Mining Incidents

BRIDGEVILLE PLANT #70Metal/Nonmetal

Controlled by CRH PLC
Bridgeville, Sullivan County, NY · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3000100
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
2000–2023
Latest incident
Aug 2023
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

15 on file

2023 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Repair work on a ladder

2014 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE was adjusting a tail pulley with a breaker bar. EE was using a wrench to loosen the pulley when the breaker bar loosened suddenly, causing EE's body to jerk and fall to ground landing on right knee. Injury resulted in an indicated meniscus and ACL tear.

2013 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was performing maintenance work on the jaw crusher. While installing the stationary jaw and wedge it suddenly shifted and struck employees left leg.

2010 · 2 incidents

Struck by flying object

Trying to break a coupling loose from the steel on a IR 590 drill, the steel slid and hit the centralizer causing a piece of steel to break off and stick in his arm.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was installing a dump body lift cylinder on a 773 haul truck. When the support rigging shifted the cylinder fell against the wheel hub of the truck. The employee's wrist was caught between the cylinder and hub, resulting in a broken wrist.

2008 · 1 incident

Rubbed or abraded

Working on the N quarry road (pushing mud with dozer). Rubbed his eye with hand and got something in his eye. Employee attempted (unsuccessfully) to flush the object out with wash and with a Q-tip. Foreign body in eye.

2004 · 3 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Using 30"" pry bar to knock mud from return rollers. Bar caught under roller, bounced out striking employee in cheek.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Putting platform on drill rig, when wrench he was using slipped off. Left arm slipped and he felt pain in left shoulder. Shoulder strain.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE HAD OIL ON SOLE OF BOOT AFTER CHANGING OIL IN GEAR BOX OF DIESTER SCREEN. STEPPED ON STEEL STEP OF CAT WALK, SLIPPED & FRACTURED LEFT HEEL. PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY.

2003 · 1 incident

Fall onto or against objects

WHILE CLEANING OIL ON WALKWAY AT PLANT 70, PULLED ON CABLE, SLIPPED IN OIL AND LOST BALANCE, FELL BACKWARDS, STRIKING BACK AGAINST CABLE.

2002 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PULLING UTILITY KNIFE ACROSS STIRTING A SECONDARY CRUSHER. KNIFE SLIPPED & LACERATED R FOREARM.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WASHING MATERIAL AFF OF PULLEY AND GUARDS. HAD HOSE RESTING ON SHOULDER TO WASH DOWN INSIDE PULLEY. HOSE ACROSS MATERIAL-FELT STRAIN IN LOWER BACK.

2001 · 2 incidents

Struck by falling object

MOVING SCREEN OFF OF DECK WHILE CHANGING SCREENS. SCREEN FELL ONTO RT. RING FINGER.

Struck by flying object

DRIVING TRACK CHAIN PIN IN PLACE WITH 12 LB. SLEDGEHAMMER. A CHIP FROM TRACK PIN LACERATED INSIDE OF LT. THIGH.

2000 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CUTTING USED CONVEYOR BELT, SLIPPED WITH UTILITY KNIFE AND LACERATED LEFT HAND AT BASE OFTHUMB.