Mining Incidents

Oriskany Falls Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Heidelberg Materials AG
Oriskany Falls, Oneida County, NY  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3000040

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2006–2022
Latest incident
Apr 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
110
citations
17
significant & substantial
$21,575
proposed penalties
$19,658
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
2025 Q4 7,805 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 10,210 9 0 881.5
2025 Q2 8,975 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,407 2 0 1421.5
2024 Q4 6,753 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 8,501 5 0 588.2
2024 Q2 8,409 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,361 1 0 423.5
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2022 · 1 incident

2021 · 1 incident

March 5, 2021 NY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Heidelberg Materials Northeast - NY LLC · Fall onto or against objects

EE was not feeling well & sat down on a picnic table within the quarry shop. Shortly after sitting down, EE experienced a medical episode, believed to have been related to diabetes, which caused EE to faint & hit head on the picnic table. Incident was not work related but due to a medical episode. EE received staples to back of head that was cut when EE fainted & hit head on table.

2020 · 1 incident

July 13, 2020 NY · Metal/Non-Metal crusher attendant/operator, pan feeder operator/worker HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Heidelberg Materials Northeast - NY LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Miner was attempting to remove a rock that was in the collection box at the top of conveyor #3 at the primary before plant start-up. Employee was prying a rock with a bar that was about 6" that was wedged against other material. While the miner was pulling the bar, the rock became free and the bar pinched EE's pinky finger on the left hand between the top of the box and the bar.

2016 · 1 incident

February 1, 2016 NY · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Heidelberg Materials Northeast - NY LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Pulling gate closed at the end of the day and felt pain in left shoulder, was originally reported as 1st aid. Employee is now treating with physical therapy as prescribed by physician making this re-portable.

2014 · 1 incident

September 23, 2014 NY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Heidelberg Materials Northeast - NY LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was pulling on a wrench when he felt pain in his shoulder. Employee went to the Chiropractor on 10/28/14, this is the date the injury became reportable.

2008 · 1 incident

2006 · 2 incidents

June 6, 2006 NY · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Heidelberg Materials Northeast - NY LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was working on a portable plant. At the end of the day he told me that his back was sore, but he did not need to go to the doctor at that time. He went the next day. It was a back sprain.

June 1, 2006 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Heidelberg Materials Northeast - NY LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was cutting rubber belting when the knife (box cutter) slipped cutting his left index finger on the side.