HAVERSTRAW QUARRY & MILL: 354 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

While walking to the long reach excavator, employee twisted knee while stepping through ruts in the frozen mud. EE feels some discomfort but refused medical attention at this time. Miner went to EE's doctors on 1/8/2025 and was prescribed physical therapy. No restrictions/ no time lost.

Employee was shoveling overhead onto a conveyor belt. This resulted in discomfort in EE's left shoulder. Employee claims they did not feel the discomfort towards the middle to the end of their shift. After getting an MRI, a tear was revealed in EE's labrum. Employee continued to work until the scheduled surgery on 12/20/2023.

Miners noticed smoke coming from Tower 6 in the secondary. 911 was called and was able to contain the fire from reaching other towers. There were no injuries but substantial loss to equipment.

At about 11:25pm a 2nd shift employee was welding on an arm guard to the primary crusher when EE felt an electric shock in elbow. EE asked the fire watch to turn off the welding machine and found that the leads had worn through grounding to the primary head causing the arc. The employee was brought to the hospital as a precaution and was given prescription medication.

Around 2pm a CSX freight train caused fires in the surrounding areas along the tracks due to a locked up wheel. Around 6:10pm the fires made their way to mine property. No injuries or major damage occurred on mine property but the brush fire burned semi controlled for longer than 30 minutes. MSHA was called at 6:34pm.

Employee was installing cylinders on the primary grapple when they hit their thumb with a hammer. After a week of the small cut not healing they went to a doctor on 3/15/2023 where they were given ointment as a precaution for infection. No restrictions.

While being loaded by an excavator with shot rock, the employee says a rock hit the inner side wall of the dump body causing EE to shift in the seat and hit the inside of the door. Employee was wearing the seatbelt. Employee has pain in their shoulder.

While working in the C39 tunnel the employee rolled left ankle slightly. When the employee's ankle rolled it caused a small fracture in the 5th metatarsal.

While working at Tilcon NY Haverstraw Quarry, employee was fusing pipe and pinched right hand middle & ring fingers resulting in injury to nail area of middle finger & tip of ring finger. Injured party taken to hospital by ambulance.

while using hydraulic torque wrench to tighten eccentric bolts on the primary crusher, the wrench came loose when pressurized. As employee attempted to hold/control the wrench, their right shoulder was extended causing a strained bicep.

Industrial hearing report dated 2/22/18, received priority mail 2/26/18, states: persistent threshold shift as outlined by MSHA/OSHA and must remain on MSHA log. Original hearing threshold shift: 3/20/2017

Foreman went to hand a 2x10x10 wood plank to use for belt splice and stepped in mud and felt pain in right knee. Initially thought it was arthritis but an MRI revealed a meniscal tear in Dec.

Employee assisting with flipping a conveyor belt troughing roller and the roller struck his right hand middle finger tip causing a fracture and also required stitches. He returned back to work same day and able to resume work.

Employee was working with other employee holding a 1/2"x6"x42" plate to be welded to a structure. Other employee placed tack weld and released hold. Weld did not hold and injured employee was left holding weight, felt pain in right arm. Initially no findings until 2/11/13 when it was discovered he had torn bicep. Employee has been working since day of incident.

When closing engine hood on Hitachi Excavator 450EX employee closed hood on left hand finger tip causing laceration

While removing the race from a bearing on a conveyor, injured employee was holding a punch while other employee striking with hammer when hammer slipped and struck right pinky finger resulting in laceration.

Employee went to his supervisor after fueling his equipment and told him that he did not feel well. An ambulance was called for a suspected heart attack.

Employee's leg became stuck in skid steer bucket causing him to fall. He received an injury to his shoulder and was released back to work with no lost days. The pain continued and the employee was scheduled for surgery on 5/6/2009.

Employee was in manlift working at sand plant cutting conveyor belt with knife. While employee was cutting, the belt shifted, causing employee to slip. This caused the knife to strike the employee's hand and cut through the glove.

Operating drill press to fabricate a cover from sheet metal, the metal sheet began spinning and cut through gloved hand.

Replacing belt on motor and blower. Employee was rotating belt onto sheave when his gloved hand was caught and pinched by the sheave.

Lifting a speed reducer with an electric hoist, employee's finger was pinched between the hand rails.

Attempting to connect a welding unit to a truck, the employee felt a strain in his lower back.

Employee was doing repair on an idler at head pulley when the belt moved, causing employee's hand to become lodged. (Stitches left little fingertip; possible fracture.)

Employee was crushed between a screen deck and a hood.

