Mining Incidents

HOWES CAVEMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Emil J Galasso
Howe Caves, Schoharie County, NY · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3002306
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
26
Years on record
2007–2025
Latest incident
Mar 2025
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

26 on file

2025 · 1 incident

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Reportable hearing loss in right ear.

2024 · 1 incident

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

While loosening a nut with a ratchet and socket, socket slipped off nut pinching right pinky finger between ratchet handle and the ground, lacerating finger.

2021 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While exiting a Cat 765 rock truck, EE extended right arm causing a muscle strain to EE's right shoulder.

2020 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While cutting old belting with a utility knife, EE slipped and lacerated left thumb requiring 2 or 3 stitches.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

While walking from car to punch in for the day EE slipped and fell on ice bruising rt shoulder and forehead.

2018 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

While assisting another EE in lifting a banding cart, EE felt pain in their back.

2016 · 2 incidents

Struck against a moving object

EE ran truck into berm

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE complained about a sore right elbow 2 days later after unplugging a crusher feeder.

2015 · 4 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While nailing a splice template to a conveyor belt EE missed nail and struck his left thumb.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

While lifting heavy piece of steel EE felt pain in neck and right shoulder.

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

While sorting large rock EE felt dizzy and shortness of breath. EMS was called for potential heart attack (EE has history). EE was released to full duty the following day.

Struck by falling object

While repairing a spring on a truck a foreign object fell in EE's eye. He was wearing safety glasses. Went to ER for eye wash and exam. Returned immediately to work.

2014 · 1 incident

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

While cleaning under a conveyor EE pinched finger between conveyor and walk behind bobcat.

2013 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Profiling a face when rocks let loose from the face and fell, turned to run, fell scraping knees and jammed wrist.

2012 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

EE was sorting stone in the pit with a loader, EE stopped and exited the loader, when stepping off loader EE stepped on a rock and rolled foot over causing a broken bone on the top of the arch of right foot.

2011 · 2 incidents

Contact with heat

While standing and talking with another employee, EE fainted

Over-exertion in lifting objects

While removing rocks from jaw crusher by hand EE felt pain in left wrist.

2010 · 2 incidents

Struck against a moving object

EE jammed finger into heater/fan to see if it was working, it was and fan chopped off the tip of EE's finger.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While cutting conveyor belting with a utility knife the knife slipped cutting ee left thumb, required 2 stitches.

2009 · 4 incidents

Fall from machine

After checking the engine oil in the machine, EE walked along the tracks to enter the cab, EE then reached for the door, slipped off the tracks and fell to the ground causing multiple fractures to EE's right heel.

Struck against stationary object

While hanging conduit for new conveyor EE hit elbow on one of the conduit hangers severly bruising elbow.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While moving wood blocking in the shop EE got a sliver in left hand.

Struck by flying object

While grinding metal, a foreign object got around safety glasses and into EE's eye.

2008 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While grinding metal EE's left pinky finger got lacerated by grinding wheel.

Struck by flying object

While cleaning up around plant a gust of wind picked up a piece of tin hitting ee in the lip causing a laceration.

2007 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

Unloading steel, employee cut right pinky finger on a sharp edge.