March 9, 2011
NY · Metal/Non-Metal
coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
RJF - VNCS, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface
Snowy Surface
Penrhyn Valley Slate: 39 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
Penrhyn Valley Slate LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
Thomas P Panoushek; Susan M Panoushek
MSHA Mine ID: 3003735
Penrhyn Valley Slate has $8K 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
- 1
- Years on record
- 2011
- Latest incident
- Mar 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2010
39
citations
14
significant & substantial
$8,360
proposed penalties
$7,901
paid to date
95% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $459 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2010
15
inspections on record
215
inspection hours
n/a
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.Rate withheld: 215 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penrhyn Valley Slate has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.$8K
proposed penalties
$8K
current assessed
$8K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
39 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $2K in penalties contested before the Commission, $2K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-12-19.
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.35.9%
significant & substantial
2.6%
high negligence or reckless
35.9%
reasonably likely or greater
76.9%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 23.1% low, 74.4% moderate, 2.6% 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.
4
citations taken to the federal commission · 10% of citations on record
- Settled 4 · 100%
20%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$2K 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 2011-10-14.
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 2012-14M | Settlement | Paez | 2012 | $2K → $2K |
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: 2010-03-17, 16 years ago
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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.0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
5
samples
4
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
- Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz4
- Respirable dust, <.1mg1
Show the individual readings (5)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-03-17 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.26 | 1.61 | 0.16 | Stone Polisher/Cutter |
| 2010-03-17 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Stone Polisher/Cutter | ||
| 2010-03-17 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.34 | 0.71 | 0.48 | Stone Polisher/Cutter |
| 2010-03-17 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.27 | 0.71 | 0.38 | Stone Polisher/Cutter |
| 2010-03-17 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.25 | 0.54 | 0.46 | Stone Polisher/Cutter |
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
- Vermont Natural Colored Stone 2010 to 2010
- RJF - VNCS, LLC 2010 to 2014
- Penrhyn Valley Slate LLC 2014 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 3 |
| 2012 | 10 |
| 2011 | 11 |
| 2010 | 11 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Penrhyn Valley Slate sits in Washington County, New York, where the Census mining category is 0.4% 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.Washington County, New York · Population 60,883
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$72,342
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Q4 | 732 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 2,446 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 5,866 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 5,682 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 5,244 | 3 | 0 | 572.1 |
| 2011 Q3 | 3,676 | 4 | 0 | 1088.1 |
| 2011 Q2 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 8,727 | 3 | 1 | 343.8 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Q4 | 9,255 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 6,570 | 17 | 13 | 2587.5 |
| 2010 Q2 | 2,030 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 1,369 | 12 | 0 | 8765.5 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.