While investigating why a circuit breaker would not reset, the cover was taken off and the employee tried to reset it. A short circuit occured and an electrical arc caused injury to 3 employees of Allbright Electric

While investigating why a circuit breaker would not reset, the cover was taken off and the employee tried to reset it. A short circuit occured and an electrical arc caused injury to 3 employees of Allbright Electric

While investigating why a circuit breaker would not reset, the cover was taken off and the employee tried to reset it. A short circuit occured and an electrical arc caused injury to 3 employees of Allbright Electric

Employee was walking behind another employee when he tripped, striking his leg on the crusher platform.

Ee was standing on a platform at the dock when the dock gave way and he landed in the water.

emp twisted knee stepping off ladder employee became a lost time as of 12/15/2004 when he had surgery for his knee.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO OPEN A GREASE BARREL WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS L PINKY FINGER WITH THE KNIFE.

RIGHT HAND PINNED BETWEEN STEEL PLATE AND RAILING WHILE REMOVING SECTION PREVIOUSLY CUT.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A HIGH TORK TO MOVE IT, TRIPPED, FELT PULL IN GROIN AREA.

WHILE WORKING ON DANGED CONVEYOR BELT, LOCKING CLAMP HOLDING BELT SECURE SLIPPED AND CAUSED INJURY TO EE S LOWER BACK.

ELECTRIC LACERATION RIGHT HAND RING FINGER.

EMPLOYEE TRIPPED WHILE WALKING DOWN STAIRS.

COUNTERWEIGHT HIT LEFT FOOT.

EE STEPPED OFF CURB OUTSIDE OF DAYROOM TWISTED R ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OFF A 992 LOADER ONTO THE FUEL DOCK. HE SLIPPED WHILE STEPPING ON RAILING.

WHILE, EE WAS EXITING BOBCAT STEPPED DURING AND TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE ON ROCK.

WHILE CHANGING SREENS IN SECONDARY PLANT, HE WASSWINGING A HAMMER TO DRIVE CENTER PIN TO LINE UPHOLDS AND HIT END OF FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.

EE WAS GUIDING A STEEL PLATE INTO A CHUTE WITH HIS LEFT LEG WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LEFT KNEE.

CUTTING OLDE WIRE TIES WHILE INSTALLING A NEW CB ANTENNA ON A COMPANY VEHICLE WHEN THE TOOL SLIPPED (CUTTING TOWARDS HIMSELF) AND CUT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.

WHILE REMOVING THE HOOD OF A R-25 HAUL TRUCK THE HOOD SHIFTED AND PINCEHD AN EE S LEFT MIDDLE FINGER. ANOTHER EE WAS ASSISTING WHEN THE HOOD SHIFTED. EE SHOULD HAVE UTILIZED THE BOOM ON THE TI RE TRUCK TO REMOVE THE HOOD.

EE WAS INSPECTING THE INSIDE OF A BARGE. HE STRUCK A BRACKET LEFT BEHIND FROM A MAINTENCE OPERATION WHICH LACERATED HIS LEFT CHEEK\

EE WAS WALKING NEAR THE STEAM JENNY. CONDITIONS WERE WET AND MUDDY. EE SLIPPED SLIGHTY AND RIGHT KNEE BUCKLEY. EE HAS SOME PAIN, BUT SKITED NOT TO GO TO PHYSICIAN. 2-2-99, EE KNEE SWELLED. PL ANT SUPERVISOR SENT HIM TO PHYSICIAN.

EE WAS TIGHTNING A BEARING COVER FOR A SCREEN WITH A RATCHET. THE RATCHET SLIPPED AND THE HANDLE STRUCK ABOUVE HIS RIGHT BROW. HE WAS LYING UNDERNEATH THE BEARING COVER AND PULLING THE TOOL TO WARDS HIMSELF.

WHILE WELDING ON A BARGE, A SMALL METAL FRAGMENT FELL BEHIND HIS WELDING HELMET AND ENTERED HIS LEFT EAR. EAR DRUM HAD A MINOR BURN.

EE WAS CUTTING LINCH HOSE WITH A VTILITY KNIFE. HE HELD THE HOSE SUSPENDED FROM HIS HAND WHILE CUTTING IN A DOWNWARD MOTION TOWARDS HIS BODY. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND LACERATED HIS RIGHT LEG.

EE WAS GUIDING THE REMOVAL OF A SCREEN. HE WAS STANDING NEXT TO THE SPRINGS. AS THE CRANE BEGAN TO LIFT THE SCREEN, A SPRING DECOMPRESSED, FELL OUT & STRUCK THE EE'S SHIN. THE EE HAS A SUPERFI CIAL CUT & BRUISE. EE RECEIVED AN ANTIBOTIC FOR A MINOR [?] INFECTION ON 3/13/98.

