Vanderbilt Minerals LLC-Gouverneur · Fall onto or against objects
A pump had stopped working so water had built up on the floor causing a slippery surface on a step of the drill.
NO. 4 MINE: 132 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
NO. 4 MINE has $40K in proposed MSHA penalties and $946 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 21
- Years on record
- 1983–2025
- Latest incident
- Oct 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
132
citations
23
significant & substantial
$40,007
proposed penalties
$34,291
paid to date
86% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $5,716 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
143
inspections on record
3,524
inspection hours
3.7
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.132 citations across 3,524 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
NO. 4 MINE has $40K in proposed MSHA penalties and $946 outstanding across 2 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$40K
proposed penalties
$35K
current assessed
$34K
paid to date
$946
outstanding
129 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $7K in penalties contested before the Commission, $2K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-07-07.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.17.7%
significant & substantial
5.4%
high negligence or reckless
17.7%
reasonably likely or greater
62.3%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.8% none, 27.7% low, 66.2% moderate, 5.4% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
6
citations taken to the federal commission · 5% of citations on record
- Settled 6 · 100%
75%
S&S designation survived the contest
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Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.of 4 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
67%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$7K proposed, $2K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2024-11-13.
Contested penalties
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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 2025-0028 | Settlement | Lewis | 2025 | $7K → $2K |
| YORK 2009-108M | Settlement | Mesch | 2009 | $100 → $100 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
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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)
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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: 2026-04-15
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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.9%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
76
samples
43
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
- Diesel particulate (total carbon)283 over
- TC as EC @ 35061 over
- TCarbon @ 35061 over
- Respirable dust, <.1mg12
Show the individual readings (100)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-04-21 | TC @ 160 | 179 | 160 | 1.12 | Truck Driver |
| 2011-07-07 | TC @ 160 | 254 | 160 | 1.59 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2011-07-07 | EC @ 160 | 207 | 160 | 1.29 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2010-01-21 | TC @ 160 | 161 | 160 | 1.01 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2008-03-05 | TCarbon @ 350 | 1162.65 | 350 | 3.32 | Truck Driver |
| 2008-03-05 | TC as EC @ 350 | 1237.33 | 350 | 3.54 | Truck Driver |
| 2026-04-15 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2026-04-14 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Truck Driver |
| 2026-04-14 | ORGANIC CARBON | 0 | Scoop-Tram Operator | ||
| 2026-04-14 | TC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Scoop-Tram Operator |
| 2026-04-14 | EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Scoop-Tram Operator |
| 2026-04-14 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Scoop-Tram Operator |
| 2026-04-14 | ORGANIC CARBON | 0 | Truck Driver | ||
| 2026-04-14 | TC @ 160 | 56 | 160 | 0.35 | Truck Driver |
| 2026-04-14 | EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Truck Driver |
| 2026-01-07 | Fibers, >5um | 0 | Drill Operator, Rotary | ||
| 2026-01-07 | Fibers, >5um | 0 | Drill Operator, Rotary | ||
| 2026-01-07 | Fibers, >5um | 0 | Drill Operator, Rotary | ||
| 2026-01-07 | Fibers, >5um | 0 | Drill Operator, Rotary | ||
| 2026-01-07 | Fibers, >5um | 0 | Drill Operator, Rotary | ||
| 2026-01-07 | Fibers, >5um | 0.01 | Drill Operator, Rotary | ||
| 2026-01-07 | Fibers, >5um | 0 | Drill Operator, Rotary | ||
| 2025-02-06 | TC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Truck Driver |
| 2025-02-06 | ORGANIC CARBON | 0 | Truck Driver | ||
| 2025-02-06 | EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Truck Driver |
| 2025-02-06 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Truck Driver |
| 2025-02-06 | ORGANIC CARBON | 60 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2025-02-06 | TC @ 160 | 145 | 160 | 0.91 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2025-02-06 | EC @ 160 | 86 | 160 | 0.54 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2025-02-06 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2024-01-10 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.4 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2024-01-10 | ORGANIC CARBON | 0 | Truck Driver | ||
| 2024-01-10 | TC @ 160 | 100 | 160 | 0.63 | Truck Driver |
| 2024-01-10 | EC @ 160 | 89 | 160 | 0.56 | Truck Driver |
| 2024-01-10 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Truck Driver |
| 2023-01-09 | EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Diamond Drill Operator |
| 2023-01-09 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Diamond Drill Operator |
| 2023-01-09 | TC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Diamond Drill Operator |
| 2023-01-09 | ORGANIC CARBON | 0 | Diamond Drill Operator | ||
| 2023-01-09 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Diamond Drill Operator | ||
| 2022-04-12 | TC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Laborer, Bullgang |
| 2022-04-12 | ORGANIC CARBON | 0 | Laborer, Bullgang | ||
| 2022-04-12 | EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Laborer, Bullgang |
| 2022-04-12 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Laborer, Bullgang |
| 2022-04-12 | ORGANIC CARBON | 0 | Forklift Operator | ||
| 2022-04-12 | TC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Forklift Operator |
| 2022-04-12 | EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Forklift Operator |
| 2022-04-12 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Forklift Operator |
| 2021-07-07 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Drill Operator, Jumbo Perc. | ||
| 2021-07-07 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2021-07-07 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Drill Operator, Jumbo Perc. | ||
| 2021-04-06 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Laborer, Bullgang |
| 2021-04-06 | TC @ 160 | 107 | 160 | 0.67 | Blaster, Powder Gang |
| 2021-04-06 | EC @ 160 | 66 | 160 | 0.41 | Blaster, Powder Gang |
| 2021-04-06 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Blaster, Powder Gang |
| 2021-04-06 | TC @ 160 | 110 | 160 | 0.69 | Laborer, Bullgang |
| 2021-04-06 | EC @ 160 | 66 | 160 | 0.41 | Laborer, Bullgang |
| 2021-04-06 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Laborer, Bullgang |
| 2021-04-06 | TC @ 160 | 97 | 160 | 0.61 | Laborer, Bullgang |
| 2021-04-06 | EC @ 160 | 61 | 160 | 0.38 | Laborer, Bullgang |
| 2020-09-30 | Manganese fumes | 0.06 | 5 | 0.01 | Mechanic |
| 2020-09-30 | Zinc oxide fumes | 0 | 10 | 0.00 | Mechanic |
| 2020-09-30 | Vanadium fumes | 0 | 50 | 0.00 | Mechanic |
| 2020-09-30 | Nickel fumes | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | Mechanic |
