Mining Incidents

Millington Quarry & MillMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by CRH PLC
Somerset, Somerset County, NJ · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2800014
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2000–2008
Latest incident
Jan 2008
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2008 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

Employee walked from driver side of vehicle around the back of the truck and struck his face against a sign post that was sticking out from bed of truck.

2006 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

Slipped while descending steps of 992 loader and fell to ground. Fractured finger.

2005 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While removing a grease fitting on a cylinder, the grease ejected into the employee's thumb.

2004 · 2 incidents

Struck against a moving object

A loader and haul truck struck each other, causing the employee to hit head against the radio system attached to the roof of the cab.

Fall onto or against objects

While exiting a dozer, during rainstorm, employee slipped (did not fall), striking leg against dozer.

2001 · 4 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A SCRAPER WITH A UTILITY KNIFE FOR CONVEYOR #14. UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT THIGH. LACERATION REQUIRED FIVE (5) STITCHES.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WALKING UNDER A CONVEYOR BELT. DUST/DIRT COMING OFF BELT ENTERED HIS RIGHT EYE.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DETERIORATED AND RUSTED FLEXIBLE CONDUIT (ELECTRICAL) WAS BEING REMOVED FOR REPLACEMENT; WHEN EMPLOYEE PUT PRESSURE ON CONDUIT TO REMOVE FROM FITTING, CONDUIT BROKE APART IN HIS HAND, GASHING PALM.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS ATTACHING A HOSE TO THE WATER TRUCK. HE WAS STRUCK BY HOSE CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL.

2000 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS GRINDING A 992 LOADER HIGHLIFT BUCKET WITH A 5900 RPM MILWAUKEE GRINDER WHEN THE GRINDING WHEEL CAUGHT ON A CUT IN THE BUCKET AND CAUSED THJE GRINDER TO KICK HITTING THE EE IN THE LEFT LEG JUST ABOVE THE KNEE.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS INSTALLING A WEAR PLATE ON THE CHUTE THAT FEEDS 3 & 4 CRUSHER. THE PLATE WAS 1"" THICK MEASURING 14"" X 18"". THE PLATE WAS BEING HELD IN PLACE BY ANOTHER EE WHEN HE LOST CONTROL AND THE P LATE SLID DOWN ON INJURED EE'S LEFT INDEX FINGER.