Mining Incidents

Millington Quarry & Mill Metal/Non-Metal

Tilcon New York Inc · Surface
Controlled by CRH PLC
Somerset, Somerset County, NJ  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2800014

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2000–2008
Latest incident
Jan 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
19
citations
3
significant & substantial
$1,707
proposed penalties
$1,667
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2008 Q4 1,948 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 11,184 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 16,371 1 0 61.1
2008 Q1 16,560 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 8,600 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 6,144 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 15,810 1 0 63.3
2006 Q4 3,003 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2008 · 1 incident

January 21, 2008 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STRIKING OR BUMPING
Tilcon New York Inc · Struck against stationary object

Employee walked from driver side of vehicle around the back of the truck and struck his face against a sign post that was sticking out from bed of truck.

2006 · 1 incident

April 3, 2006 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tilcon New York Inc · Fall from machine

Slipped while descending steps of 992 loader and fell to ground. Fractured finger.

2005 · 1 incident

December 16, 2005 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Tilcon New York Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While removing a grease fitting on a cylinder, the grease ejected into the employee's thumb.

2004 · 2 incidents

September 17, 2004 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Tilcon New York Inc · Struck against a moving object

A loader and haul truck struck each other, causing the employee to hit head against the radio system attached to the roof of the cab.

May 3, 2004 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tilcon New York Inc · Fall onto or against objects

While exiting a dozer, during rainstorm, employee slipped (did not fall), striking leg against dozer.

2001 · 4 incidents

October 17, 2001 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tilcon New York Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A SCRAPER WITH A UTILITY KNIFE FOR CONVEYOR #14. UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT THIGH. LACERATION REQUIRED FIVE (5) STITCHES.

June 26, 2001 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) POWERED HAULAGE
Tilcon New York Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WALKING UNDER A CONVEYOR BELT. DUST/DIRT COMING OFF BELT ENTERED HIS RIGHT EYE.

April 25, 2001 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tilcon New York Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DETERIORATED AND RUSTED FLEXIBLE CONDUIT (ELECTRICAL) WAS BEING REMOVED FOR REPLACEMENT; WHEN EMPLOYEE PUT PRESSURE ON CONDUIT TO REMOVE FROM FITTING, CONDUIT BROKE APART IN HIS HAND, GASHING PALM.

March 19, 2001 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tilcon New York Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS ATTACHING A HOSE TO THE WATER TRUCK. HE WAS STRUCK BY HOSE CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL.

2000 · 2 incidents

November 14, 2000 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Tilcon New York Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS GRINDING A 992 LOADER HIGHLIFT BUCKET WITH A 5900 RPM MILWAUKEE GRINDER WHEN THE GRINDING WHEEL CAUGHT ON A CUT IN THE BUCKET AND CAUSED THJE GRINDER TO KICK HITTING THE EE IN THE LEFT LEG JUST ABOVE THE KNEE.

October 5, 2000 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tilcon New York Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS INSTALLING A WEAR PLATE ON THE CHUTE THAT FEEDS 3 & 4 CRUSHER. THE PLATE WAS 1" THICK MEASURING 14" X 18". THE PLATE WAS BEING HELD IN PLACE BY ANOTHER EE WHEN HE LOST CONTROL AND THE P LATE SLID DOWN ON INJURED EE'S LEFT INDEX FINGER.