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VALENTE PIT Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Warren W Fane
Wynantskill, Rensselaer County, NY  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3003739

VALENTE PIT has $18K 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
4
Years on record
2013–2017
Latest incident
Mar 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2010
110
citations
11
significant & substantial
$17,884
proposed penalties
$17,884
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2010
31
inspections on record
523
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: 523 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

VALENTE PIT has $18K 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.
$18K
proposed penalties
$18K
current assessed
$18K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
104 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-19.
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 9,102 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 10,369 8 1 771.5
2025 Q2 10,704 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 10,264 5 2 487.1
2024 Q4 10,578 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 9,998 2 0 200.0
2024 Q2 10,886 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 8,886 0 0 0.0
Show 56 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 8,371 6 0 716.8
2023 Q3 8,409 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 9,094 7 1 769.7
2023 Q1 7,077 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 8,330 1 0 120.0
2022 Q3 9,704 19 3 1958.0
2022 Q2 9,470 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 6,197 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 9,241 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 9,153 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 1,156 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 4,829 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 7,855 8 0 1018.5
2020 Q3 8,705 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 8,505 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 7,056 4 0 566.9
2019 Q4 8,968 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 9,425 6 0 636.6
2019 Q2 8,755 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 6,330 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 7,020 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 9,456 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 8,339 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 5,329 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 7,247 5 0 689.9
2017 Q3 8,189 4 0 488.5
2017 Q2 7,406 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 5,658 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 7,022 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 7,502 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 7,711 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 6,251 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 8,003 9 3 1124.6
2015 Q3 7,503 6 0 799.7
2015 Q2 8,895 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 4,149 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 6,146 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 8,421 5 1 593.8
2014 Q2 7,002 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 4,300 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 6,518 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 7,630 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 7,778 1 0 128.6
2013 Q1 4,711 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 7,611 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 7,247 1 0 138.0
2012 Q2 7,991 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 6,408 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 7,463 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 8,894 2 0 224.9
2011 Q2 7,638 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,592 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 5,787 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 6,663 2 0 300.2
2010 Q2 5,883 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 759 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2017 · 1 incident

March 21, 2017 NY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Warren W. Fane Trucking Inc. · Fall onto or against objects

Mechanic was working on a loader when they lost their balance and fell on the battery box attached to loader. Employee has a fractured pelvis and bump on head.

2016 · 1 incident

January 7, 2016 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Warren W. Fane Trucking Inc. · Struck by falling object

Clearing - cutting down tree (dead) - limb fell off & hit him. Tree came apart as tree was falling

2014 · 1 incident

2013 · 1 incident

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