Mining Incidents

Watertown PlantMetal/Nonmetal

Watertown, Jefferson County, NY · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3000049
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2001–2016
Latest incident
Jun 2016
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2016 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

Employee was using chipping hammer while doing maintenance on stone plant Deister screen. Employee's hands were sweaty and slipped down shaft of chipping hammer, hitting screen and causing small laceration, bruise and swelling. On 7/7/2016 employee sought medical attention for the swelling that had not receded. Diagnosis was broken bone in left hand.

2013 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE USING UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT CONVEYOR BELT. KNIFE SLIPPED, CUTTING THROUGH SAFETY GLOVE, LACERATING LEFT INDEX FINGER.

2012 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE CUTTING AND SPLICING CONVEYOR BELT AT CRUSHING PLANT, USING UTILITY KNIFE AND T-SQUARE - CUT RIGHT HAND WITH UTILITY KNIFE REQUIRING STITCHES AT LOCAL EMERGENCY ROOM.

2007 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was handling lifting straps, twisted left wrist resulting in the need for surgery at a later date to repair tendon/ligament damage.

2005 · 1 incident

Fall onto or against objects

Employee was climbing down the ladder of a quarry haul truck, when his foot slipped and he hit his left leg on a metal step of the haul truck, producing a laceration of the left leg just below the knee. Employee required 4 sutures to close wound.

2003 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SEATED USING LARGE WRENCH TO PERFORM MAINTENANCE ON CRUSHER. WHEN EE STOOD UP HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK & LEG. HE WAS ASSISTED OFF CRUSHER AND AWAITED MEDICAL ATTENTION.

2002 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE SPRAINED BACK MUSCLES WHILE REMOVING FOOTBALL SIZED STONES FROM SCREENS UNIT AT PORTABLE CRUSHER.

2001 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EE WAS USING PICKAXE TO CLEAN FROZEN CHUNKS OF STONE OFF GRATES ON STONE HOPPER. EE STRAINED BACK MUSCLES WHILE DOING SO.