Mining Incidents

Tilcon Newington QuarryMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by CRH PLC
Newington, Hartford County, CT · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0600003
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
16
Years on record
2000–2021
Latest incident
May 2021
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

16 on file

2021 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee went to pull belt out far enough from storage location to grab with fork lift. When initiating pulling, felt tweak in back.

2019 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

Removing wear plate. Wear plate bounced off wall of chute and contacted employee leg

2016 · 4 incidents

Fall from machine

Employee couldn't see above the sides of the truck for correct location under chute, so EE straddled between the truck and the concrete wall to see the correct chute location. Employee slipped off the step and fell between the wall and the truck on the ground and bent right knee out on a 45 degree angle. It was diagnosed on 11/3/16 that employee had a broken tibia.

Fall onto or against objects

Employee was walking and holding a pipe union in left hand. Employee stopped and headed back to their truck to grab a wire brush when they tripped causing them to fall forward to their hands and knees. The two pieces of the pipe union the employee was holding cut their finger when they fell.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was changing a large acetylene tank on the welding cart. When ee picked up the large tank, ee felt pain in lower back and couldn't feel left leg.

Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was using a torch to cut bolts off of the feeder in tunnel #3. A piece of slag landed inside left ear burning close to ear drum.

2015 · 1 incident

Contact with heat

Employee worked all day on top of the bag house, and he was drinking water regularly. It was hot on top of the steel structure. Employee felt fine until the last hour of the day, when he felt a little dizzy. Employee came back down with manlift and went to the break room to get cool air. Employee was taken to the emergency room where he was treated with IV fluids and released.

2009 · 3 incidents

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

After getting into cab of truck, driver was stung by a bee and had an allergic reaction.

Fall onto or against objects

Employee servicing a CAT 922 loader. While descending loader, lost his grip and fell backwards. Fall was broken when his left upper arm struck a U-shaped piece of steel on a nearby welder. Employee crushed an artery. Had surgery to remove blood clot and sew arteries together. Full circulation restored. Out of work with restrictions.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Entering tunnel for daily housekeeping and found water running in the tunnel from the evening before. Stepped off stairs and hit a slick spot causing him to slip and twist left knee. Felt injury superficial and gave it some time to heal. On 5/12 pain still persisted. Sought medical care. Left knee sprain. Placed on restricted duty and prescribed PT and prescription.

2006 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

unusual back pain while testing material (lifting heavy rock) has been diagnosed with back strain/sprain

2005 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

stemming holes & attempting to pull pipes, went to bend over and felt pain in low back

2004 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Rag employee was holding got caught on drill bit used to clean shavings, amputated top of right middle finger.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

was turning with shovel in hand when felt pain in Rt side

2000 · 2 incidents

Struck by falling object

WHILE FRONT OF TRK WAS OFF THE GROUND (USE OF OVERHEAD CRANE) THE HOOK HOLDING IT SLIPPED & THE PU DROPPED 2 FT STRIKING EE'S KNEE

Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CARRYING SCREEN ONTO DECK FOOT WENT THRU OPENING BETWEEN ELECTRIC MOTOR & CATWALK CAUSINGHIM TO FALL Y