Mining Incidents

Prospect Park Quarry & Mill Metal/Non-Metal

Tilcon New York Inc · Surface
Controlled by CRH PLC
Prospect Park, Passaic County, NJ  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2800030

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2001–2009
Latest incident
Dec 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
30
citations
5
significant & substantial
$2,461
proposed penalties
$2,461
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
2011 Q4 3,238 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 3,410 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,108 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,297 4 2 3084.0
2010 Q4 8,919 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 10,271 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 7,019 2 0 284.9
2010 Q1 2,293 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

6 on file

2009 · 1 incident

December 31, 2009 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal weighman, scale person SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tilcon New York Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Due to severe weather conditions the scalehouse to the Quarry was closing. The employee had removed the trash and was walking back to the scalehouse when he fell in the parking area. An ambulance was called and the employee was taken to the hospital.

2007 · 1 incident

January 29, 2007 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Tilcon New York Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee suffered heart attack in parking lot of quarry before start of shift.

2005 · 1 incident

July 16, 2005 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tilcon New York Inc · Fall from ladders

Employee placed ladder on uneven ground. While climbing the ladder, it fell, causing employee to fall to the ground.

2004 · 1 incident

June 1, 2004 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tilcon New York Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While lifting the hood of a water truck to do preshift inspection, employee felt a strain in his arm. Employee was able to work within the boundries of his job capacity until 10/25/04 at which time his doctor placed him out of work for further treatment of this injury.

2001 · 2 incidents

January 15, 2001 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tilcon New York Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CLEANING OFF GUARD BY BRUSHING IT WITH HIS HANDS. ANOTHER EE WAS ASSISTING BY TAPPING GUARD WITH HAMMER TO LOOSEN IT. HAMMER SLIPPED STRIKING THE FIRST EMPLOYEE'S LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.

January 10, 2001 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tilcon New York Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS EXITING PERSONAL VEHICLE TO BEGIN DAY SHIFT. HE SLIPPED & FELL ON ICE. (HE WAS LAID OFF DUE TO LACK OF WORK ON THE FOLLOWING DAY. HE WAS BROUGHT BACK TO WORK ON MARCH 19, 2001 AT WHICH TIME HE WENT TO THE WORK COMP. DOCTOR & WAS PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY).