Mining Incidents

Cayuga Crushed Stone Inc Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Thomas E Besemer
LANSING, Tompkins County, NY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3000018

Cayuga Crushed Stone Inc has $926 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
31
Years on record
1984–2005
Latest incident
Jun 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
11
citations
1
significant & substantial
$926
proposed penalties
$926
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
24
inspections on record
255
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 255 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Cayuga Crushed Stone Inc has $926 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$926
proposed penalties
$926
current assessed
$926
paid to date
$0
outstanding
11 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-03-26.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2011 Q3 2,168 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 2,100 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,706 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 2,056 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 2,175 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 2,162 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,648 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 2,142 0 0 0.0
Show 39 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2009 Q3 2,326 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 2,057 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 2,040 3 0 1470.6
2008 Q4 2,105 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 2,088 1 0 478.9
2008 Q2 2,580 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 2,824 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 2,895 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 3,095 2 0 646.2
2007 Q2 3,320 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 2,862 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 3,304 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 3,249 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 3,399 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 3,506 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 3,738 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 4,060 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 4,113 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 3,598 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 3,548 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 4,382 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 4,679 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 4,175 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 5,013 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 6,071 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 6,432 2 1 310.9
2003 Q1 4,862 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 6,026 1 0 165.9
2002 Q3 6,610 1 0 151.3
2002 Q2 6,592 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 5,033 1 0 198.7
2001 Q4 5,851 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 6,771 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 7,023 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 5,709 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 7,308 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 7,531 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 7,797 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 6,388 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

31 on file

2005 · 1 incident

June 6, 2005 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman ELECTRICAL
Cayuga Crushed Stone Inc · Struck by flying object

Employee was charging a battery on pickup truck; also splicing wires on the cellunoid (not hooked up to battery). He does know what happened - the battery blew up. A part hit him in his left eye and he had battery acid in his face.

2004 · 1 incident

May 18, 2004 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cayuga Crushed Stone Inc · Fall from machine

EE was performing repairs and maint on Euclid #3. He was holding a prybar with both hands, lifting up on the cylinder when the bar slipped out of the hole causing him to lose his balance, he fell to the ground landing on his left elbow.

2003 · 3 incidents

September 16, 2003 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Cayuga Crushed Stone Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING PORTABLE CRUSHER. HE WAS GOING UP AND DOWN THE LADDER, NOT SURE HOW MANY TIMES, WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK & IT TRAVELED DOWN HIS LEFT LEG. HE THOUGHT THE PAIN WAS BE CAUSE OF THE VIBRATION FROM THE CRUSHER.

September 8, 2003 NY · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator POWERED HAULAGE
Cayuga Crushed Stone Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS IN LOADER PUSHING UP SALT ON SALT PAD. WHILE OPERATING THE LEVERS, HE FELT A THROBBING PAIN START IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AND IT MOVED ACROSS HIS BACK TO THE LEFT SIDE. HE GOT OUT OF LO ADER AND MOVED HIS ARMS AND SHOULDERS, IT FELT BETTER AND HE CONTINUED TO WORK.

July 29, 2003 NY · Metal/Non-Metal
Cayuga Crushed Stone Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS MOVING AN ELECTRICAL WIRE WITH A HOOK OVER THE SALT PILE ONT HE SALT PAD. THE HOOK WAS IN HIS LEFT HAND. HE WAS ABOUT 5 FT FROM THE EDGE OF THE SALT WHEN IT GAVE WAY UNDER HIS R FOOT. H E SLIPPED ON HIS L SIDE, FELT A RIP IN HIS L SHOULDER AND A BURNING SENSATION.

2002 · 1 incident

February 13, 2002 NY · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cayuga Crushed Stone Inc · Fall from machine

CLIMBING DOWN STAIRS OF THE 560B LOADER, WITH GLOVES ON AND HANDS HOLDING RAILS, LEFT FOOT WAS ON THE 1ST STEP, RIGHT FOOT GOING TO SECOND STEP AND RIGHT HAND MOVING DOWN RAIL. THE LEFT FOOT S LIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL LANDING ON HIS RIGHT KNEE ON CAPSTONE. HARD HAT AND GLASSES FELL OFF. EE BELIEVES FALL WAS RELATED TO MUD ON STEPS.

2001 · 4 incidents

September 17, 2001 NY · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cayuga Crushed Stone Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS CLIMBING OFF OF DOZER W/A BUCKET OF OIL IN HIS R HAND AN DHELD ONTO THE DOZER W/HIS L. HE LOST HIS GRIP W/L HAND BECAUSE HIS ELBOW WAS STRILL SWOLLEN FROM HIS PREVIOUS INJURY. HE FELL T O THE GROUND AND LANDED ON HIS L ELBOW AGAIN. ELBOW IS SWOLLEN AND BRUISED.

August 27, 2001 NY · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cayuga Crushed Stone Inc · Fall from machine

EE CLIMBED ONTO THE GYRO TO SCRAPE IT CLEAN OF DEBRIS.HE WAS DESCENDING THE GYRO WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE/GRIP AND FELL 10-12' LANDING ONHIS BACKSIDE ON THE GROUND.HE HAS STATED THAT HE DOESN' T REMEMBER HOW HE FELL. HE SAID HE DIDNH'T HIT HIS HEAD. HE HAD MULTIPLE SCRATCHES & BRUISES ON HIS BODY--ARMS, SHOULDER, ELBOW, THIGHS & BUTTOCKS.

July 6, 2001 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cayuga Crushed Stone Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WORKING ON THE PLANT ADJUSTING A BELT WITH A 4' PIP WRENCH. HE WAS PULLING DOWN ON IT OVER HIS HEAD. TRYING TO LOOSEN A BOLT. WHILE HE WAS PULLING DOWN, HE FELT A SHARP PULL IN HIS GROI N.

May 10, 2001 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Cayuga Crushed Stone Inc · Struck by flying object

EE WAS CLIMBING THE LADDER TO THE FCR CHUTE DOORTO CLEAN OUT DUST THAT HAD BUILT UP. SOME OF THE DUST GOT STIRRED UP AND WAS BLOWN INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. HE WAS NOT WEARING HIS SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME.

2000 · 3 incidents

November 13, 2000 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cayuga Crushed Stone Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A PULLEY TO HOIST A STEEL SIDE PLATE BACK ONTO THE POWER UNIT ON THE LEFT SCREENHOUSE. THEY USED A LOADER TO RAISE THE PLATE AS HIGH AS THEY COULD, THEN THEY ATTACHED A R OPE AROUND THE PLATE AND WERE PULLING IT UP AS INJURED HELPED TO GUIDE IT UP. HE HAD PLATE ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. HE WAS CLIMBING UP TH LADDER, AND FELT A PULL IN HIS LEFT GROIN AREA.

October 12, 2000 NY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Cayuga Crushed Stone Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH TO CUT OFF BOLTS FROM THE DOZER BLADE. HE LEANED TO HIS LEFT TO SEE BETTER, WHEN A HOT METAL SPARK BOUNCED OFF OF THE DOZER BLADE AND GOT UNDER HIS SAFETY GLAS SES AND WENT INTO HIS LEFT EYE.

April 20, 2000 NY · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cayuga Crushed Stone Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CLIMBING UP LADDER ON STACKER, HIS BOOTS WEE MUDDY AND LADDER WAS DEWY. HE WA CARRYING TOOLS IN HIS RIGHT HAND, AND WAS ON 8TH OR 10TH WRUNG IN THE SAFETY CAGE WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND STARTED TO FALL BACKWARDS. HE GRABBED THE LADDER WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND FELT A PULL IN HIS SHOULDER WHEN HE FELL BACK.

1997 · 2 incidents

July 28, 1997 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cayuga Crushed Stone Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

NORMAL WORK CONDITION. HE WAS COMING DOWN THE STAIRS FROM THE SWITCH HOUSE TO TURN WATER ON. HIS LEFT LEG WAS ON THE GROUND, WHILE HIS RIGHT HAND WAS ON THE RAILING. HE TWISTED HIS BODY TO THE RIGHT & HIS KNEE TWISTED.

March 3, 1997 NY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STRIKING OR BUMPING
Cayuga Crushed Stone Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS PARKING HIS PICKUP TRUCK NEXT TO THE WELDING TRUCK (BOTH FACING IN THE SAME DIRECTION AT QUARRY GARAGE. HE GOT OUT OF HIS PICKUP, SHUT THE DOOR AND TURNED AROUND. WHILOE HE WAS TURNING, HIS LEFT ARM WAS CUT ON THE MIRROR FRAM OF THE WELDING TRUCK.

