Washington County Stone Inc · Accident type, without injuries
Fire considered to be arson (vandals). Totally destroyed mill office.
Valley View Quarry: 28 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
Valley View Quarry has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $5K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 2008
- Latest incident
- Jun 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
28
citations
4
significant & substantial
$4,636
proposed penalties
$0
paid to date
0% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $4,636 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2007
12
inspections on record
130
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 130 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Valley View Quarry has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $5K outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$5K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$0
paid to date
$5K
outstanding
28 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-11-17.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.14.3%
significant & substantial
32.1%
high negligence or reckless
14.3%
reasonably likely or greater
42.9%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 21.4% low, 46.4% moderate, 32.1% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Health sampling
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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)
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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: 2007-04-04, 19 years ago
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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.33%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
3
samples
3
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
- Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz31 over
Show the individual readings (3)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-04-04 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.81 | 0.78 | 1.04 | Stone Polisher/Cutter |
| 2007-04-04 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.7 | 0.71 | 0.99 | Stone Polisher/Cutter |
| 2007-04-04 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.65 | 0.72 | 0.90 | Stone Polisher/Cutter |
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
- Washington County Stone Inc 2007 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 10 |
| 2008 | 8 |
| 2007 | 6 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Valley View Quarry sits in Washington County, New York, where the Census mining category is 0.4% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Washington County, New York · Population 60,883
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$72,342
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Q3 | 5,940 | 1 | 0 | 168.4 |
| 2009 Q2 | 5,216 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 5,216 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 5,216 | 1 | 0 | 191.7 |
| 2008 Q1 | 3,096 | 4 | 1 | 1292.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 3,700 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 1,050 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.