Mining Incidents

Belvidere Sand & Gravel Metal/Non-Metal

Columbia, Warren County, NJ  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2801000

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
18
Years on record
2001–2025
Latest incident
Aug 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
99
citations
26
significant & substantial
$14,314
proposed penalties
$13,674
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 3,758 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 392 1 1 2551.0
2025 Q2 3,925 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 3,219 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 4,229 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 5,404 1 0 185.0
2024 Q2 4,364 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 3,533 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

18 on file

2025 · 1 incident

August 13, 2025 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Naceville Materials J.V. · Struck against stationary object

Employee stepped out of EE's truck onto a large rock and twisted EE's left ankle.

2024 · 1 incident

February 1, 2024 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Naceville Materials J.V. · Struck by falling object

Employee was moving a plate when it slipped from EE's hands and landed on EE's foot.

2023 · 1 incident

November 7, 2023 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Naceville Materials J.V. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee lifted gas can and felt pinch in shoulder. Later, employee was fixing a belt when it hit EE in the forearm.

2022 · 1 incident

September 19, 2022 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman OTHER
Naceville Materials J.V. · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Was going into crusher to do maintenance when EE felt EE's back tense up. When EE tried to crawl back out EE couldn't move.

2019 · 2 incidents

April 2, 2019 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Naceville Materials J.V. · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EE was using high pressure hose and the pressure resulted in arm being thrown in the air. Possible rotator cuff tear.

2017 · 2 incidents

February 3, 2017 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator OTHER
Naceville Materials J.V. · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE bent over and back tightened and started to have spasm.

2010 · 1 incident

2007 · 3 incidents

June 8, 2007 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)

Emp passed out due to extreme heat, dehydration.

2006 · 3 incidents

May 9, 2006 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

While emp was moving long arm to weld cutting edge on bucket, a piece of metal off of the track arm flew off and hit emp in the chin.

2005 · 2 incidents

September 17, 2005 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Belvidere S & G/Div Lehigh Valley Site Cont Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While employee was repairing the grizzly car at the feeder the backhoe operator went to set the grizzly bar and when it was lifted the grizzly bar swung hitting employee causing him to fall approx. 13 feet to the ground onto # 1 belt. (9/22/05 call to company - possible paralysis)

2001 · 1 incident

August 9, 2001 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE SAFETY BLOCKS FROM HYD. CYLINDER OF CRUSHER. INSTEAD OF DECREASING PRESSURE, HE INCRESED PRESSURE AND CRUSHED BLOCK. BLOCK FLEW OUT AND HIT EE IN ABDOMEN.