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SOUTH CORINTH OPERATION: 36 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

South Corinth, Saratoga County, NY  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 3002796

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

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
1994–2026
Latest incident
Feb 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
36
citations
2
significant & substantial
$3,647
proposed penalties
$3,647
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See PALLETTE STONE CORPORATION's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
37
inspections on record
454
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: 454 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

SOUTH CORINTH OPERATION has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
36 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-11-06.
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.
5.6%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
13.9%
reasonably likely or greater
61.1%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 61.1% low, 38.9% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
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: 2024-05-06
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
14
samples
5
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg8
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz5
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (14)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2024-05-06 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2024-05-06 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.2 0.47 0.43 Laborer, Bullgang
2023-05-23 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.88 0.99 0.89 Front-end Loader Operator
2023-05-23 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2017-04-19 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.42 0.88 0.48 Front-end Loader Operator
2017-04-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dump Operator
2017-04-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Bobcat Operator
2014-11-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Utility Man
2014-11-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Utility Man
2010-09-15 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Shovel Operator
2010-09-15 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.39 0.58 0.67 Crusher Oper/Worker
2003-08-27 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.14 0.44 0.32 Crusher Oper/Worker
2003-08-27 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.18 Front-end Loader Operator
2003-08-27 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 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.
Ownership history
  1. Pallette Stone Corporation 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 2
2025 3
2024 4
2023 5
2022 6
2021 7
2020 4
2019 5
2018 4
2017 6
2016 4
2015 4
2014 4
2013 4
2012 5
2011 9
2010 5
2009 7
2008 5
2007 6
2006 6
2005 6
2004 7
2003 6
2002 6
2001 5
2000 5
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

SOUTH CORINTH OPERATION sits in Saratoga County, New York, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Saratoga County, New York · Population 237,075
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$99,653
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 1,907 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 888 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 1,921 2 1 1041.1
2025 Q3 2,170 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 2,098 1 0 476.6
2025 Q1 667 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,658 1 0 603.1
2024 Q3 1,871 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 2,669 1 0 374.7
2024 Q1 2,367 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 1,256 2 0 1592.4
2023 Q3 3,178 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 2,699 2 0 741.0
2023 Q1 383 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 3,632 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 3,874 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 3,001 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 2,032 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 3,377 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 3,549 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 3,413 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 2,210 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 2,773 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 2,940 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 0 0 0
2019 Q4 2,176 2 0 919.1
2019 Q3 3,130 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 2,754 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 2,525 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 2,490 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 2,666 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 2,914 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 2,687 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 3,118 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 4,338 5 1 1152.6
2017 Q1 4,406 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 2,259 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 2,221 1 0 450.2
2016 Q2 2,275 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 2,172 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,861 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 2,792 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 2,147 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1,889 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 2,585 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 2,957 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 2,403 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 1,213 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 3,958 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 3,111 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 2,443 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 581 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 2,180 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,875 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 2,473 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 640 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 3,989 1 0 250.7
2011 Q3 1,246 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,180 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 2,201 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,523 1 0 656.6
2010 Q3 2,062 1 0 485.0
2010 Q2 2,950 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 2,010 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,770 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 2,839 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 2,510 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 891 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 2,400 2 0 833.3
2008 Q3 3,288 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 3,085 2 0 648.3
2008 Q1 1,360 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 2,464 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 2,595 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 3,302 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 3,317 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,809 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 2,897 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,423 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 2,641 1 0 378.6
2005 Q3 2,890 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 3,315 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,209 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 3,262 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 3,320 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 3,528 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,563 1 0 639.8
2003 Q4 3,136 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 3,016 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 3,978 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,520 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 3,890 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 3,620 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 3,145 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,293 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 3,762 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 6,085 8 0 1314.7
2001 Q2 2,903 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,964 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 3,582 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 4,166 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 2,730 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,804 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2026 · 1 incident

February 25, 2026 NY · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Pallette Stone Corporation · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Persistent Standard Threshold Shift identified during annual audiometric testing. Noise dosimetry data consistent with exposure below action and permissible exposure limits.

2022 · 1 incident

April 21, 2022 NY · Metal/Non-Metal groundman, yardman POWERED HAULAGE
Pallette Stone Corporation · Struck by falling object

While cleaning ground below and adjacent to a troughing belt, a 4 inch diameter stone fell from a height of 11 feet and struck the employee on the right shoulder. Contusion to right shoulder resulted.

2021 · 1 incident

July 22, 2021 NY · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pallette Stone Corporation · Struck by falling object

EE using bottle jack to remove plate from crusher. Plate came free and threaded rod struck employees left hand. .25" skin avulsion on hand.

2018 · 1 incident

August 27, 2018 NY · Metal/Non-Metal groundman, yardman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pallette Stone Corporation · Fall onto or against objects

While walking on cat walk preparing to clear it off, employee stepped on a golf size stone and fell against the steel top rail causing injury to EE's ribs and abdomen

2017 · 2 incidents

June 20, 2017 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pallette Stone Corporation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While cutting rubber roll "nose rubber" with utility knife, the knife slipped and cut employee's left hand (palm)

May 15, 2017 NY · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pallette Stone Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee while greasing loader tripped on grease house and strained employee's right knee

2009 · 1 incident

June 11, 2009 NY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pallette Stone Corporation · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A WRENCH TO LOOSEN A BOLT. THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND HE HIT THE PALM OF HIS LEFT HAND ON THE EDGE OF A PIECE OF STEEL CAUSING A LACERATION. HE WASN'T WEARING GLOVES

2003 · 1 incident

November 10, 2003 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pallette Stone Corporation · Fall down stairs

WHILE CLIMBING STAIRWAY TO WASH PLANT, EE NOTICED STAIRS WERE GETTING ICY. HE STATES HE SLIPPED AS HE WENT TO CLIMB BACK DOWN STAIRS.

2002 · 1 incident

August 23, 2002 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Pallette Stone Corporation · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

EE ATTEMPTED TO DISLODGE 2 ROCKS FROM THE FEEDER HOPPER. HE DIDN'T TURN OFF BELT FIRST. HE REACHED IN & THE ROCKS CAUGHT HIS FINGER REMOVING SKIN FROM TIP. EE RECEIVED ONLY FIRST AID AT FIRST. HIS FINGER WASN'T HEALING PROPERLY & HE HAD TO THEN HAVE SKIN GRAPHS ON 9/16/02.

1995 · 1 incident

March 31, 1995 NY · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pallette Stone Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATS THAT HE WAS STEPPING ONTO A LADDER WHEN HIS KNEE TWISTED & HE FELT PAIN.

1994 · 1 incident

August 13, 1994 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Pallette Stone Corporation · Struck against a moving object

WHILE SETTING A 1/2" X 4' X 6'PIECE OF STEEL ONTO A CONCRETE WALL APPROX 5'HIGH. THE PLATE WAS RESTING ON THE CONCRETE AND THE CHAIN BECAME SLACK WHEN THE LOADER WER WERE USING TO SET IT, JERKED.