EE WAS REMOVING METAL PROTECTIVE PLATES OFF OF A 992 BUCKET. EE CUT THE PLATE WITH A TORCH. HE PROCEEDED TO STRIKE THE HARD SURFACE WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER IN ORDER TO COMPLETELY DISLODGE IT. A M ETAL SHARD TORE OFF & BECAME IMBEDDED INTO THE EE'S RIGHT CALF.

EMPLOYEE PLACED TWO CONCLAVES ONTO A PALLET WITH A CRANE. EMPLOYEE NOTICED LATER THAT ONE OF THE CONCLAVES WAS SLIGHTLY OFF THE PALLET. EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO JOSTLE CONCLAVES ITNO POSITION WI TH HIS HAND. HE SLIPPED AND PINCHED HIS RIGHT MDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE TWO CONCAVES. EMPLOYEE SHOULD HAVE UTILIZED THE CRANE TO MOVE THE CONCAVE.

EE OPERATING A WATER PUMP THAT WAS STARTED WITH NO WATER. WHEN WATER ENTERED THE PUMP, STEAM CAME OUT OF THE DRAIN VALVE MIXED WITH HOT WATER & RAN DOWN THE EE'S BOOT. EE DID NOT GO TO THE DR UNTIL 12/23/97 IN ORDER TO OBTAIN ANTIBIOTICS.

EMPLOYEE FAILED TO UTILIZE PROPER TRAVELWAY AND CLIMBED OVER 3 FT. UTILITY PIPE. SLIPPED WHILE CROSSING AND JOLTED HIS BODY. FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

GPF-WHILE SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS LEFT HAND (10-28-97). EMPLOYEE WENT TO PHYSICIAN ON 11-10-97. BOTH HANDS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. CAUSING FACTO R UNKNOWN. EMPLOYEE WORKED IN THE CEMENT INDUSTRY AND AS A CARPENTER FOR 7 YEARS BEFORE EMPLOYMENT HERE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUT A BOLT THROUGH THE ARM OF A GRAPPLE. WAS UTILIZING A SLEDGE HAMMER IN ORDER TO SEND THE BOLT THROUGH. FELT PAIN IN HIS ABDOMINAL MUSCLES. WORKED WITH INTERMITTEN T PAIN UNTIL 11-3-97.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A BOX WHICH HAD METAL CORNERS. EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS LEFT RING FINGER ON THE METAL CORNER WHEN THE BOX SLIPPED FROM HIS HANDS.

FELT SHARP PAIN IN SHOULDER WHILE PULLING OUT BOLTS OF PUMP TO A LOADER. PAIN PERSISTED. EMPLOYEE DID NOT GO TO A DOCTOR UNTIL 6-12-97.

HIT BY ROCKS WHILE WELDING ON SCREEN.

WHILE PUTTING CABLE ON BARGE, HIS THUMBS GOT PINCHED BETWEEN THE CABLE AND BIT ON BARGE.

SLAMMED RIGHT THUMB IN DOOR OF TUG BOAT.

TRYING TO CONNECT OF OLD INJURY

ROPE EE WAS USING TO CLIMB INTO CRUSHER TO REMOVE A WATER JUG FAILED.

WHILE WALKING TOWARD PRIMARY CRUSHER CONTROL ROOM, SLIPPED ON A SMALL WET RAMP.

WHILE CUTTING OLD CONCAVE FILLER RING, SOME MATERIAL BLEW BACK BURNING NECK AND EAR.

WHILE CENTER PUNCHING A BOLT EMPLOYEE FELT DEBRIS ENTER HIS RIGHT EYE

A CUSTOMER'S TRUCK DRIVER GOT UP ON HIS TRUCK TO COVER HIS LOAD AND FELL OFF THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK.

WHILE OPERATING LOADER, EE ALLEGES HE BANGED HIS LEFT KNEE ON LOADER DASHBOARD. CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 7/28. THEN TOOK 1 WEEKS VACATION 7-31-95--8/4/95 AT RESORT AMUSMENT PARK WITH HIS FAMILY , DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL RETURNINGON 8/5/95.

EE WAS PINCHED BETWEEN BARGE AND DOCK WHILE REMOVING A PUMP HOSE.

WHEN CLIMBING DOWN OFF BELT FEE, EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

WHILE CLIMBING INTO HAUL TRUCK, FELT A POP IN LEFT KNEE.

WHILE BENDING OVER TO UNBOLT TRANSFORMER, FELT PAIN IN RT HIP AND LOWER BACK.

