Mining Incidents

SAXTON FALLS SAND & GRAVEL Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Richard P Schindelar
Stanhope, Morris County, NJ  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2800551

SAXTON FALLS SAND & GRAVEL has $30K in proposed MSHA penalties and $344 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
30
Years on record
1984–2008
Latest incident
Jan 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
146
citations
43
significant & substantial
$30,267
proposed penalties
$29,262
paid to date
97% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,005 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
43
inspections on record
642
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: 642 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

SAXTON FALLS SAND & GRAVEL has $30K in proposed MSHA penalties and $344 outstanding across 3 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.
$30K
proposed penalties
$30K
current assessed
$29K
paid to date
$344
outstanding
145 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-18.
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
2025 Q4 5,080 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 6,291 5 2 794.8
2025 Q2 4,055 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 2,916 3 2 1028.8
2024 Q4 5,383 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 4,328 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 2,379 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 3,487 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 3,198 3 2 938.1
2023 Q3 3,749 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 3,325 4 2 1203.0
2023 Q1 1,646 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 3,462 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 4,248 4 0 941.6
2022 Q2 3,827 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 2,754 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 2,915 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 2,575 2 0 776.7
2021 Q2 2,459 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 2,021 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 3,261 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 3,505 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 3,482 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 3,470 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 4,416 17 5 3849.6
2019 Q3 4,414 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 4,266 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 3,183 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 3,487 8 2 2294.2
2018 Q3 4,133 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 2,207 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 1,178 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 4,045 5 1 1236.1
2017 Q3 4,635 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 2,617 9 3 3439.1
2017 Q1 965 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 3,924 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 4,229 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 3,031 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 965 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 4,637 4 3 862.6
2015 Q3 5,130 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,987 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1,324 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 4,466 3 1 671.7
2014 Q3 5,123 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 3,038 12 4 3950.0
2014 Q1 1,787 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 4,343 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 4,172 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 3,290 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,727 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 2,580 10 3 3876.0
2012 Q3 3,158 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 3,058 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,309 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 3,645 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 3,950 4 1 1012.7
2011 Q2 3,910 5 0 1278.8
2011 Q1 1,278 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 4,221 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 4,748 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 3,448 4 3 1160.1
2010 Q1 2,104 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 4,061 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 4,464 5 2 1120.1
2009 Q2 3,932 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 2,616 1 0 382.3
2008 Q4 4,571 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 7,495 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 6,314 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 4,830 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 6,720 2 2 297.6
2007 Q3 6,573 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 6,071 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 5,891 2 0 339.5
2006 Q4 5,945 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 5,828 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 6,026 1 0 165.9
2006 Q1 5,498 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 6,262 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 6,402 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 5,713 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 4,384 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 4,984 2 0 401.3
2004 Q3 4,936 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 4,681 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 3,656 3 0 820.6
2003 Q4 7,191 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 4,485 2 0 445.9
2003 Q2 4,658 3 0 644.1
2003 Q1 3,615 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 7,191 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 9,054 3 1 331.3
2002 Q2 9,818 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 9,213 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 11,318 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 11,525 6 1 520.6
2001 Q2 12,793 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 10,071 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 12,455 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 12,687 12 2 945.9
2000 Q2 12,729 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 11,711 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

30 on file

2008 · 1 incident

2002 · 1 incident

May 9, 2002 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Saxton Falls Sand & Gravel Co. · Struck by powered moving object

WHILE PLANT WAS RUNNING, EMPLOYEE WALKED ACROSS YARD TO CHECK ON OPERATION. DRIVER DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS DIRECTLY BEHIND TRUCK. HE BACKED UP & HIT HIM.

2000 · 1 incident

1999 · 2 incidents

August 16, 1999 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Saxton Falls Sand & Gravel Co. · Struck against a moving object

DRIVER BACKED OVER BANK.

February 12, 1999 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Saxton Falls Sand & Gravel Co. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS MOVING STEEL PLATE & BRUISED RIBS.

1994 · 5 incidents

August 10, 1994 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Saxton Falls Sand & Gravel Co. · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

CLEANING UP AROUND TRUCK, DIESEL FUEL SPLASHED INTO LEFT EYE CAUSING IRRITATION.

July 11, 1994 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Saxton Falls Sand & Gravel Co. · Struck against a moving object

BOUNCING DOWN OF LOADER, INJURING EMPLOYEE'S BACK.

July 11, 1994 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Saxton Falls Sand & Gravel Co. · Fall from machine

OPERATOR STEPPED FROM MACHINE 7 FELL, TEARING LIGAMENTS IN LEFT ANKLE.

March 7, 1994 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Saxton Falls Sand & Gravel Co. · Fall from ladders

EMPLOYEE CLIMBING LADDER SLIPPED & FELL, TWISTING LEFT ANKLE, CHIPPING BONE.

