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Marcellus Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Heidelberg Materials AG
SYRACUSE, Onondaga County, NY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3002600

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
2000–2014
Latest incident
Sep 2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
229
citations
53
significant & substantial
$85,830
proposed penalties
$66,913
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 1,257 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 431 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 2,679 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 2,260 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 1,800 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,408 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 1,876 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 1,892 1 0 528.5
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

15 on file

2014 · 1 incident

September 10, 2014 NY · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor POWERED HAULAGE
W F Saunders & Sons Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Mechanic was adjusting idle on a skid steer (#L-59) Over reached his hand while attempting to make final adj/snug of adj screw, directly in-front of engine cooling fan. He was adj idle with engine running & the cooling fan struck his hand. He received a cut on right hand from the fan blade requiring 19 stiches to close. Engine should have been turned off during this task

2009 · 1 incident

December 8, 2009 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
W F Saunders & Sons Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While using a crowbar to replace idler arms on the pool sand stacker, the crowbar slipped and struck the EE behind the left ear.

2007 · 1 incident

February 27, 2007 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
W F Saunders & Sons Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was preparing to get up on a loading machine. As he started to put his foot on the first step, he somehow missed the step which must have thrown him off balance. When his foot came down on the ground, the strain apparently caused a hernia in his groin area.

2006 · 2 incidents

March 13, 2006 NY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
W F Saunders & Sons Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE alleges that he tripped and fell while walking across the quarry. Nobody witnessed the alleged fall. EE has tried unsuccessfully (to date) to have a prior injury to the same shoulder covered under workers compensation.

January 26, 2006 NY · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
W F Saunders & Sons Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was working in the quarry generator room and while attempting to pry a nail out of some wood, the pry bar slipped off the nail head causing some minor back strain as he apparently re-aggravated a pre-existing back problem.

2004 · 2 incidents

April 22, 2004 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
W F Saunders & Sons Inc · Fall from ladders

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN A LADDER AND APPARENTLY MISSED A RUNG AND FELL.

January 23, 2004 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
W F Saunders & Sons Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE ASSISTING WITH WELDING ON A CONVEYOR, A SIX INCH PIECE OF CHANNEL IRON FELL AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE'S FOOT.

2003 · 4 incidents

March 5, 2003 NY · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
W F Saunders & Sons Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CHANGING SCREEN CLOTH, WHEN HE SMASHED HIS LEFT FINGER #5 IN THE CLOTH.

January 25, 2003 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
W F Saunders & Sons Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE FELL WHILE WALKING ACROSS THE YARD WHICH WAS ICY

2002 · 2 incidents

December 9, 2002 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
W F Saunders & Sons Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING WOOD PLANKS AND HURT/STRAINED BACK MUSCLES.

2000 · 2 incidents

April 8, 2000 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
W F Saunders & Sons Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE LIFTED PALLET WITH LEFT HAND AND SPRAINED HIS SHOULDER.