| 2020-09-30 | Molybdenum fumes | 0 | 20 | 0.00 | Mechanic |
| 2020-09-30 | Lead fumes | 0 | 450 | 0.00 | Mechanic |
| 2020-09-30 | Iron oxide fumes | 0.61 | 20 | 0.03 | Mechanic |
| 2020-09-30 | Copper fumes | 0 | 300 | 0.00 | Mechanic |
| 2020-09-30 | Cobalt fumes | 0 | 300 | 0.00 | Mechanic |
| 2020-09-30 | Chromium, insoluble | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | Mechanic |
| 2020-09-30 | Cadmium oxide fumes | 0 | 100 | 0.00 | Mechanic |
| 2020-09-30 | Beryllium fumes | 0 | 6 | 0.00 | Mechanic |
| 2020-09-30 | Arsenic fumes | 0 | 1500 | 0.00 | Mechanic |
| 2020-09-30 | Magnesium oxide fumes | 0 | 20 | 0.00 | Mechanic |
| 2020-09-16 | EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Complete Load-Haul-Dump |
| 2020-09-16 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Complete Load-Haul-Dump |
| 2020-09-16 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Truck Driver |
| 2020-09-16 | TC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Complete Load-Haul-Dump |
| 2020-09-16 | TC @ 160 | 32 | 160 | 0.20 | Truck Driver |
| 2020-09-16 | EC @ 160 | 32 | 160 | 0.20 | Truck Driver |
| 2019-10-09 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Truck Driver | ||
| 2019-10-09 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Backhoe Operator | ||
| 2019-08-08 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Complete Load-Haul-Dump |
| 2019-08-08 | EC @ 160 | 27 | 160 | 0.17 | Complete Load-Haul-Dump |
| 2019-08-08 | TC @ 160 | 40 | 160 | 0.25 | Complete Load-Haul-Dump |
| 2019-04-09 | Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.13 | Drill Operator, Rotary | ||
| 2019-04-09 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Drill Operator, Rotary | ||
| 2018-01-31 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Backhoe Operator |
| 2018-01-31 | TC @ 160 | 32 | 160 | 0.20 | Backhoe Operator |
| 2018-01-31 | EC @ 160 | 12 | 160 | 0.08 | Backhoe Operator |
| 2017-05-31 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Drill Operator, Rotary | ||
| 2017-05-31 | Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.16 | Laborer, Bullgang | ||
| 2017-05-31 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Backhoe Operator | ||
| 2016-06-02 | EC @ 160 | 38 | 160 | 0.24 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2016-06-02 | Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.14 | 10 | 0.01 | Truck Driver |
| 2016-06-02 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Truck Driver | ||
| 2016-06-02 | TC @ 160 | 73 | 160 | 0.46 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2016-06-02 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2015-04-21 | EC @ 160 | 92 | 160 | 0.58 | Truck Driver |
| 2015-04-21 | TC @ 160 | 44 | 160 | 0.28 | Complete Load-Haul-Dump |
Showing 100 of 162 laboratory readings: every over-limit reading, then the most recent. MSHA reads one air sample several times, so readings outnumber the samples counted above. The full set is in MSHA's Personal Health Samples file.
Area samples (mill and shop air)
Last sampled: 2026-04-145
samples
Show the individual readings (10)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Area sampled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-14 | TC @ 160 | 0 | UG TRAVEL/HAULAGE | ||
| 2026-04-14 | EC @ 160 | 0 | UG TRAVEL/HAULAGE | ||
| 2025-02-06 | EC @ 160 | 0 | UG TRAVEL/HAULAGE | ||
| 2025-02-06 | TC @ 160 | 0 | UG TRAVEL/HAULAGE | ||
| 2024-01-10 | TC @ 160 | 0 | UG GENERAL | ||
| 2024-01-10 | EC @ 160 | 0 | UG GENERAL | ||
| 2023-01-09 | TC @ 160 | 0 | UG TRAVEL/HAULAGE | ||
| 2023-01-09 | EC @ 160 | 0 | UG TRAVEL/HAULAGE | ||
| 2022-04-12 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | UG TRAVEL/HAULAGE | ||
| 2022-04-12 | EC @ 160 | 0 | UG TRAVEL/HAULAGE |
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.
NO. 4 MINE recorded 7.79 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.
