Mining Incidents

Cedar Bridge Sand OperationMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by David C Denise
Barnegat, New Jersey, Ocean County, NJ · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2800717
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2001–2013
Latest incident
Sep 2013
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2013 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee had just finished his shift when he bent over to pick up his lunch cooler and strained his back.

2011 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was gripping catwalk railing to step up to steel catwalk, somehow he twisted his right arm and he felt something ""pop"" in his elbow. He was in alot of pain and on 10/06/2011 he was diagnosed with a bicep tendon rupture.

Struck against stationary object

Employee was climbing into cab of water truck in order to wet the yard to keep the dust under control and struck his left elbow on the door of the truck.

2010 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

Employee was working by plant and reached down to pick something up causing his hard hat to fall off. He then went to reach for his hardhat and hit and lacerated his head on a steel support.

2007 · 1 incident

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee died when a blood clot effected his lung and heart. He had walked a short distance before feeling extremely ill. Employee did have a blood clot history.

2006 · 2 incidents

Contact with hot objects or substances

He heat up a piece steel to bend. He repaired a flange on the chute for plant, was approx. 20' of the ground. 1 leg was on the chute, other leg on the main frame structure holding up the plnat. He use his r. hand for balance. holding the frame with his r hand to steady himself he hold torch in his L hand, accident pulled torch across his r. hand wrist.

Fall from ladders

Hydraulic cylinder on the Kamasu PC-300 was being replaced. EE was on the lader pushing pin thru. Bucket was holding cylinder up. Clay was packed on the back of the bucket. Small amount of clay broke down tram bucket and fell on his head. The ladder went one way and he the other way. He and other the dirt and his left leg buckled under him.

2005 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON 8 X 20 H&R SCREEN. THE METAL SCREEN HAD SOME JAGGED RIPS IN IT, EE'S WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE NUT WHICH CAUSED HIM TO HIT THE RIP IN THE SCREEN. HE HAD A 2""LACERATION ON HIS FOREARM, LACERATION WAS DEEP. EE DID NOT WANT MEDICAL TREATMENT AT THE TIME, FIRST AID WAS RENDERED. LATE AFTERNOON HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL & 2 STITCHES WERE NEEDED.

2003 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING FOOT ON WRENCH TO GET LEVERAGE TO FIX A MACHINE, AFTERWARD KNEE HURT SLIGHTLY. AS DAY WENT ON IT STARTED TO HURT MORE.

2001 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

CUTTING STEEL TANK, SLIPPED AND FELL. RECEIVED 3"" ABRASION ON HIS RIGHT LOWER LEG. ACCIDENT WAS 6/15 BUT REPORTED ON 6/20. FIRST DAY OUT WAS 6/21.