Mining Incidents

Philmont Metal/Non-Metal

Philmont, Columbia County, NY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3001712

Philmont has $62K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1995–2008
Latest incident
Nov 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
114
citations
37
significant & substantial
$62,266
proposed penalties
$56,873
paid to date
91% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $5,393 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
27
inspections on record
424
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: 424 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Philmont has $62K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 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.
$62K
proposed penalties
$57K
current assessed
$57K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
112 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-02-23.
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
2009 Q2 200 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 606 1 0 1650.2
2008 Q4 1,841 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,878 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,619 6 3 2291.0
2008 Q1 1,974 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 1,949 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 2,475 0 0 0.0
Show 28 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2007 Q2 2,173 9 4 4141.7
2007 Q1 1,506 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,789 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,837 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,700 3 1 1764.7
2006 Q1 611 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,102 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,546 7 1 4527.8
2005 Q2 1,532 28 9 18276.8
2005 Q1 0 0 0
2004 Q4 1,331 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,293 4 3 1744.4
2004 Q2 2,320 1 1 431.0
2004 Q1 817 17 7 20807.8
2003 Q3 2,034 13 3 6391.3
2003 Q2 1,592 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 1,987 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,802 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 3,161 7 3 2214.5
2002 Q1 773 1 0 1293.7
2001 Q4 4,032 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 3,626 13 2 3585.2
2001 Q1 2,039 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 3,803 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,300 4 0 1739.1
2000 Q2 3,325 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,621 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2008 · 1 incident

November 18, 2008 NY · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Cranesville Aggregate · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was cleaning conveyor belt with rag, rag caught by pulley, taking left hand along conveyor.

2007 · 1 incident

October 12, 2007 NY · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Cranesville Aggregate · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was tapering off 4 x 3 1/4" bar with grinder making a pin for excavating bucket when hand slipped, resulting in 2 inch laceration on inside of left wrist.

2006 · 1 incident

May 9, 2006 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cranesville Aggregate · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

3 men repairing conveyor belt-one man had a crowbar lifting the pulley up while EE had his hand underneath repairing belt-crowbar slipped causing EE's left thumb to be crushed between bearing and adjuster plate.

2004 · 2 incidents

June 29, 2004 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Cranesville Aggregate · Contact with hot objects or substances

USING A CUTTING TORCH IN GARAGE NEAR A BUCKET OF UNKNOWN FLAMMABLE MATERIAL. SPARKS FROM TORCH IGNITED IT, RESULTING IN AN EXPLOSION AND FIRE.

June 29, 2004 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Cranesville Aggregate · Contact with hot objects or substances

USING A CUTTING TORCH IN GARAGE NEAR A BUCKET OF UNKNOWN FLAMMABLE MATERIAL. SPARKS FROM TORCH IGNITED IT, RESULTING IN AN EXPLOSION AND FIRE.

1999 · 1 incident

April 3, 1999 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cranesville Block Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING AROUND THE PLANT SHOVELING MATERIAL NEST TO PLANT WHEN SUBSTANCE WENT IN EYE PAST - NO PPE - EYE & FACE PROTECTION THEIS ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 4/27/99 BY EE!! ACTING SUPERVIS OR DID NOT FOLLOW COMPANY OR MSHA REGULATIONS FOR REPORTING AN ACCIDENT TO SAFETY SUPERVISOR/HUMAN RESOURCES. FIRED!! (NO LONGER EMPLOYED BY THIS COMPANY.)

1998 · 1 incident

April 9, 1998 NY · Metal/Non-Metal loader head operator, roscoe operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cranesville Block Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PULLING ON ELECTRIC MOTOR UP THE PLANT STAIRWAY WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN GROIN. RIGHT SIDE/HERNIA THE INJURY DID NOT BOTHER HIM UNTIL 4/22/98 WHEN HERNIA WA DISCOVERED BY PERSONAL DR. HE RETURNED TO WORK 4/2/98BUT WAS PUT ON RESTRICTED WORK WHEN DISCOVERED ON 4/28/98

1997 · 1 incident

August 4, 1997 NY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Cranesville Block Company · Struck by falling object

WHILE CUTTING BEAM ON CRUSHER PLANT, BEAM TWISTED AND FELL ACROSS LEFT FOOT.

1995 · 1 incident

November 9, 1995 NY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Cranesville Block Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE LOADER ROLLED FORWARD PINNING EE'S RIGHT FOOT.

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