R J VALENTE GRAFTON QUARRY has $1.0M in proposed MSHA penalties and $158K outstanding across 15 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2006–2022
Latest incident
Oct 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
400
citations
133
significant & substantial
$1,023,087
proposed penalties
$536,072
paid to date
52% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $487,015 gap.
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.
400 citations across 2,093 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Imminent-danger orders
ⓘA Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.
3
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2017-08-22.
On record since 2017.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.
R J VALENTE GRAFTON QUARRY has $1.0M in proposed MSHA penalties and $158K outstanding across 15 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.
$1.0M
proposed penalties
$694K
current assessed
$536K
paid to date
$158K
outstanding
389 assessments are final orders; 15 contested dockets.
Of $894K in penalties contested before the Commission, $564K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-06-16.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘShares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ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.
92citations taken to the federal commission · 23% of citations on record
Settled
6 · 7%
Stood as issued
84 · 91%
Vacated or withdrawn
2 · 2%
98%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 48 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
37%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$894K proposed, $564K 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 2024-06-03.
Contested penalties
ⓘ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.
Health sampling
ⓘ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)
ⓘ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: 2025-08-06
32%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
40
samples
31
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz3510 over
Respirable dust, <.1mg5
Show the individual readings (40)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2025-08-06
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.57
0.56
1.02
Cleanup Man
2017-12-06
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.87
0.72
1.21
Laborer, Bullgang
2017-08-02
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.9
0.7
1.29
Crusher Oper/Worker
2014-08-20
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
1.02
0.53
1.92
Crusher Oper/Worker
2013-10-29
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
1.13
0.61
1.85
Crusher Oper/Worker
2013-09-05
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
2.49
0.61
4.08
Crusher Oper/Worker
2013-09-05
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
1.21
0.53
2.28
Crusher Oper/Worker
2008-09-10
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.74
0.72
1.03
Laborer, Bullgang
2008-05-15
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
2.4
0.51
4.71
Laborer, Bullgang
2008-05-15
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
3.08
0.64
4.81
Crusher Oper/Worker
2025-08-06
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Rotary Bucket Ex. Operator
2025-08-06
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.42
1.56
0.27
Truck Driver
2025-08-06
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.23
0.65
0.35
Cleanup Man
2022-07-06
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2022-07-06
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.15
Cleanup Man
2022-07-06
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.42
Crusher Oper/Worker
2021-09-28
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.41
0.7
0.59
Laborer, Bullgang
2021-09-28
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2018-11-07
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.49
0.69
0.71
Crusher Oper/Worker
2018-11-07
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.71
Crusher Oper/Worker
2018-11-07
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.22
Laborer, Bullgang
2018-11-07
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2018-06-13
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.18
0.59
0.31
Laborer, Bullgang
2018-02-05
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Laborer, Bullgang
2017-12-06
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.69
0.91
0.76
Crusher Oper/Worker
2017-08-28
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.71
0.83
0.86
Crusher Oper/Worker
2017-08-02
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.67
0.77
0.87
Cleanup Man
2017-08-02
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.18
1.07
0.17
Front-end Loader Operator
2014-10-09
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.43
0.54
0.80
Laborer, Bullgang
2014-10-09
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.75
0.84
0.89
Crusher Oper/Worker
2014-10-09
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.28
0.74
0.38
Laborer, Bullgang
2014-08-20
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.29
2.22
0.13
Front-end Loader Operator
2014-08-20
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.65
0.79
0.82
Truck Driver
2014-08-20
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.33
0.83
0.40
Truck Driver
2013-09-05
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.29
0.64
0.45
Truck Driver
2013-09-05
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.5
0.74
0.68
Shovel Operator
2013-09-05
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.82
0.85
0.96
Truck Driver
2008-09-10
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.67
0.69
0.97
Crusher Oper/Worker
2008-05-15
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.49
0.74
0.66
Front-end Loader Operator
2008-05-15
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.46
0.73
0.63
Front-end Loader Operator
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.
R J VALENTE GRAFTON QUARRY recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.
