Mining Incidents

Stafford Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Heidelberg Materials AG
STAFFORD, Genesee County, NY  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 3000055

Stafford Quarry has $15K 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
23
Years on record
1987–2026
Latest incident
Jan 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
69
citations
10
significant & substantial
$14,748
proposed penalties
$14,642
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $106 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
59
inspections on record
1,047
inspection hours
6.6
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.
69 citations across 1,047 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Stafford Quarry has $15K 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.
$15K
proposed penalties
$15K
current assessed
$15K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
69 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-11-13.
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 6,617 2 1 302.3
2025 Q3 11,029 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 12,797 6 3 468.9
2025 Q1 2,423 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 6,968 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 9,621 1 0 103.9
2024 Q2 8,927 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 4,043 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 9,313 2 0 214.8
2023 Q3 12,826 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 12,016 1 0 83.2
2023 Q1 5,731 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 10,103 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 11,323 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 9,747 1 1 102.6
2022 Q1 4,916 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 11,266 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 8,729 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 9,243 3 0 324.6
2021 Q1 5,268 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 5,968 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 9,451 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 7,598 1 1 131.6
2020 Q1 5,869 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 6,912 1 0 144.7
2019 Q3 9,941 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 9,548 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 5,403 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 9,791 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 9,391 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 9,370 4 0 426.9
2018 Q1 5,433 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 8,591 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 10,130 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 10,777 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 5,309 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 9,026 3 0 332.4
2016 Q3 11,703 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 9,255 1 0 108.0
2016 Q1 3,074 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 6,501 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 8,887 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 9,752 1 0 102.5
2015 Q1 2,462 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 5,418 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 8,593 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 9,079 2 0 220.3
2014 Q1 4,734 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 6,752 3 0 444.3
2013 Q3 8,204 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 9,095 3 0 329.9
2013 Q1 2,533 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 4,414 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 6,906 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 7,138 3 0 420.3
2012 Q1 4,785 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 7,264 1 0 137.7
2011 Q3 7,924 1 0 126.2
2011 Q2 7,360 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 2,356 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 2,933 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 7,275 6 2 824.7
2010 Q2 8,280 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 2,604 3 2 1152.1
2009 Q4 4,130 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 7,869 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 8,229 1 0 121.5
2009 Q1 2,744 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 5,595 2 0 357.5
2008 Q3 9,349 7 0 748.7
2008 Q2 9,185 2 0 217.7
2008 Q1 3,245 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 8,094 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 9,654 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 9,488 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 4,077 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 6,171 3 0 486.1
2006 Q3 10,312 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 8,928 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 3,870 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 6,758 1 0 148.0
2005 Q3 10,357 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 11,749 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 4,800 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 7,030 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 12,120 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 12,020 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 6,240 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 7,530 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 11,635 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 11,912 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 7,570 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 7,530 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 11,950 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 11,547 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 6,570 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 9,971 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 10,704 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 12,523 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 4,560 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 8,677 4 0 461.0
2000 Q3 13,812 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 14,334 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 5,327 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

23 on file

2026 · 1 incident

January 12, 2026 NY · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Heidelberg Materials Northeast-NY LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was doing maintenance on a conveyor belt. Employee was cutting rubber for a skirtboard with a utility knife. Employee cut themselves in the left hand through a leather glove. Employee required sutures to close the wound.

2025 · 1 incident

2024 · 1 incident

2023 · 1 incident

November 16, 2023 NY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

EE was climbing down from 773D haul truck and EE's hand slipped off the handrail and fell approximately 10' to the ground injuring right wrist and back.

2019 · 2 incidents

January 30, 2019 NY · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Heidelberg Materials Northeast-NY LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee slipped on icy surface hurting right shoulder, continued to feel pain and was found to have shoulder problems requiring surgery on 04/11/2019, was originally reported as 1st Aid. Is now lost time.

2012 · 1 incident

2011 · 1 incident

2006 · 1 incident

2005 · 1 incident

February 14, 2005 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Heidelberg Materials Northeast-NY LLC · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was removing handrail, he lost balance and fell over/thru rail to floor 13 (thirteen) feet below.

