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 3,879 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 4,934 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 4,975 1 0 201.0
2006 Q2 5,439 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 3,259 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 4,514 1 0 221.5
2005 Q3 5,448 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 5,306 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 2,849 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 4,258 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 5,243 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 4,788 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,837 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 2,572 3 0 1166.4
2003 Q3 4,670 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 4,623 3 1 648.9
2003 Q1 2,051 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 4,518 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 6,953 3 0 431.5
2002 Q2 5,991 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 4,014 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 3,921 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 7,882 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 6,806 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 2,586 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 5,327 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 6,490 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 6,289 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 4,820 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2011 · 1 incident

October 17, 2011 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
The Dolomite Group · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Screen slipped during installation and cut employee

2008 · 2 incidents

February 14, 2008 NY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FIRE
The Dolomite Group · Contact with hot objects or substances

Worker using cutting torches to build a guard had a flashback, burning his glove and hand. Hand had blisters, and medications were prescribed.

February 12, 2008 NY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
The Dolomite Group · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Worker slipped and fell walking in the plant following an ice storm, landing on his shoulder and elbow. Work continued, but subsequent discomfort and pain led to an MRI that revealed damage requiring surgery. Orthroscopic surgery was performed on June 16, 2008.

2007 · 1 incident

August 29, 2007 NY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
The Dolomite Group · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Worker shoveling felt upper back discomfort. Went to medical facility and was told it was a simple strain of upper back. Subsequently felt more discomfort and was given prescription, causing a recordable.

1986 · 1 incident

October 15, 1986 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Spallina Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE FELL A3D LEG WEDGED IN PLANT-RESULT TORE MUSCLE TISSUE IN LOWER LEFT LEG.