What are Phelps Mine's MSHA penalties?

Phelps Mine has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties on record, with $0 currently outstanding across 1 contested dockets.

Phelps Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Heidelberg Materials Northeast-NY LLC · Surface

Controlled by Heidelberg Materials AG

Phelps, Ontario County, NY · Intermittent

MSHA Mine ID: 3000938

Phelps Mine has $6K 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: 8
Years on record: 1987–2016
Latest incident: Apr 2016

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$6,449

proposed penalties

$6,048

paid to date

94% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $401 gap.

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Inspection activity

MSHA inspections since 2000

inspections on record

635

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: 635 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.

Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

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.

$6K

proposed penalties

$6K

current assessed

$6K

paid to date

outstanding

49 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.

As of the most recent assessment on 2025-03-26.

Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

See also the operator's enforcement record

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	Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4	783	4	5108.6
2025 Q3	1,834	0	0.0
2025 Q2	1,921	0	0.0
2025 Q1	400	3	7500.0
2024 Q4	873	0	0.0
2024 Q3	2,002	3	1498.5
2024 Q2	2,164	0	0.0
2024 Q1	1,505	0	0.0

Show 96 earlier quarters

Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4	0	0	0
2023 Q3	2,199	0	0	0.0
2023 Q2	1,789	0	0	0.0
2023 Q1	696	1	0	1436.8
2022 Q4	1,411	0	0	0.0
2022 Q3	1,694	0	0	0.0
2022 Q2	2,641	0	0	0.0
2022 Q1	757	0	0	0.0
2021 Q4	1,486	0	0	0.0
2021 Q3	2,839	0	0	0.0
2021 Q2	2,601	3	0	1153.4
2021 Q1	925	0	0	0.0
2020 Q4	1,220	0	0	0.0
2020 Q3	1,790	0	0	0.0
2020 Q2	1,058	3	0	2835.5
2020 Q1	200	0	0	0.0
2019 Q4	0	0	0
2019 Q3	2,126	1	0	470.4
2019 Q2	1,695	0	0	0.0
2019 Q1	0	0	0
2018 Q4	1,001	0	0	0.0
2018 Q3	1,800	0	0	0.0
2018 Q2	1,324	3	1	2265.9
2018 Q1	0	0	0
2017 Q4	802	0	0	0.0
2017 Q3	1,648	0	0	0.0
2017 Q2	560	1	0	1785.7
2017 Q1	0	0	0
2016 Q4	1,030	1	0	970.9
2016 Q3	1,902	5	1	2628.8
2016 Q2	2,944	0	0	0.0
2016 Q1	0	0	0
2015 Q4	1,272	0	0	0.0
2015 Q3	2,447	0	0	0.0
2015 Q2	2,780	0	0	0.0
2015 Q1	300	0	0	0.0
2014 Q4	1,618	0	0	0.0
2014 Q3	2,834	0	0	0.0
2014 Q2	2,209	0	0	0.0
2014 Q1	278	0	0	0.0
2013 Q4	1,255	0	0	0.0
2013 Q3	2,141	0	0	0.0
2013 Q2	2,434	0	0	0.0
2013 Q1	360	0	0	0.0
2012 Q4	1,605	0	0	0.0
2012 Q3	2,773	2	0	721.2
2012 Q2	2,767	0	0	0.0
2012 Q1	890	1	0	1123.6
2011 Q4	1,843	0	0	0.0
2011 Q3	2,891	0	0	0.0
2011 Q2	3,177	2	0	629.5
2011 Q1	1,085	1	0	921.7
2010 Q4	180	0	0	0.0
2010 Q3	3,150	2	1	634.9
2010 Q2	1,198	0	0	0.0
2010 Q1	1,416	2	0	1412.4
2009 Q4	2,361	0	0	0.0
2009 Q3	4,689	4	1	853.1
2009 Q2	4,216	0	0	0.0
2009 Q1	2,720	2	0	735.3
2008 Q4	2,500	0	0	0.0
2008 Q3	941	0	0	0.0
2008 Q2	3,095	0	0	0.0
2008 Q1	1,958	0	0	0.0
2007 Q4	1,772	0	0	0.0
2007 Q3	3,657	0	0	0.0
2007 Q2	3,381	0	0	0.0
2007 Q1	2,899	0	0	0.0
2006 Q4	2,221	0	0	0.0
2006 Q3	3,365	0	0	0.0
2006 Q2	3,762	2	0	531.6
2006 Q1	1,337	0	0	0.0
2005 Q4	1,757	0	0	0.0
2005 Q3	3,494	0	0	0.0
2005 Q2	3,604	0	0	0.0
2005 Q1	1,558	0	0	0.0
2004 Q4	2,052	0	0	0.0
2004 Q3	3,304	1	0	302.7
2004 Q2	3,285	0	0	0.0
2004 Q1	2,048	1	0	488.3
2003 Q4	1,556	0	0	0.0
2003 Q3	3,958	0	0	0.0
2003 Q2	3,640	0	0	0.0
2003 Q1	1,547	0	0	0.0
2002 Q4	2,320	0	0	0.0
2002 Q3	3,238	0	0	0.0
2002 Q2	3,765	2	1	531.2
2002 Q1	1,552	1	0	644.3
2001 Q4	1,611	0	0	0.0
2001 Q3	3,811	0	0	0.0
2001 Q2	4,342	0	0	0.0
2001 Q1	2,326	0	0	0.0
2000 Q4	3,501	2	0	571.3
2000 Q3	4,149	0	0	0.0
2000 Q2	4,397	0	0	0.0
2000 Q1	2,299	0	0	0.0

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2016 · 1 incident

April 4, 2016 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES

Heidelberg Materials Northeast-NY LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee felt pain in shoulder over the last few years and decided to get it looked at this year - Repetitive had surgery on 8/4/2016

2002 · 1 incident

September 26, 2002 NY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Hanson Aggregates Brd Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUTTING BELTING KNIFE SLIPPED.

1997 · 2 incidents

November 18, 1997 NY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE

B R Dewitt Inc · Fall from machine

CLIMBING INTO CAB WHEN LOADER BUCKET RAISED AND EE WAS DRAWN UP AND OVER THE MACHINE.

May 1, 1997 NY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

B R Dewitt Inc · Struck by flying object

WHILE HITTING TOOTH OF DRAG BUCKET WITH HAMMER, A PIECE OF STEEL ENTERED RIGHT THIGH.

1990 · 1 incident

October 1, 1990 NY · Metal/Non-Metal pumper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

B R Dewitt Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

REMOVING ROCK FROM HOPPER SLLIPPED ANDFELL

1988 · 2 incidents

October 7, 1988 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY

B R Dewitt Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPL WAS WELDING AND A PIECE OF SLAG FLEW OVER HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO HIS L EYE LOST DAY 10-13-88

May 5, 1988 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

B R Dewitt Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING COVER FROM JAW CRUSHER EMPLOYEE DID NOT LOSE TIME FROM WORK UNTIL JUNE 20 1988

1987 · 1 incident

July 22, 1987 NY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

B R Dewitt Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WORKING 2N A CONVEYOR & WHEN HE HIT GUARD WITH A HAMMER, DIRT GOT IN HIS EYE.

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