Injury rate, 2025
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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.7.79
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.65 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In New York, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 2.08 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 * | 7.79 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2024 * | 8.57 | 8.57 | 0.000 |
| 2023 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2020 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2019 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2017 * | 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
- Gouverneur Talc Company Inc 1950 to 2006
- Vanderbilt Minerals LLC-Gouverneur 2007 to 2026
- Gouverneur LLC 2026 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 |
| 2025 | 11 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2020 | 10 |
| 2019 | 10 |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2017 | 8 |
| 2016 | 7 |
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2013 | 5 |
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2010 | 3 |
| 2009 | 3 |
| 2008 | 4 |
| 2007 | 5 |
| 2006 | 4 |
| 2005 | 4 |
| 2004 | 5 |
| 2003 | 7 |
| 2002 | 6 |
| 2001 | 2 |
| 2000 | 4 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
NO. 4 MINE sits in Lewis County, New York, where the Census mining category is 0.1% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Lewis County, New York · Population 26,618
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$68,329
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | 5,062 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2026 Q1 | 6,161 | 1 | 0 | 162.3 |
| 2025 Q4 | 5,537 | 6 | 1 | 1083.6 |
| 2025 Q3 | 6,785 | 15 | 3 | 2210.8 |
| 2025 Q2 | 6,993 | 8 | 1 | 1144.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 6,348 | 10 | 3 | 1575.3 |
| 2024 Q4 | 5,712 | 7 | 2 | 1225.5 |
| 2024 Q3 | 5,516 | 7 | 5 | 1269.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q2 | 5,626 | 6 | 1 | 1066.5 |
| 2024 Q1 | 6,481 | 2 | 0 | 308.6 |
| 2023 Q4 | 6,769 | 3 | 0 | 443.2 |
| 2023 Q3 | 5,139 | 1 | 0 | 194.6 |
| 2023 Q2 | 5,527 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 5,206 | 5 | 3 | 960.4 |
| 2022 Q4 | 3,999 | 2 | 1 | 500.1 |
| 2022 Q3 | 4,108 | 1 | 0 | 243.4 |
| 2022 Q2 | 4,414 | 1 | 0 | 226.6 |
| 2022 Q1 | 4,656 | 1 | 0 | 214.8 |
| 2021 Q4 | 4,225 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 4,694 | 5 | 1 | 1065.2 |
| 2021 Q2 | 4,801 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 4,815 | 1 | 0 | 207.7 |
| 2020 Q4 | 4,526 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 5,626 | 1 | 0 | 177.7 |
| 2020 Q2 | 5,352 | 2 | 1 | 373.7 |
| 2020 Q1 | 4,862 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 5,014 | 1 | 0 | 199.4 |
| 2019 Q3 | 6,427 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 5,922 | 1 | 0 | 168.9 |
| 2019 Q1 | 5,274 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 4,067 | 3 | 0 | 737.6 |
| 2018 Q3 | 5,417 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 5,168 | 1 | 0 | 193.5 |
| 2018 Q1 | 4,608 | 1 | 0 | 217.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 5,847 | 1 | 0 | 171.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 5,778 | 3 | 0 | 519.2 |
| 2017 Q2 | 6,364 | 1 | 0 | 157.1 |
| 2017 Q1 | 6,326 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 5,932 | 1 | 0 | 168.6 |
| 2016 Q3 | 4,106 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 3,005 | 1 | 0 | 332.8 |
| 2016 Q1 | 3,215 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 2,471 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 2,697 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 2,757 | 1 | 0 | 362.7 |
| 2015 Q1 | 2,737 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 2,406 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 2,184 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 2,323 | 2 | 0 | 861.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 2,124 | 1 | 0 | 470.8 |
| 2013 Q4 | 2,165 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 2,649 | 1 | 0 | 377.5 |
| 2013 Q2 | 2,588 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 2,665 | 1 | 0 | 375.2 |
| 2012 Q4 | 2,312 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 2,668 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 2,107 | 1 | 1 | 474.6 |
| 2012 Q1 | 2,111 | 1 | 0 | 473.7 |
| 2011 Q4 | 1,079 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 749 | 2 | 0 | 2670.2 |
| 2011 Q2 | 922 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 1,750 | 1 | 0 | 571.4 |
| 2010 Q4 | 890 | 2 | 0 | 2247.2 |
| 2010 Q3 | 391 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 653 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 1,279 | 3 | 0 | 2345.6 |
| 2009 Q4 | 933 | 1 | 0 | 1071.8 |
| 2009 Q3 | 893 | 4 | 0 | 4479.3 |
| 2009 Q2 | 1,302 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 1,909 | 1 | 0 | 523.8 |
| 2008 Q4 | 2,009 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 1,052 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 1,719 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 2,516 | 2 | 0 | 794.9 |
