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South Onondaga Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Heidelberg Materials AG
Nedrow, Onondaga County, NY  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 3000989

South Onondaga Pit has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
1989–2018
Latest incident
May 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
69
citations
13
significant & substantial
$7,451
proposed penalties
$7,451
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
43
inspections on record
578
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: 578 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 Onondaga Pit has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$7K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$7K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
69 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-11-27.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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 709 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 868 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 100 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,030 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,470 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1,427 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 75 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 1,306 1 0 765.7
Show 90 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q3 1,477 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,482 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 1,303 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 687 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,444 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 1,704 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 505 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 1,241 1 0 805.8
2021 Q3 1,977 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 2,111 2 0 947.4
2021 Q1 799 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 2,371 2 0 843.5
2020 Q3 2,499 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 1,513 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 913 4 0 4381.2
2019 Q4 924 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 1,478 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 1,099 1 0 909.9
2019 Q1 424 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 583 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1,453 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1,522 1 0 657.0
2018 Q1 734 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 1,903 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 3,179 2 0 629.1
2017 Q2 2,743 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 2,553 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 3,126 8 2 2559.2
2016 Q2 3,173 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 1,873 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 1,403 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1,426 1 0 701.3
2014 Q1 0 1 0
2013 Q4 3,555 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 4,492 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 4,069 1 0 245.8
2013 Q1 2,893 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 3,624 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 4,142 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 4,205 6 2 1426.9
2012 Q1 2,898 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 3,482 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,798 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 2,195 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 3,658 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,950 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 2,270 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,456 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 2,860 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 5,174 2 1 386.5
2009 Q3 4,358 4 0 917.9
2009 Q2 4,186 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 3,616 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 4,340 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 4,676 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 4,304 1 0 232.3
2008 Q1 4,789 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 5,154 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 5,388 3 0 556.8
2007 Q2 5,063 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,965 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 5,148 2 0 388.5
2006 Q3 5,914 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 5,394 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 4,979 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 6,287 1 0 159.1
2005 Q3 6,913 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 5,767 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 5,088 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 5,758 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 5,573 5 2 897.2
2004 Q2 5,315 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 4,721 1 0 211.8
2003 Q4 5,278 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 5,331 2 0 375.2
2003 Q2 4,918 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 4,065 3 0 738.0
2002 Q4 6,198 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 5,359 1 0 186.6
2002 Q2 6,876 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 5,595 6 3 1072.4
2001 Q4 7,035 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 6,358 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 6,071 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 4,522 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 6,218 7 3 1125.8
2000 Q3 8,109 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 4,972 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 3,234 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

15 on file

2018 · 1 incident

2008 · 2 incidents

March 12, 2008 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
W F Saunders & Sons Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was working with a come-along to repair a belt in the plant. The handle on the come-along tensioned back and struck and cut the ee over the right eye. He was wearing gloves, safety glasses and a hard hat at the time.

January 21, 2008 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
W F Saunders & Sons Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A conveyor on a crushing plant had iced up over the weekend. EE was holding a torch and twisting back and forth while applying heat to the head pulley to melt the ice. Suddenly he felt a sharp pain on the left side of his back.

2006 · 1 incident

July 26, 2006 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
W F Saunders & Sons Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was cleaning a roller on a conveyor, contrary to his training, he was standing directly under the roller and some dirt fell from the roller. Although he was wearing a hard hat and safety glasses, some dirt got under his glasses and into his eye.

2002 · 1 incident

December 18, 2002 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
W F Saunders & Sons Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PULLED A DISC IN BACK WHILE CLEANING OUT AROUND A CONVEYOR.

1995 · 3 incidents

May 17, 1995 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
W F Saunders & Sons Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TWISTED LOWER BACK WHILE SHOVELING.

February 23, 1995 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
W F Saunders & Sons Inc · Fall from ladders

WHILE GETTING SOME TOOLS OFF THE TELESMITH SCREEN, HE STARTED BACK DOWN THE LADDER AND FELL OFF.

1994 · 2 incidents

December 19, 1994 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
W F Saunders & Sons Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WAS MOVING SOME ROLLERS. WHILE SHIFTING THEM, HE PULLED MUSCLES IN LOWER BACK.

April 1, 1994 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
W F Saunders & Sons Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT WHILE TIGHTENING A BOLT ON THE CONVEYOR BEARING BLOCK, HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER STOMACH AND GROIN AREA.

1990 · 4 incidents

June 25, 1990 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
W F Saunders & Sons Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

REMOVING ROLLERS BENT OVER TO PICK UP TOOLS FELT BACK PULL ON R SIDE

February 27, 1990 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
W F Saunders & Sons Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING PIECE OF STEEL & PIECE SLID OFF ANOTHER & FELL ON EMPLOYEES RIGHT FOOT BREAKING TWO TOES.

February 8, 1990 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
W F Saunders & Sons Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO DO SOME PAINTING & SLIPPED ON ICE ON STEEL WALKWAY &FELL LANDED ON A SCREEN & INJURED LOWER BACK

February 1, 1990 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
W F Saunders & Sons Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GRINDING STEEL PLATE WEARING FACE SHIELD SLIVER OF METAL FLEW UP STUCK IN R EYE

1989 · 1 incident

October 20, 1989 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
W F Saunders & Sons Inc · Struck against stationary object

CLEANING A CONVEY PULLEY USING BAR BAR KICKED ABACK KNOCKING L HAND INTO STEEL ON SIDE OF CONVEY BREAKING L RING FINGER SPRAINING L THUMB.

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