2000 · 1 incident

October 5, 2000 NY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hanson Aggregates Glsc Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE TOOK SPUD BAR AND WAS TRYING TO CLEAN MUD OFF OF SNUBBER PULLEY.

1997 · 4 incidents

October 23, 1997 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Genesee Le Roy Stone Corp · Flash burns (welding)

WHEN HELPING WELDER, EE WAS FLASHED WHEN WELDER STRUCK ARC.

July 25, 1997 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Genesee Le Roy Stone Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE REMOVING A ROCK, HE STOOD UP ON THE CONVEYOR AND HIS GLOVE CUFF GOT CAUGHT IN CONVEYOR PULLEY ABOVE AND TWISTED HIS ARM AROUND INJURING HIS ELBOW.

March 11, 1997 NY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Genesee Le Roy Stone Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING CHUTE FOR PLANT, PULLING MUSCLE IN BACK.

March 10, 1997 NY · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Genesee Le Roy Stone Corp · Fall from machine

EE WAS WALKING ON INCLINE CONVEYOR BELT THAT WAS COVERED WITH SNOW - HE SLIPPED AND FELL OFF CONVEYOR STRIKING ANGLE IRON ON THE WAY DOWN.

1994 · 1 incident

May 2, 1994 NY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Genesee Le Roy Stone Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE SHOVELING DURING DAILY MAINTENANCE, MR ROBERTS HEARD A SNAP IN THE CHEST.

1992 · 2 incidents

May 26, 1992 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Genesee Le Roy Stone Corp · Fall down stairs

EMPL CLIMBING FROM A HOPPER SLIPPING ON STAIRS.TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF GRABBING ONTO ANGLE IRON PULLING BACK OUT.

March 9, 1992 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Genesee Le Roy Stone Corp · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EE WAS WORKING ON A CRUSHER USING A SLEDGE HAMMER HE PULLED A MUSCLE WHILE USING THE SLEDGE HAMMER.

1988 · 4 incidents

October 6, 1988 NY · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Genesee Le Roy Stone Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE PARKED FRONT END LOADER CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER FROM IT HIS FINGER ON RT HAND CAUGHT ION RAIL OF LADDER INJURING SEVERAL FINGERS TO RT HAND AGAINST HIS SUPTS ADVICE DID NOT SEEK MEDI CAL CARE UNTIL 10-14-88

August 4, 1988 NY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Genesee Le Roy Stone Corp · Struck against stationary object

EMPL WAS WORKING IN AREA WHERE EARLIER IN THE DAY THE DRIVE BELTS ON SMALL CONVEYOR HAD BEEN REPLACED AFTER VBELTS WERE REPLACED EMPL DID NOT REPLACE VBELT GUARD EMPL I. NAME WAS SHOVELING IN THIS AREA AND APPARENTLY WHETHER BY SLIPPING OR INADVERANTLY PUTTING HAND IN VBELT DRIVE HAND WENT AROUND DRIVE PULLEY AND TWISTED ARM AND THREW VICTIM UP AGAINST CONVEYOR ON MOTOR HITTING EL

June 21, 1988 NY · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Genesee Le Roy Stone Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

UNLOADING SCREENS FOR PORTABLE PLANT.FINGER GOT STUCK UNDER SCREEN SHARP EDGE CUT FINGER.

May 24, 1988 NY · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Genesee Le Roy Stone Corp · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS OBSERVING STEEL BEING CUT WAITING TO REMOVE STEEL WHEN STEEL SUDDENLY FELL ON HIS RT LEG BREAKING HIS ANKLE AND SHIN BONE

1987 · 1 incident

February 9, 1987 NY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Genesee Le Roy Stone Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I.NAME & I.NAME3IN PROCESS OF REMOVING WHEEL AND TIRE FROM LARGE QUARRY TRUCK WHEN CHAIN AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE ROLLED ON TIRE AND CAUGHT EMPL FINGER.

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