Portable Unit: 2 reportable incidents
Metal/Non-Metal
Portable Unit has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1989.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1989–1990
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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
YORK20000041M
Settlement
Weisberger
2001
$2K → $800
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
Empire Paving Inc
1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
1999
3
1998
3
1997
4
1996
4
1995
4
1994
1
1993
0
1992
7
1991
6
1990
5
1989
7
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file
1990 · 1 incident
March 12, 1990
CT · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Empire Paving Inc · Fall from machine
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF CRUSHER; HE SLIPPED AND FELL DIRECTLY ON A LARGE ROCK. BROKE 3 RIBS (8, 9, 10)
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1989 · 1 incident
November 9, 1989
CT · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Empire Paving Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE MOVING CHAIN FROM CRUSHER TO THE GROUND CHAIN SLIPPED OFF BUCKET AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE SHOULDER.