| 2007 Q4 | 1,780 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 1,887 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 2,515 | 1 | 0 | 397.6 |
| 2007 Q1 | 2,891 | 1 | 0 | 345.9 |
| 2006 Q4 | 1,572 | 1 | 0 | 636.1 |
| 2006 Q3 | 1,661 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 2,219 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 3,484 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 1,547 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 1,408 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 1,806 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 3,066 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 2,376 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 1,079 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 1,993 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 3,578 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 2,713 | 2 | 0 | 737.2 |
| 2003 Q3 | 2,113 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 3,351 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 4,010 | 1 | 0 | 249.4 |
| 2002 Q4 | 3,240 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 1,586 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 2,328 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 2,434 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 236 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q2 | 268 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 1,837 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 1,122 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 1,698 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 2,107 | 2 | 0 | 949.2 |
| 2000 Q1 | 1,399 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
21 on file2025 · 1 incident
2024 · 1 incident
Vanderbilt Minerals LLC-Gouverneur · Struck by falling object
Employee was in a man basket preparing to load a round when a fall of roof occurred. The rock hit the man basket causing the employee to be jostled inside. Employee sustained scrapes on left shoulder, laceration to right bicep/Left leg, and contusion on employee's head.
2022 · 2 incidents
Vanderbilt Minerals LLC-Gouverneur · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was stripping power cable to install a plug, the knife slipped and cut into the left-hand thumb causing it to cut to tendon
Vanderbilt Minerals LLC-Gouverneur · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee went to tighten rock drill bit back up and collar closed on left thumb causing it to be caught between collar and bit.
2016 · 1 incident
Vanderbilt Minerals LLC-Gouverneur · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
Employee was pulling on a wrench while working on the jumbo drill and felt something pull in left shoulder. The employee did not get medical treatment when it first happened. EE decided to make an appointment with a doctor for February 23, 2016 because the shoulder was not getting better. Employee is scheduled for 4-6 weeks of therapy.
2015 · 1 incident
January 20, 2015
NY · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vanderbilt Minerals LLC-Gouverneur · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
The employee has no clear description of how the incident happened he did several jobs that day and at no time can he recall bumping, twisting, or hyper extending the knee. When Workers' Compensation carrier had a conversation with him he said he might have done it by slipping on an incline and then jumping to keep balance but never fell.
2013 · 1 incident
May 28, 2013
NY · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Vanderbilt Minerals LLC-Gouverneur · Struck against stationary object
Employee stepped on a chunk of rock in the pit while moving a pump. The chunk rolled under his foot and employee twisted his left knee.
1990 · 1 incident
Gouverneur Talc Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
INJURED WAS BARRING A BRIDGED CHUNK OF ORE IN THE CRUSHER, WHEN HE PINCHED HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN FEEDER PAN AND STEEL BAR.
1989 · 2 incidents
December 20, 1989
NY · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gouverneur Talc Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED CLAIMS WHILE WORKING ON 850 COMPRESSOR CHECK VALVE FROM UNDERNEATH THIS MACHINE HE FELT A SNAP IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
Gouverneur Talc Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED CLAIMS HE WAS COILING UP WATER HOSE TO GET READY TO FIRE,WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER ABCK.
1988 · 4 incidents
October 28, 1988
NY · Metal/Non-Metal
prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Gouverneur Talc Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
INJURED CLAIMS HE WAS HELPING MOVE A RAILROAD CAR WHEN HE SLIPPED ON WET GROUND;CAUSING LOW BACK SPRAIN.
August 16, 1988
NY · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Gouverneur Talc Company Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
ALLEGES OCCUPATIONAL HEARING LOSS.
Gouverneur Talc Company Inc · Struck by falling object
INJURED CLAIMS HE WAS CUTTING A STEEL CONE WHEN THE STEEL CONE WAS CUTTING THROUGH THE STEEL SPRUNG OUTWARD DUE TO TENSION STRIKING INJUREDS RIGHT FOOT
Gouverneur Talc Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED WAS HELPING CHANGE BUCKET OVER TO THE ROCK BREAKER. WHILE LINING UP THE MAIN BOOM TO PUT THE PIN IN, THE MECHINIC SIGNELED THE OPERATOR TO RAISE THE BOOM. THE INJURED STRUCK HIS FING ERS IN THE PIN HOLE FORM SOME UNKNOWN REASON.
1987 · 1 incident
May 6, 1987
NY · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Gouverneur Talc Company Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED CLAIMS 2E WAS INSIDE THE DUST COLLECTOR, STANDING ON A PIECE OF PLYWOOD THAT IS USED TO PREVENT BAGS OR FOREIGN MATERIAL TO ENTER FEED SCREWS. THE INJURED HAD ONE FOOT ON THE PLYWOOD A ND ONE LEG THRO6GH THE DUST COLLECTOR DOOR OPENING WHEN THE PLYWOOD BROKE. THE INJURED FELL APPROX. 3 FEET. THE RIGHT LEG WAS CUT ON THE DUST COLLECTOR DOOR HASP.
1986 · 3 incidents
June 5, 1986
NY · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Gouverneur Talc Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects
INJURED CLAIMS 2E TRIPPED ON EYE BOLT WHICH WAS SECURED TO THE ROOF OF THE CRUSHER DUST COLLECTOR
May 16, 1986
NY · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Gouverneur Talc Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJ BARRING ON 7HUNK OF ORE BRIDGED IN CRUSHER.CHUNK BECAME DISLODGED CAUSING PRY BAR TO STRIKE INJ ON LEFT SIDE OF HIS FOREHEAD.
March 11, 1986
NY · Metal/Non-Metal
crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Gouverneur Talc Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
EMPLOEE WAS ASS3STING THE MINE MECHANIC IN EQUIPMENT REPAIR WHILE ENTERING THE SHOP HE SLIPPED ON ICE IN FRONT OF DOORWAY AND FELL INJURING HIS LOW BACK
1985 · 1 incident
April 13, 1985
NY · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Gouverneur Talc Company Inc · Fall from machine
THE INJURED WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM A FRONT END LOADER AND SLIPPED FALLING AGAINST THE PLOW FRAME OF A PICKUP TRUCK.
1983 · 2 incidents
August 2, 1983
NY · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
Gouverneur Talc Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
CO TRUCK DRIVER WAS ON RETURN TRIP FROM #3 MILL TO #4 MINE LOCATED IN HARRISVILLE AT A POINT APPROX 2 MILES SOUTH OF #1 MINE BALMAT ON A FLAT STRAIGHT-STRETCH OF ROAD RUST WAS SUDDENLY CONFRON TED WITH A DEER CROSSING IN FRONT OF THE TRUCK THE DRIVER TRIED TO AVOID HITTING THE DEER BY STEERING TO THE LEFT AND APPLYING HIS BREAK ROAD CONDITION AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS WE
June 16, 1983
NY · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
POWERED HAULAGE
Gouverneur Talc Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
NO.4 MINE,CRUSHER RAMP AREA HE EMPTIED THE 951 TRAXCAVATOR BUCKET FULL OF ORE INTO THE CRUSHER FEEDER PAN AND DURING BACK DOWN ON RAMP, THE TRAXCAVATOR RAN OVER A CHUNK OF SPILLED ORE. WHEN TH E MACHINE\S TRAVEL TRACK OVERBALANCED ON THE CHUNK, THE OPERATOR\S NECK WAS JOLTED DUE TO THE SUDDEN MOTION. HE WAS EXAMINED BY JAY B. SIGEL, MD IN THE E.J. NOBEL HOSPTIAL EMERGENCY ROOM WHO