Mining Incidents

North Norwich Bundy PitMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Dave Burrell
NORTH NORWICH, Chenango County, NY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3000821
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2003–2014
Latest incident
Jun 2014
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2014 · 1 incident

Accident type, without injuries

Working to change the seal on an oil leak on the screen deck. Cut a hole with torch on Seco deck. Used a come-a-long to take the counter balance off. A spark must have gone into bottom of screen deck & smoldered. Flared up at 9:30.

2011 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Vendor ee was moving tires from a loader. He was using an excavator to remove tires. EE & another ee (plant mgr) had discussed need to put blocks under loader to crib it up. Loader moved & counter weight hit him in leg/side. 911 called

2005 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

A ROCK FELL FROM THE DECK ABOVE DURING THE CRUSHING OPERATION AND HIT EE IN THE HARD HAT & THEN BOUNCED OFF HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. HE GRABBED FOR HIS HARD HAT, SPUN AROUND, HIT THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS HEAD ON THE STEEL I BEAM & FELL TO THE DECK.

2004 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

WHILE GRINDING ON PLATE HE MOVED HIS HAND AND CUT FINGER ON STEEL PLATE.

2003 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE WHILE PULLING ON A PIPE. HIS FOOT GOT STUCK IN THE MUD.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE LIFTING A GAS CAN ONTO THE DRAGLINE, HE FELT A STABBING PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.