Injury rate, 2025
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.65 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In New York, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 2.08 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2025 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2024 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2023 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2022 *
9.03
9.03
9.029
2021 *
9.28
9.28
0.000
2020 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2019 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2018 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2026
10
2025
15
2024
15
2023
14
2022
13
2021
13
2020
13
2019
13
2018
13
2017
12
2016
12
2015
12
2014
11
2013
11
2012
10
2011
10
2010
7
2009
6
2008
5
2007
5
2006
5
2005
5
2004
5
2003
4
2002
2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
R J VALENTE GRAFTON QUARRY sits in Rensselaer County, New York, where the Census mining category is 0.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
ⓘ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.
Rensselaer County, New York · Population 160,341
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$86,663
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2026 Q2
3,900
5
1
1282.1
2026 Q1
3,350
3
0
895.5
2025 Q4
4,600
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
7,500
13
0
1733.3
2025 Q2
7,200
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
4,900
2
0
408.2
2024 Q4
7,150
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
7,000
5
0
714.3
Show 86 earlier quartersHide earlier quarters
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
6,950
1
0
143.9
2024 Q1
5,250
0
0
0.0
2023 Q4
6,900
17
3
2463.8
2023 Q3
6,600
3
2
454.5
2023 Q2
6,100
10
4
1639.3
2023 Q1
4,850
3
0
618.6
2022 Q4
5,200
7
3
1346.2
2022 Q3
6,200
9
2
1451.6
2022 Q2
5,950
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
4,800
4
0
833.3
2021 Q4
5,199
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
5,550
9
0
1621.6
2021 Q2
6,000
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
4,800
5
0
1041.7
2020 Q4
5,200
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
5,500
12
1
2181.8
2020 Q2
5,800
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
3,950
11
2
2784.8
2019 Q4
5,550
1
0
180.2
2019 Q3
6,750
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
6,650
7
2
1052.6
2019 Q1
4,050
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
5,550
19
7
3423.4
2018 Q3
6,550
1
0
152.7
2018 Q2
6,650
3
1
451.1
2018 Q1
4,600
1
0
217.4
2017 Q4
5,450
4
1
733.9
2017 Q3
6,325
44
19
6956.5
2017 Q2
6,700
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
3,200
7
2
2187.5
2016 Q4
1,390
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
6,675
9
3
1348.3
2016 Q2
6,550
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
2,800
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
5,800
8
0
1379.3
2015 Q3
6,450
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
6,350
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
1,800
5
2
2777.8
2014 Q4
4,650
19
5
4086.0
2014 Q3
5,975
58
35
9707.1
2014 Q2
6,100
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
3,400
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
5,100
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
6,200
7
2
1129.0
2013 Q2
6,000
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
3,000
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
5,250
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
4,250
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
6,000
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
3,400
7
1
2058.8
2011 Q4
5,600
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
5,600
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
5,250
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
2,400
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
3,650
2
1
547.9
2010 Q3
4,150
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
3,700
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
2,425
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
3,650
9
8
2465.8
2009 Q3
4,050
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
3,590
2
2
557.1
2009 Q1
1,250
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
3,250
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
3,830
6
1
1566.6
2008 Q2
3,094
11
5
3555.3
2008 Q1
1,250
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
2,800
6
5
2142.9
2007 Q3
2,575
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
3,200
3
1
937.5
2007 Q1
1,960
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
2,160
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
2,375
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
2,500
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
200
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
3,600
7
1
1944.4
2005 Q3
2,725
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
2,510
8
0
3187.3
2004 Q4
2,540
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
2,880
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
2,500
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
1,250
9
5
7200.0
2003 Q4
6,750
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
1,950
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
1,920
9
5
4687.5
2003 Q1
150
1
0
6666.7
2002 Q4
500
0
0
0.0
Fatalities at this mine
1 recorded
October 1, 2022NY · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techFatality · MACHINERY
A Grove RT765E-2 crane was in use to install a motor into a Caterpillar 773B haul truck on level 3 in the quarry, when the auxiliary line broke, dropping the ball/hook onto a miner below, resulting in a fatal injury
Reportable incidents
4 on file (excluding fatalities above)
2021 · 1 incident
July 19, 2021NY · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Miner was using a porta power on a crusher when the quick connect hose came off and struck miner in the face. Caused lacerations to lip area and fractured cheekbone.
2014 · 1 incident
December 12, 2014NY · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techOTHER