Mining Incidents

Montville PlantMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by CRH PLC
New London, New London County, CT · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0600677
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2001
Latest incident
Oct 2001
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2001 · 3 incidents

Struck against a moving object

CLAIMED HE DEVELOPED BACK PAIN WHILE OPERATING A DUMP TRK. EE HAD PREVIOUS BACK SURGERY & WAS INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT WHILE OUT OF WORK. ONCE A NEGATIVE MRI WAS OBTAINED HE WAS RETURNED TO FULL DUTY

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLEANING YARD WITH BOBCAT, WHILE EMPTYING BUCKET, DUST/DEBRIS CAME BACK AT EMPLOYEE. A PIECE OF METAL WAS IN THE DEBRIS AND ENTERED EMPLOYEE'S EYE REQUIRING REMOVAL.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE ASCENDING LADDER TO GET INTO TRUCK EMPLOYEE FELT A POP IN HIS BACK WHILE AT THE TOP OF THE LADDER. TAKEN TO THE E.R. SAME DAY AND WAS RELEASED TO LIGHT DUTY AND BEGAN TO HAVE DISCOMFORT AGAIN 7-26-01. SOUGHT TREATMENT AND WAS TAKEN OUT OF WORK.