Mining Incidents

Whitney Point-Strawberry Valley Metal/Non-Metal

WHITNEY POINT, Broome County, NY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3002809

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2001–2007
Latest incident
May 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
28
citations
7
significant & substantial
$3,635
proposed penalties
$3,635
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
2019 Q2 391 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 790 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1,284 1 0 778.8
2018 Q2 577 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 250 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,399 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 4,285 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 4,912 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2007 · 1 incident

May 22, 2007 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
F S Lopke Contracting Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Changing a screen. Prying old screen up and bar slipped and handle struck just above right eye. 1" gash required 3 stitches to close.

2006 · 1 incident

August 28, 2006 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
F S Lopke Contracting Inc · Struck by flying object

Rosk wedged in bottom of hopper door vibrating Grizzly Feeder. One employee was hitting the rock with sledge hammer and a piece of rock broke off and hit another employee in the eye standing adjacent on catwalk causing damage to right eye. Had PPE off to wipe eyes.

2005 · 1 incident

August 25, 2005 NY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
F S Lopke Contracting Inc · Fall from machine

Stepping up ladder into Wabco haul truck BD13, when foot slipped on rung. Right knee struck step and ground. Employee had a pre-existing condition with this knee.

2002 · 1 incident

September 18, 2002 NY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
F S Lopke Contracting Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHANGING CAGE ON WHEEL CRUSHER. WHEN TO PULL LAST BOLT FROM HUB ON OLD WHEEL AND DID NOT HAVE CRANE ATTACHED TO TOP OF WHEEL TO IMMOBILIZE IT. WHEEL TURNED WHEN RELEASED AND PINCHED EE'S LOWE R LT. HAND BETWEEN WHEEL-CAGE AND HUB AND IMPACTSOCKET. CRUSHED LITTLE FINGER AND LOWER HAND.

2001 · 1 incident

August 18, 2001 NY · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
F S Lopke Contracting Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

HELPING MOVE CRUSHER WHEEL INTO POSITION, WHEN TWISTED RIGHT KNEE. INJURY BECAME INFLAMED A FEW DAYS LATER.