WHILE CLIMBING OFF CONVEYOR STRUCTURE, EMPLOYEE CAUGHT RING ON CONVEYOR FRAME.

A DRUM OF OIL SLID OUT OF THE BACK OF A PICKUP TRUCK. WHEN EE ATTEMPTED TO HELP SLIDE THE OIL DRUM BACK INTO THE PICK UP, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT ARM.

WHILE BANDING A CRATE, FELT PAIN IN NECK.

WHILE LIFTING A BOX, THE BOTTOM OF BOX BROKE, CAUSING A CYLINDER TO DROP ON LEFT FOOT.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A CAP ON 992 LOADER, HE WAS HIT IN JAW WITH 3/4 DRIVE RATCHET.

BURN FROM TORCH TO THE RIGHT HAND.

STEEL PLATE SLIPPED CAUSING MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND TO BECOME JAMMED BETWEEN PLATE AND IDLER.

EMPLOYEE BACKED BOBCAT INTO SILO.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON OIL SPOT ON GARAGE FLOOR.

WHILE LOOSENING A BOLT FROM CRUSHER, BOLT SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN BOLT AND CRUSHER FRAME, INJURING PINKY FINGER.

CHEMICAL BURN FROM USING FAST PLUG TO STOP LEAK IN BARGE.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING STEEL FROM TRUCK, HE RELEASED CHAIN BINDERS. WHILE PULLING CHAINS OFF LOAD, CHAIN GOT SNAGGED, LOAD SHIFTED, A PIECE OF STEEL HIT EMPLOYEE IN HEAD AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SCREEN PANELS ON VS-4 WHEN PLANKING EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON BROKE CXAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL HITTING HIS SIDE ON CHUTE & DIVIDER PLATE

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SCREENPANELS ON VS-4 WHEN PLANKING EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING ONTO BROKE, CAUSING LEMPLOYEE TO FALL AGAINST CHUTE OPENING.

WHILE WELDING CRACK IN SIDE OF BARGE EMPL LIFTED SHIELD TO CHIP LOOSE MATERIAL FROM AREA HE WAS WORKING ON. SMALL PARTICLE OF RUST BLE INTO LEFT EYE.

WHILE EE WAS CLEARING SOME BRUSH AWAY FROM STEEL THAT HE NEEDED TO CUT, HE WAS STUNG 3 TIME BY A BEE IN RIGHT HAND AND ARM. BAD ALLERGIC REACTION.

DUMPING THE R-35 EUCLID REQUIRED CONSTANT DOWN PRESSURE CONSTAND DOWN PRESSURE CAUSED THE DRIVERS LEFT HAND TO GO NUMB

WHILE CLEANING HOPPER DURING EXTREMELY WINDY CONDITIONS DUST WAS BLOWN INTO EMPLOYEES EYE,AROUND THE SIDE SHIELD OF SAFETY GLASSES.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED OUT OF COMPANY TRUCK & SLIPPED ON ICE FELL & STRAINED LOWER BACK

WHILE WELDING,EMPL FELT SOMETHING IN EYE.REMOVED SHIELD AND GLASSES AND WIPED HIS EYE.EMPL MAY HAVE WIPED PIECE OF METAL INTO RIGHT EYE.

WHILE WORKING ON TRUCK SILOS, DUST BLEW IN EYES

TWISTED SHOULDER AND ELBOW PULLING STEEL OUT OF CLAM SHELL

METAL AND ABRASIVE GRINDINGS ENTERED RIGHT EYE WHILE GRINDINGS SHEET METAL HOOD EE DISMISSED IRRATATION AS DUST UNTIL 7-19-90. IT APPEARS THAT GRINDINGS MAY HAVE ENTERED THE EYE AROUND THE EE S GLASSES.

EMPLOYEE SPRAINED SHOULDER WHILE PULLING CABLE OFF BARGE. PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER CONTINUED OVERNIGHT.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PLACE A SPRING ON ITS MOUNT, SPRING SLIPPED FROM MOUNT AND PINCHED FINGER.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LOCATE AN OIL LEAK ON LOADER, EMPLOYEE WAS BURNED BY HOT ANTI-FREEZE FROM RETURN HOSE. EMPLOYEE WAS LEANING ON HOSE, CAUSING HOSE TO COME LOOSE.

AS EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING INTO TRUCK, SHE SLIPPED AND FELL OFF RUNNING BOARD.

EMPLOYEE TRIPPED ON A RUG IN THE SCALE HOUSE. IN AN ATTEMPT TO KEEP FROMFALLING, EMPLOYEE JERKED HER HEAD BACK, INJURING BACK AND NECK.

EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF RIGHT KNEE PAIN WHEN GOING UP AND DOWN MOBILE EQUIPMENT. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 9/18/89.

WHILE EMPL WAS FIXING ELECTRICAL SWITCH ON SAND STACKER CONVEYOR IT SHIFTED & CRUSHED RIGHT THUMB.

EMPL SLIPPED WHILE WALKING DOWN STEPS.

WHILE WALKING INTO WORK EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON WET SIDEWALK & FELL ON HER RIGHT HAND

STEPPING FROM DOCK TO BARGE WITH PUMP PUTTING PUMP DOWN COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN.

EMPLOYEE TWISTED KNEE WHILE CLIMBING OFF A LADDER.KNEE DID NOT BOTHER EMPLOYEE UNTIL 05-04-89.WENT FOR MRI (X-RAY)ON 05-13-89.

WHILE PULLING THE START ROPE ON A 3"PUMP EMPLOYEE LOST BALANCE AND PLACE HIS LEFT HAND DOWN ON MOTOR.HAND STRUCK SHUT DOWN TAB,SLICING WEB BETWEEN THUMB AND INDEX FINGER.

WHILE PICKING UP SCREEN PLATE HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK

WHILE DOING REPAIR WORK ON WATER TANK,HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO GROUND,SPRAINING ANKLE .

BEE STING WHICH BECAME INFECTED AND REQUIRED HOSPITALIZATION

CHISEL WAS BEING USED TO SEPERATE TWO PIECES OF METAL ON DOZER.WHILE BEING HIT WITH HAMMER,CHISEL FLEW OUT AND STRUCK MAN ON SIDE OF FACE.

EMPLOYEE WAS STRIPPING OUTSIDE COVER OD ELECTRICAL WIRE,WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT INTO HIS RING FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.

WHILE BURNING PIECE OF SCREEN CLOTH PIECE OF SLA FLEW OVER ON HIS PANTS BURNED THROUGH CAUSING BURN ON RIGHT KNEE WHICH SHORTLY THEREAFTER BECAME INFECTED.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING TWO STEEL PLATES ONTO HIS TRUCK WHEN ONE PLATE SLID, PINNING HIS THUMB AGAINST OTHER PLATE.

TENDON INJURY TO RIGHT HAND CAUSED BY PULLING HIMSELF OUT OF STONE HOPPER.

INJURED LEFT INDEX FINGER WHEN RATCHET BROKE AND HANDLE SLAMMED DOWN ON FINGER.

WHILE CHECKING OUT OIL AND ANTIFREEZE LEVELS, HJAND SLIPPED AND HIT RAGGED EDGES OF RADIATOR GRILL CAUSING LACERATION TO FINGER.

BLOCK BROKE WHE3 BOAT WAS BEING PULLED & CABLE STRUCK EMPLOYEE

DUMP BODY OF T9UCK CAME OUT OF HOOK CAUSING BODY TO DROP DOWN ON CHASSIS SHAKING T RUCK BACK & FORTH

WHILE LIFTING A3PART OUT OF SCRAP METAL PILE HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

WHILE LEANING B5CKWARDS ON SHUTTLE OPERATOR'S CHAIR, CHAIR BROKE & EE FELL ONTO THE FLOOR.

WHEN PULLING ON3GAS ENGINE STARTER ROPE,THE HANDLE BROKE APART AND THE PIN HOLDING HANDLE TO ROPE CUT FINGER.

WHEN REMOVING D9AIN PLUG ON 980 LOADER FINAL DRIVE,WRENCH SLIPED AND HANDS AND WRENCH HIT THE SIDE OF HIS FACE.

BURNING BOLT,PI9CE OF SLAG DROPPED OFF AND WENT INTO SHOE CAUSING BURN TO RIGHT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING ALANG THE TOP OF A LOADED STONE SCOW WHEN FOR NO REASON TWISTED ANKLE.

WHILE WORKING O3 SCREEN AT RECRUSHER PLANT, HE STRUCK HIS LEFT THUMB WITH HAMMER.

EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING BEND PULLEY AND LEFT ARM GOT CAUGHT IN PULLEY.

WHILE LIFTING A3SPEED REDUCER OFF THE FLOOR WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE THE REDUCER SLID AND PINCHED HIS HAND AGAINST ANOTHER PULLEY

WHILE OPENING F9EDER, HAND SLIPPED OFF BAR AND HIS HAND HIT FEEDER BEHIND HIM.

WHILE PUTTING E2E OF TOW CABLE OVER BIT ON LOADED BARGE HIS RT THUMB BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN BIT ON BARGE AND EYE OF TOW CABLE