Mining Incidents

Prospect Park Quarry & MillMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by CRH PLC
Prospect Park, Passaic County, NJ · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2800030
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2001–2009
Latest incident
Dec 2009
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2009 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Due to severe weather conditions the scalehouse to the Quarry was closing. The employee had removed the trash and was walking back to the scalehouse when he fell in the parking area. An ambulance was called and the employee was taken to the hospital.

2007 · 1 incident

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee suffered heart attack in parking lot of quarry before start of shift.

2005 · 1 incident

Fall from ladders

Employee placed ladder on uneven ground. While climbing the ladder, it fell, causing employee to fall to the ground.

2004 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While lifting the hood of a water truck to do preshift inspection, employee felt a strain in his arm. Employee was able to work within the boundries of his job capacity until 10/25/04 at which time his doctor placed him out of work for further treatment of this injury.

2001 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CLEANING OFF GUARD BY BRUSHING IT WITH HIS HANDS. ANOTHER EE WAS ASSISTING BY TAPPING GUARD WITH HAMMER TO LOOSEN IT. HAMMER SLIPPED STRIKING THE FIRST EMPLOYEE'S LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS EXITING PERSONAL VEHICLE TO BEGIN DAY SHIFT. HE SLIPPED & FELL ON ICE. (HE WAS LAID OFF DUE TO LACK OF WORK ON THE FOLLOWING DAY. HE WAS BROUGHT BACK TO WORK ON MARCH 19, 2001 AT WHICH TIME HE WENT TO THE WORK COMP. DOCTOR & WAS PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY).