HAVERSTRAW QUARRY & MILL — Accidents

Total: 45 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/24/2025 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None While cutting steel with a torch under the primary crusher, sparks caused employee's pants to catch fire near EE's ankles. The fire watch told EE EE was starting to burn EE's pants, so EE stopped cutt...
06/12/2025 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Miner was determined to be over the 25 decibel threshold during hearing test. Sending back for retesting
12/23/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None 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...
11/20/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 150d 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....
10/03/2023 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None 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.
06/05/2023 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost 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...
04/14/2023 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None 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 occ...
03/07/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None 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 oin...
04/19/2022 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 348d lost 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 wearin...
09/21/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 25d lost, 360d restricted 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.
04/02/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None 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 part...
02/12/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 31d lost, 92d restricted 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 w...
03/20/2017 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None 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: 3/2...
08/13/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None 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.
06/28/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None 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 da...
01/10/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None 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...
01/26/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None When closing engine hood on Hitachi Excavator 450EX employee closed hood on left hand finger tip causing laceration
07/28/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None 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 lace...
04/16/2009 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None 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.
11/08/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost 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 s...
05/06/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None 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...
01/24/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Operating drill press to fabricate a cover from sheet metal, the metal sheet began spinning and cut through gloved hand.
08/31/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Replacing belt on motor and blower. Employee was rotating belt onto sheave when his gloved hand was caught and pinched by the sheave.
07/11/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Lifting a speed reducer with an electric hoist, employee's finger was pinched between the hand rails.
11/02/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 157d lost Attempting to connect a welding unit to a truck, the employee felt a strain in his lower back.
07/28/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None 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.)
04/28/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 15d lost, 2d restricted Employee was crushed between a screen deck and a hood.
03/07/2005 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost 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 All...
03/07/2005 ELECTRICAL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None 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 All...
03/07/2005 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost 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 All...
02/04/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee was walking behind another employee when he tripped, striking his leg on the crusher platform.
07/19/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 70d lost Ee was standing on a platform at the dock when the dock gave way and he landed in the water.
04/27/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 82d lost emp twisted knee stepping off ladder employee became a lost time as of 12/15/2004 when he had surgery for his knee.
01/05/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None 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.
01/27/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted RIGHT HAND PINNED BETWEEN STEEL PLATE AND RAILING WHILE REMOVING SECTION PREVIOUSLY CUT.
01/20/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 48d lost EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A HIGH TORK TO MOVE IT, TRIPPED, FELT PULL IN GROIN AREA.
12/18/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost WHILE WORKING ON DANGED CONVEYOR BELT, LOCKING CLAMP HOLDING BELT SECURE SLIPPED AND CAUSED INJURY TO EE S LOWER BACK.
11/08/2002 ELECTRICAL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None ELECTRIC LACERATION RIGHT HAND RING FINGER.
10/21/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 140d lost EMPLOYEE TRIPPED WHILE WALKING DOWN STAIRS.
07/15/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost COUNTERWEIGHT HIT LEFT FOOT.
04/25/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE STEPPED OFF CURB OUTSIDE OF DAYROOM TWISTED R ANKLE.
04/23/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 175d lost EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OFF A 992 LOADER ONTO THE FUEL DOCK. HE SLIPPED WHILE STEPPING ON RAILING.
07/12/2000 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost WHILE, EE WAS EXITING BOBCAT STEPPED DURING AND TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE ON ROCK.
05/11/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None 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.
01/11/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost EE WAS GUIDING A STEEL PLATE INTO A CHUTE WITH HIS LEFT LEG WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LEFT KNEE.