LAKE PLACID BLUE/GREEN QUARRY — Accidents

Total: 14 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/05/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 179d lost Employee was trying to lift and move a large piece of granite, approximately 110 lbs., without the use of lifting equipment. EE felt a pain in right side of back, burning knot. Sought medical treatmen...
10/17/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee alleges injury is left shoulder, said doesn't know what happened, woke up one morning & it hurt. Completed First Report of Accident 11-4-2014, he stated was working at New York quarry, standi...
05/29/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was lifting a 5 gallon pail of oil up and over the tailgate into back of truck. He strained his right shoulder. Didn't see the doctor right away, thought it would get better. Strain continued...
04/06/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee is the Corporate Quarry Manager - he was walking around the quarry, measuring and planning for 2010, a tree branch flew back and hit him under his glasses, scratching his left eye. Left eye...
09/29/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pulling up sump pump out of saw pit, strained his lower back. Didn't think it was much at first but was in a lot of pain the next morning so went to doctor and received a prescription.
04/01/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was separating slabs, steel bar slipped and stone fell back onto bar which in turn jerked and pulled employee against direction he was pulling. This caused strain to right arm/shoulder and t...
10/20/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee lifted buster onto wedge and his back went out.
04/02/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 83d lost, 14d restricted Employee was getting off of tractor, his pant leg got caught on brake and he fell, hitting ground, hurting left shoulder. Employee continued working. He had left shoulder surgery on 9-26-06, therefo...
08/19/2003 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS LOOKING AT WATER SOURCE AT NEW YORK QUARRY, WALKING IN THE WOODS, GOT SOMETHING IN HIS RIGHT EYE. HE SAW A DOCTOR THE NEXT DAY AND WAS PRESCRIBED SOME EYE DROPS AND ALSO PAIN RELEIVER.
03/28/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS MAKING A DOOR FOR 10 WIRE SAW, PIECE OF SAW DUST FLEW INTO RIGHT EYE. COLD SPRING GRANITE DID NOT KNOW OF INJURY UNTIL 5-2-02 WHEN WE RECEIVED FIRST REPORT.
09/19/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CHANGING OXYGEN TANKS AND STEPPED IN HOLE, SPRAINING HIS LEFT ANKLE.
08/06/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BOARDS ON BOARD SAW. HIS HAND SLIPPED AND HE RAN HIS LEFT THUMB INTO SAW, CUTTING TIP AND REQUIRING SUTURES.
07/03/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS RUNNING A GRINDER TO POLISH EDGE OF GRANITE, THE GRINDER SLIPPED, CUTTING HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER KNUCKLE. HE NEEDED 3 STITCHES.
01/10/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING OUT STRUCK DRILL STEEL WHEN IT CAME LOOSE IT HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH CHIPPING HIS TOOTH.