Mining Incidents

Cold River Materials Keene PlantMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by VINCI Group
KEENE, Cheshire County, NH · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2700058
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2000–2017
Latest incident
Oct 2017
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2017 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While descending down stairs at the finish end ee slipped and strained a muscle in right leg above knee. After the weekend it did not feel better so ee asked to go to Occ Health and was diagnosed with a torn tight quadriceps. Follow up with Dr. on 11/7/17. To have surgery 11/17/17

2009 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

Employee was grading the haul road with a loader. Loaders bucket hit a rock stopping the loader causing employee to hit his head resulting in lacerations to his head.

2002 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

EE'S LEFT HAND CAUGHT IN CONVEYOR BELT AT HEAD PULLEY. EE CLIMBED OVER A TWO RAIL BARRIER TO REMOVE ROOT, WITHOUT FIRST SHUTTING OFF & LOCKING OUT CONVEYOR SYSTEM. LEFT HAND RECEIVED BRUISING & ABRASIONS. MEDICAL IMPAIRMENT IS UNDETERMINED AT THIS TIME.

2001 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

AFTER HEARING UNUSUALY NOISE, EE LEFT BUILDING, WALKED OUT ONTO CATWALK TO OBSERVE AC CRUSHER. AFTER SEEING NOTHING WRONG, TURNED TO WALK BACK TO CONTROL BUILDING AND WAS STRUCK JUST ABOVE RIG HT EYE BY A ROCK, THAT APPARENTLY EJECTED FROM CRUSHER TRAVELING 15' UP TO CATWALK WHERE IT STRUCK EE.

2000 · 3 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE PUTTING CAPS ON A LOADER BUCKET EE STRUCK END OF TOOTH WITH HAMMER CAUSING A SMALL PIECE TO CHIP OFF AND STRIKE HIM BELOW CHIN. FOREIGN OBJECT STUCK IN SKIN CAUSED BLEEDING REQUIRING STI TCHES, OBJECT WILL NOT BE REMOVED AS IT IS NOT HARMING ANYTHING AT THIS TIME.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WENT TO PICK UP END OF CHUTE AND STRAINED A MUSCLE IN BACK. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 5-11-00. EMPLOYEE UNABLE TO WORK FOR UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF TIME.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

IN PROCESS OF WELDING AND GRINDING STEEL, GOT FOREIGN OBJECT IN LEFT EYE. EMPLOYEE REPORTED EYE BOTHERING HIM ON 4-29-00 AND SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 4-29-00. NO PERMANENT DAMAGE.