Mining Incidents

Glens Falls Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Heidelberg Materials AG
Glens Falls, Saratoga County, NY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3000044

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
16
Years on record
2000–2023
Latest incident
Feb 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
200
citations
43
significant & substantial
$107,842
proposed penalties
$102,920
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
2022 Q4 5,170 7 1 1354.0
2022 Q3 4,036 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 3,257 18 6 5526.6
2022 Q1 4,061 6 2 1477.5
2021 Q4 3,463 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 4,633 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 4,836 7 1 1447.5
2020 Q4 6,943 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

16 on file

2023 · 1 incident

February 23, 2023 NY · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Heidelberg Materials US Cement LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE slipped and fell as EE turned to close the door to EE's truck and hit EE's head on the ground.

2013 · 1 incident

August 5, 2013 NY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Lehigh Northeast Cement Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Tingling and numbness in both hands and fingers, shooting pain in fingers and hands at times. NOTE: First date employer was made aware of this issue was 8/5/13. First time employee sought medical attention was 8/8/13. This report is being filed due to employee having surgery on 12/20/13 with no loss of time and no restricted duty.

2009 · 1 incident

February 24, 2009 NY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lehigh Northeast Cement Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee slipped on ice while dismounting from the track hoe, twisting his right knee.

2007 · 1 incident

2006 · 2 incidents

December 14, 2006 NY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lehigh Northeast Cement Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

The employee was performing his regular duties when he felt a twinge in his left shoulder.

January 18, 2006 NY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lehigh Northeast Cement Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

The employee got out of his truck to walk down the road to the Quarry. The road was icy, and the employee fell; resulting in pain to neck, lower back right shoulder and elbow.

2005 · 1 incident

May 23, 2005 NY · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lehigh Northeast Cement Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was cutting tubing for air conditioner at the quarry crusher, when a foreign object went into employee's right eye.

2004 · 4 incidents

June 22, 2004 NY · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Lehigh Northeast Cement Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

This is not an Injury Report. The employee has a 10 db shift in his hearing in comparison with last year's testing. This loss is not related to any specific injury date or current job exposure.

March 12, 2004 NY · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lehigh Northeast Cement Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GROSS ELECTRIC WAS PULLING OUT A DAMAGED ELECTRICAL CABLE FOR THE 904 CONVEYOR BELT. DURING THE PULL, THE DAMAGED CABLE BROKE & SNAPPED BACK OUT OF THE CONDUIT AT THE TAIL END OF THE 904 BELT, HITTING GROSS ELECTRIC EE THAT WAS MONITORING THE CABLE PULL.

February 6, 2004 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lehigh Northeast Cement Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was checking the 903 belt as it was off track & having problems with the north tail pulley bearing. When he put his hand to the bottom of the guard to feel for heat, the next thing he knew something grabbed his finger. The EE thinks the zero speed paddle caught his fingerr & pinched it against the guard, causing a laceration to the middle finger of his right hand.

February 2, 2004 NY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lehigh Northeast Cement Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

The employee was walking to his car at the end of his shift. The employee slipped on ice that was under water, fell and twisted his right knee.

2003 · 3 incidents

December 1, 2003 NY · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lehigh Northeast Cement Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UP THE LADDER ON THE LOADER WHEN HE ALLEGEDLY FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT ARM.

March 18, 2003 NY · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lehigh Northeast Cement Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EE WAS CLOSING THE QUARRY GATE UPON LEAVING FOR THE DAY. WHEN CLOSING THE GATE, THE TOP HINGE CAME APART ALLOWING THE GATE TO FALL. THE GATE STRUCK THE EE'S LEFT HAND, AND BARB WIRE ON THE GATE CUT HIS LEFT FINGER. THE GATE ALSO STRUCK THE EE'S LEFT ARM AND LEFT SIDE OF BACK, CAUSING SOME SCRAPES.

January 31, 2003 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lehigh Northeast Cement Company · Struck by falling object

EE WAS CLEANING BLOCKS OUT OF THE CRUSHER. A BLOCK FELL ON HIS FINGER, CAUSING A LACERATION & FRACTURE TO HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER

2002 · 1 incident

October 31, 2002 NY · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Lehigh Northeast Cement Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EE ALLEGES CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME IN THE RIGHT WRIST, ALLEGEDLY DUE TO DRIVING A LOADER FOR 10-15 YEARS IN HIS EE. SURGERY ON 3-20-02 PUT EE OUT OF WORK FOR INCIDENT DATE OF 10-31-02.

2000 · 1 incident

January 28, 2000 NY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lehigh Northeast Cement Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EE WAS BLDG A WALL IN THE QUARRY SUPERVISORSOFFICE. WHEN THE EE SWUNG THE HAMMER TO HIT A NAIL INTO THE WALL HE HIT HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HISLEFT HAND INSTEAD