lifting 5 gal pail of Hydrulic oil onto loader felt pain in right lower side, dropped pail & fell backwards, employee went to drs. and was told needed to have a hernia operation
POLAND SAND & GRAVEL Metal/Non-Metal
POLAND SAND & GRAVEL LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
Roger S Rommel
POLAND,
Herkimer County,
NY
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3003460
POLAND SAND & GRAVEL has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $298 outstanding across 9 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 2008
- Latest incident
- Jul 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
61
citations
1
significant & substantial
$6,233
proposed penalties
$5,757
paid to date
92% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $476 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
42
inspections on record
681
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: 681 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
POLAND SAND & GRAVEL has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $298 outstanding across 9 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.$6K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$298
outstanding
61 assessments are final orders; 9 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-03-03.
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 | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 1,739 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 1,871 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 1,794 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 1,384 | 1 | 0 | 722.5 |
| 2024 Q4 | 1,584 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 1,789 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 1,642 | 1 | 0 | 609.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 1,484 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 1,215 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 1,500 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 1,484 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 1,352 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 1,347 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 1,551 | 1 | 0 | 644.7 |
| 2022 Q2 | 1,605 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 1,676 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 1,359 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 1,504 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 1,380 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 1,362 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 2,256 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 2,527 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 1,796 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 1,330 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 1,885 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 2,463 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 2,056 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 1,478 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 2,051 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 2,573 | 3 | 0 | 1166.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 1,855 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 1,258 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 1,718 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 3,962 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 3,493 | 3 | 0 | 858.9 |
| 2017 Q1 | 1,768 | 1 | 0 | 565.6 |
| 2016 Q4 | 3,864 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 4,976 | 4 | 0 | 803.9 |
| 2016 Q2 | 4,413 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 1,813 | 1 | 0 | 551.6 |
| 2015 Q4 | 3,949 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 5,691 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 4,027 | 6 | 1 | 1489.9 |
| 2015 Q1 | 1,624 | 1 | 0 | 615.8 |
| 2014 Q4 | 4,750 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 5,629 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 4,530 | 1 | 0 | 220.8 |
| 2014 Q1 | 1,858 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 3,491 | 3 | 0 | 859.4 |
| 2013 Q3 | 4,265 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 3,957 | 2 | 0 | 505.4 |
| 2013 Q1 | 1,718 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 4,677 | 4 | 0 | 855.2 |
| 2012 Q3 | 4,702 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 3,677 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 3,764 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 3,698 | 3 | 0 | 811.2 |
| 2011 Q3 | 4,232 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 4,862 | 3 | 0 | 617.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 1,728 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 6,979 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 5,962 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 4,809 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 2,224 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 3,612 | 6 | 0 | 1661.1 |
| 2009 Q3 | 4,739 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 3,631 | 5 | 0 | 1377.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 1,487 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 3,218 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 2,921 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 3,479 | 2 | 0 | 574.9 |
| 2008 Q1 | 2,015 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 5,331 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 6,410 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 5,482 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 1,990 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 5,644 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 6,489 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 6,712 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 2,789 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 3,428 | 3 | 0 | 875.1 |
| 2005 Q3 | 3,360 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 2,234 | 1 | 0 | 447.6 |
| 2005 Q1 | 2,189 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 2,862 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 3,401 | 6 | 0 | 1764.2 |
| 2004 Q2 | 2,095 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 786 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file2008 · 1 incident
July 21, 2008
NY · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
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