Mining Incidents

Cropseyville Plant 8: 9 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by CRH PLC
Rensselaer County, NY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3002954

MSHA record for Cropseyville Plant 8 (mine ID 3002954). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1992–1995
Latest incident
Apr 1995
Ownership history
  1. Warren W Fane Inc 1990 to 1995
  2. Callanan Industries Inc 1995 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Cropseyville Plant 8 sits in Rensselaer County, New York, where the Census mining category is 0.0% of county employment.

Local economic context
County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Rensselaer County, New York · Population 160,341
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$86,663
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

1995 · 2 incidents

April 20, 1995 NY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Warren W Fane Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING BULLDOZER AND STEPPING ACROSS BRACE ON BLADE AND SLIPPED OFF AND CAUGHT FOOT.

January 31, 1995 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Warren W Fane Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SEE ATTACHED-CARPAL TUNNEL

1994 · 3 incidents

November 8, 1994 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Warren W Fane Inc · Struck by flying object

IT WAS A VERY WINDY DAY, EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING NEAR CONVEYOR AND DUST BLEW IN HIS EYE. HIS EYE WAS IRRITATED.

June 16, 1994 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Warren W Fane Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS REMOVING ROCK FROM CONVEYOR CHUTE OF WAS PLUGGED AND ROCK LOOSENED HITTING EE ELBOW.

June 4, 1994 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Warren W Fane Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SHOVELING STONE A FRAGMENT BECAME LODGED IN HIS EYE HE DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT TO US WE DID NOT FIND OUT TILL MONDAY MORNING.

1993 · 1 incident

July 9, 1993 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Warren W Fane Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A SCREEN BOLT WITH OTHER EMPLOYEE AND SHARP PIECE OF SCREEN BOLT CUT EMPLOYEE'S THUMB.

1992 · 3 incidents

July 28, 1992 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Warren W Fane Inc · Struck by flying object

54730TRYING TO GET SPIDER GEAR OFF SHAFT,HIT HAMMER AND CHIP WENT INTO LEG.

February 27, 1992 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Warren W Fane Inc · Flash burns (welding)

EMPLOYEE WAS WATCHING PERSON WELDING USING WRONG WELDING SHIELD