January 14, 1994 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASES
Saxton Falls Sand & Gravel Co. · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

RASH AND SWELLING TO FACE, EYES HAND FROM ALLERGIC REACTION TO HARDENER IN NORBACK, NECESSITATING TREATMENT AND MEDICATION, AND ONE DAY OFF TO ALLOW REACTION TO SUBSIDE.

1993 · 2 incidents

August 10, 1993 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Saxton Falls Sand & Gravel Co. · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE LIFTING SHAFT FROM PICK-UP TRUCK BY HIMSELF, DROPPED IT ON RIGHT LEG, BREAKING BONE IN LEG.

February 6, 1993 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Saxton Falls Sand & Gravel Co. · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE WAS WELDING HOT SPARK FLEW UP AND BURNED LEFT LEG WHICH LATER BECAME INFECTED NECESSITATING EE LOSING TIME FROM WORK.

1992 · 2 incidents

April 24, 1992 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Saxton Falls Sand & Gravel Co. · Fall from ladders

EMPLOYEE FELL FROM LADDER WHILE CLIMBING UP TO SHELF TO GET PARTS FOR MACHINE HE WAS WORKING ON PUTTING TEETH THROUGH BOTTOM LIP FROM INSIDE CHIPPING TEETH & NECESSITATING STITCHES INSIDE & OU TSIDE OF MOUTH & LIP

1991 · 3 incidents

May 23, 1991 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Saxton Falls Sand & Gravel Co. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE INSTALLING A HYDRAULIC PUMP.LIFTING IT,TWISTED THE WRONG WAY AND HURT BACK.

April 8, 1991 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger MACHINERY
Saxton Falls Sand & Gravel Co. · Struck by flying object

WHILE GRAINDING OFF A PIECE OF WELDING SLAG,DUST AND SLAG FLEW INTO EMPLOYEES RIGHT EYE.

1990 · 1 incident

May 18, 1990 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Saxton Falls Sand & Gravel Co. · Struck by flying object

WORKING ON A PIECE OF MACHINERY WITH HAMMER,PIECE OF HAMMER FLEW OFF AND HIT EMPL IN THE HEAD.

1989 · 2 incidents

December 20, 1989 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Saxton Falls Sand & Gravel Co. · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE LIFTING A METAL PLATE,DROPPED ON RIGHT FOOT,BROKE BONE IN TOE.

August 3, 1989 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Saxton Falls Sand & Gravel Co. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE LIFTING ENGINE COVER TO CHECK OIL, EMPLOYEE HURT BACK.

1987 · 2 incidents

January 27, 1987 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Saxton Falls Sand & Gravel Co. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING CHUTE WITH GRINDER, GRINDER SLIPPED FROM HIS WET,GLOVED HANDS AND HIT HIS RIGHT LEG, MAKING A CUT WHICH REQUIRED 8 STITCHES.

January 5, 1987 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Saxton Falls Sand & Gravel Co. · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING OUT GRAVEL BIN, WHICH WAS ICY. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND HIT HIS HEAD ON BIN, RECEIVING A CUT ON HIS HEAD WHICCH REQUIRED 2 STITCHES.

1986 · 2 incidents

October 18, 1986 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal MACHINERY
Saxton Falls Sand & Gravel Co. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE GRINDING 8OWN A PIECE OF METAL INT HE SHOP A FLINT STRUCK I.NAME OIN THE RIGHT EYE EVEN WHILE WEARING HIS PROTECTIVE EYE WEAR.

1985 · 4 incidents

September 30, 1985 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Saxton Falls Sand & Gravel Co. · Fall from machine

WHILE GETTING OUT OF GMC DUMP TRUCK EMPLOYEE SLIPPED OFF THE STEP OF THE T RUCK AND BADLY SPRAINED ANKLE

June 11, 1985 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Saxton Falls Sand & Gravel Co. · Fall from machine

WHILE WALKING AROUND SIDE OF DRAGLINE, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL OFF BACK OF MACHINE HITTING COUNTERWEIGHT ON DRAGLINE AND DEEPLY CUTTING SHIN REQUIRING STITCHES AND ANIT-BIOTIC.

June 5, 1985 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Saxton Falls Sand & Gravel Co. · Fall from machine

WHILE GREASING PART OF THE DREDGE, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL SPRAINING HIP AND BRUISED RIBS.

April 26, 1985 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Saxton Falls Sand & Gravel Co. · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT ON OR BAOUT APRIL 26,1985 HIS BACK STARTED TO HURT AND HE WAITED UNTIL PAIN PERSISTED. HE WENT TO HOSPITAL ON 5-13-85. EMPLOYEE DRIVES HAUL TRUCK FROM PIT TO PLANT.

1984 · 2 incidents

July 13, 1984 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Saxton Falls Sand & Gravel Co. · Struck against stationary object

EHILE EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING CORD ON POWER LAWN MOWER TO START IT,HIS HAND SLIPPED AND HIT THE FRAME CAUSING CONSIDERABLE PAIN.

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