Mining Incidents

Oak Openings Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by David Spallina
AVON, Livingston County, NY  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3002910

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2004–2023
Latest incident
May 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
38
citations
9
significant & substantial
$6,681
proposed penalties
$6,681
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 3,344 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 4,242 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,834 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 5,994 7 2 1167.8
2024 Q1 5,816 1 0 171.9
2023 Q4 7,374 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,211 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 5,729 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

7 on file

2023 · 1 incident

May 8, 2023 NY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Victor Gravel Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was doing a maintenance repair on the cone crusher and could not reach the hose that needed repair. The Employee grabbed a 5 gallon pail that was close by to reach it. While standing on the pail the employee slipped and twisted knee causing left knee to be sprained.

2022 · 1 incident

October 11, 2022 NY · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Victor Gravel Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

We were installing an electric motor on our cone crusher. We were getting it slid into place when it slid fast and my left hand middle finger got crushed between the motor and framework for upper conveyor belt. The very tip of the finger has a small fracture and it peeled the skin and took the finger nail off.

2010 · 1 incident

September 8, 2010 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dolomite Group · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Worker was changing drive belt on pulley. Hand got pinched between motor base and frame, fracturing tip of finger.

2009 · 1 incident

July 22, 2009 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dolomite Group · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Worker was unplugging an exchange box, when rock came loose and pinched finger against steel box wall. Finger was cut, requiring five stitches.

2006 · 2 incidents

May 15, 2006 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dolomite Group · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Worker climbed on side of bin to shut off a water line. While turning valve his foot slipped and he strained his back.

May 3, 2006 NY · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dolomite Group · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Worker dropped steel plate on hand while assisting another worker repair the scale. Worker's hand was cut and finger broken.

2004 · 1 incident

February 24, 2004 NY · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dolomite Group · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Worker moving railroad ties slipped in mud and injured lower back.