Mining Incidents

Marcellus QuarryMetal/Nonmetal

SYRACUSE, Onondaga County, NY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3002600
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
2000–2014
Latest incident
Sep 2014
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

15 on file

2014 · 1 incident

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

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

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

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.

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

Fall from ladders

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

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

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WALKING ACROSS YARD WHEN LEFT KNEE GAVE OUT.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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

Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE FELL WHILE WALKING ACROSS THE YARD WHICH WAS ICY

Rubbed or abraded

EE WAS KNEELING ON FLOOR REPAIRING A TRUCK

2002 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

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

Fall from machine

FELL FROM CONVEYER CARRYING MATERIAL.

2000 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TWISTED LEFT KNEE WHILE CLEARING ROCKS FROM CRUSHER.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE LIFTED PALLET WITH LEFT HAND AND SPRAINED HIS SHOULDER.