Mining Incidents

MANCHESTER PLANTMetal/Nonmetal

Dolomite Group · Surface
Controlled by CRH PLC
Manchester, Ontario County, NY · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3001254
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
2001–2024
Latest incident
Oct 2024
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

2024 · 4 incidents

Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EE got out of the haul truck to move a rock from the roadway. The rock was estimated after the fact to be around 100 lbs. EE threw the stone and felt a pop causing pain in EE's right shoulder and hand. EE was placed in an immobilizing sling.

Struck against a moving object

EE was going back to quarry loader to get loaded when EE went from normal route and hit a small ledge. EE suffered a back compression injury, imaging did not show bone damage but EE received prescription pain medication.

Struck by flying object

Employee used a hammer and a prybar to free a 10-12"" rock wedged in between C2 chute and belt. Rock shattered, causing a large fragment of the rock to bounce and eject back towards the employee. Rock made contact with employee's forehead above right eye. All proper PPE was worn during the time of incident. Employee received 6 stitches and returned to work.

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

EE was using a port-a-power to separate the sides of the screen box in order to remove a screen deck for replacement. On the third move, EE was holding the tool and when pressure was released the tool jumped upward, crushing the EE's right thumb between the screen deck and the tool.

2023 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using a self-retracting razor knife to replace a sweep on the jaw crusher discharge belt. While cutting the sweep, employee was not wearing cutting gloves and overrode self-retracting action of knife. While cutting, left hand slipped under blade, cutting through regular glove and into left pinky finger - EE was taken to urgent care and received 4 stitches.

2012 · 2 incidents

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

Worker was replacing blow bars at crusher, cleaning around crusher, when hand got pinched between blow bar and crusher, causing laceration requiring three stitches.

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

worker putting door back on hopper pinched finger and required three stitches

2010 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Worker was cutting a plastic tie wrap off a guard with a razor knife. Knife slipped and he cut his hand, requiring stitches.

2008 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Worker felt discomfort in his back after shoveling. After pain did not decrease he visited his doctor, who prescribed restricted duty and physical therapy until improvement .

2006 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

worker cutting rubber for scren deck was using razor knife, which slipped and cut worker's left thumb. Worker required three stitches to close wound.

2005 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

Haul truck driver was lifting a rock off the roadway. Sharp corner of rock cut middle finger of left hand. Cut required six stitches.

2001 · 2 incidents

Struck against a moving object

DRIVING LOADER ON RAMP USED BY QUARRY TRUCK. LOADER WAS HIT BY QUARRY TRUCK.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLEANING A CATWALK WITH ELECTRIC CHIPPING HAMMER. HAMMER STUCK AND WHEN PULLING ON IT FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.