Mining Incidents

NO. 4 MINE Metal/Non-Metal

Harrisville, Lewis County, NY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3002949

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2001–2008
Latest incident
Jul 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
5
citations
1
significant & substantial
$493
proposed penalties
$493
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
2011 Q4 1,127 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,590 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,642 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,036 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,123 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,477 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,435 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 757 1 0 1321.0
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

2008 · 1 incident

July 7, 2008 NY · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
R.T.Vanderbilt Co, Gouverneur Mineral Division · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee filed for worker's compensation hearing loss on 7-7-08. New York State worker's compensation awarded the employee 28.125% loss of hearing on 9-16-08. Employee retired on 5-31-08.

2007 · 1 incident

October 18, 2007 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
R.T.Vanderbilt Co, Gouverneur Mineral Division · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was helping H.D.Mechanic change bucket teeth on an excavator. He was holding the drive pin when his right thumb was pinched between the drive pin and the retainer pin. The thumb nail was torn off. He continued to work until lunch time. Later in the evening he was seen at the emer. room for x-ray ( not broken ) and dressing. He returned to work on his next scheduled shift.

2005 · 1 incident

December 28, 2005 NY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Gouverneur Talc Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE operating a Volco L150C front-end loader scooped up a bucket of ore, drove to hopper. As he drove a 1' x 3' chunk of ore fell out of bucket, EE drove over the chunk causing the EE to bounce in cab of front-end loader, causing the neck injury.

2002 · 1 incident

January 24, 2002 NY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gouverneur Talc Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WHILE HELPING CLEAN UP UNDER CRUSHER, EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER SHOVELING FINES INTO LOADER BUCKET. AS OF AUGUST 1ST, 2002 EMPLOYEE'S PHYSICIAN HAS TAKEN HIM OFF WORK UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

2001 · 1 incident

October 1, 2001 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gouverneur Talc Company Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

WHILE WORKING ON #38 CONVEYOR BELT, EE THREW WELDING CABLE OVER SIDE OF STAKE RACK WITH LEFT HAND, FELT PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER