Mining Incidents

Honeoye Falls PlantMetal/Nonmetal

Honeoye Falls, Livingston County, NY · Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 3000050
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
2000–2025
Latest incident
Jan 2025
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

15 on file

2025 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

Lead Technician was on their second day working alongside Field Technician to complete field assembly of an HD605-8. Work is being performed inside the equipment maintenance shop. Technician finished welding the left side tire guard on. Technician was using a cloth and solvent to wipe the welded area when they noticed something had entered left eye from behind safety glasses.

2024 · 2 incidents

Fall from machine

Operator of an excavator climbed up onto the machine to enter the cab. While standing on the track to enter the cab the operator fell backwards to the ground. operator dislocated their left shoulder, fractured their left hip and cut their left elbow requiring stitches.

Contact with hot objects or substances

A piece of steel was cut from a chute with a torch and slid down and pinched and burned the hand of the employee performing the work.

2022 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Two EEs were using tanker bars to adjust a radiator on a pallet to prepare it for shipping. As the two were both pushing on the bars, the injured EE lost control of bar and slipped off the radiator causing EE to fall to the ground. When EE fell, right knee impacted the concrete floor of the shop. EE immediately felt a pain in lower back, side, a leg.

2017 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While operating loader employee felt pain in right knee. This injury was 1st Aid until ee had surgery on 2/23/2018.

2016 · 3 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee slipped and struck knee with a wrench causing a small cut. Injury became reportable on 9/14/2016 when employee went for medical treatment and was give restrictions and prescription medication for infection.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee tripped over wheel chock onto concrete floor.

2014 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Cut finger on sharp bolt while changing cutting edge.

2011 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

Checking for oil leak in hose, when oil squirted employee moved his head striking lip on sharp object (2 Stitches).

2008 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

Employee struck left middle finger between rock and angle iron while unplugging crusher.

2006 · 2 incidents

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Pinched finger moving rock.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Changing plate in chute, plate slipped struck EE on left ring finger.

2001 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS OPERATING A 773B CAT QUARRY TRUCK ONT HE QUARRY BED WHEN A SPRING BROKE INT HE SEAT HE WAS IN CAUSING HIM TO JAM HIS LOWER BACK.

2000 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CRANKING THE HANDLE OF THE LANDING GEAR ON A TRAILER. HE LET GO OF THE HANDLE, THE HANDLE THEN REVERSED DIRECTION, SPUN AROUND AND STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE (MOUTH CHIN AREA)