Mining Incidents

LITCHFIELD QUARRYMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Colas S A
CLAYVILLE, Herkimer County, NY · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3001288
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2010–2022
Latest incident
Sep 2022
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2022 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While walking up a small pile at the blend 1 conveyor to change wipes, employee stepped on the loose material and left knee gave out.

2020 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee descended steps to primary hopper and after turning around lost footing and hyperextended left leg.

2019 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While throwing a rock into the jaw to help get a big rock out of the crusher employee's hand was smashed between the rock and the I beam in the front of the opening. This caused the skin to open on left thumb.

2016 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While placing a screen panel on the catwalk another screen scraped EE's right forearm causing lacerations, requiring 19 stitches.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting cardboard with a straightedge and a razor knife. Knife slipped over straightedge and cut thumb of left hand.

2014 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

He parked loader and was trying to put window up from platform and he stepped back his right foot got stuck in the top step and he fell to ground. Right ankle fractured in 2 places and crushed heel.

2013 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

2 workers were welding, cutting and grinding on the screen deck to the wash tower and at lunch one worker's eyes started watering and burning.

2012 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

Employee was removing bolts from the large cover for the blend chute, as he was taking the last bolt out it came down and hit his left thumb and cut it. He received 6 stitches.

2010 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was trying to put safety pin in slot of rotor when it loosened up enough for the rotor to slide and pinch his finger between the rotor and the wall of the crusher.