1996 · 1 incident

August 13, 1996 NY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cayuga Crushed Stone Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS HELPING TO PREPARE BLAST SITE. WHILE PUMPING OUT WATER FROM HOLES, HE WAS PULLING THEHOSE OUT OF A HOLE AND RAISED IT OVER HIS HEAD, HE FELT A SHARP PULL THEN PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK

1994 · 2 incidents

May 6, 1994 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cayuga Crushed Stone Inc · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

EMPLOYEE WAS SQUATTING DOWN ON THE WALKWAY OF THE SCALPING SCREEN PULLING ON A SCREEN USING HIS HANDS TRYING TO REMOVE IT IT HAD JUST BEGUN TO RAIN & THE WIND WAS BLOWING AS HE WAS PULLING ON THE SCREEN HIS HANDS SLIPPED & HE FELL BACKWARDSTHRU THE GUARD RAIL & LANDED ON HIS RT SIDE ON THE CONCREWTE SLAB BELOW

March 1, 1994 NY · Metal/Non-Metal weighman, scale person SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cayuga Crushed Stone Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO HIS OFFICE FROM MAIN OFFICE A TRUCK WAS PARKED BLOCKING THE WALKWAY EMPLOYEE JUMPED OVER A SNOWBANK ONTO THE CONCRETE SLAB HE MISJUDGED THE DISTANCE & BENT HIS FOOT BA CK

1993 · 1 incident

February 2, 1993 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Cayuga Crushed Stone Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CUTTING A TREE WITH A CHAIN SAW. THE SAW WAS PINCHED WHEN THE TREE WAS FALLING AND THE SAW KICKED BACK STRIKING HIS LEG.

1990 · 2 incidents

May 25, 1990 NY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cayuga Crushed Stone Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF TRUCK ADN LANDED WRONG WHICH RESULTED IN HIM TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE.

March 12, 1990 NY · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Cayuga Crushed Stone Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATING LOADER, LOADING TRUCKS WITH STONE. THE INJURED BELIEVES INJURY WAS DUE TO THE OPERATING OF THE LEVERS IN THE MACHINE THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED A PINCHED NERVE IN THE RIGHT SHOULDER. DID N OT NOTICE AS MUCH PAIN UNTIL THE FOLLOWING DAY ON THE 13TH.

1989 · 3 incidents

December 28, 1989 NY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cayuga Crushed Stone Inc · Fall from machine

EMPL WAS CHECKING LARGE HAUL TRUCK BEFORE STARTING WORK WHILE GETTING DOWN OFF FENDER FOOT CAUGHT & HE FELL BACKWARDS TO GROUND RESULTING IN CRACKED RIBS.

October 17, 1989 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cayuga Crushed Stone Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING A SET OF PIPES OVER THE HEAD,FELT PAIN IN RIGHT LOWER ABDOMEN,WHICH RESULTED IN RIGHT INGUINAL HERNIA.

January 27, 1989 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cayuga Crushed Stone Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING TO PICK UP WOODEN BLOCKING AND SOMTHING SNAPPED IN HIS LEFT FOOT AND HE COULD NOT PUT ANY WEIGHT ON IT.

1988 · 2 incidents

October 17, 1988 NY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cayuga Crushed Stone Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPL WAS LIFTING SECTIONS OF STEEL CAT WALK WITH L HAND WHILE WALKING UP INCLINE EMPL FIRST FELT PAIN IN SHOULDER THAT EVENING

July 11, 1988 NY · Metal/Non-Metal water truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cayuga Crushed Stone Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WE THINK EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO MOVE HEAVY STEEL PLATE ON TRUCK SCALES. WE DID NOT KNOW OF INJURY UNTIL EMPLOYEE REPORTED IT ON 7/13. HE WENT TO A CHIROPRACTOR. WE LATER FOUND OUT HE WAS W ORKING FOR ANOTHER CONTRACTOR WHILE TAKING TIME OFF FROM OUR COMPANY FOR HIS INJURY.

1987 · 1 incident

December 28, 1987 NY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cayuga Crushed Stone Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATOR WAS CL3MBING OFF MACHINE AND FELT SHARP PAIN WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN

1986 · 2 incidents

October 6, 1986 NY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cayuga Crushed Stone Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS MO5ING LARGE EUCLID TIRE OUT OF BAY IN QUARRY SHOP WHEN THE TIRE TIPPED AND KNOCKEDHIM DOWN. THE TIRE STRUCK THE EMPLOYEES KNEES.

July 24, 1986 NY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Cayuga Crushed Stone Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPL DRIVING EU7LID TRUCK HAULING STONE TO CRUSHER OVER ROUGH ROAD.

1984 · 2 incidents

July 7, 1984 NY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cayuga Crushed Stone Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE TAKING BOLT OUT OF JAW CRUSHER THE WRENCH SLIPPED & LACERATED THE RIGHT WRIST & RIGHT LITTLE FINGER.

January 6, 1984 NY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cayuga Crushed Stone Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

JUMPED OFF SMALL EMBANKMENT AND CRACKED SMALLL BONE IN LEFT FOOT.

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