Mining Incidents

Watertown Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Heidelberg Materials AG
Watertown, Jefferson County, NY  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3000049

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2001–2016
Latest incident
Jun 2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
32
citations
1
significant & substantial
$3,168
proposed penalties
$3,092
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 3,206 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 528 2 1 3787.9
2025 Q2 3,934 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,285 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,234 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 2,680 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 3,598 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 2,531 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

8 on file

2016 · 1 incident

June 20, 2016 NY · Metal/Non-Metal crusher attendant/operator, pan feeder operator/worker HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Heidelberg Materials Northeast-NY LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee was using chipping hammer while doing maintenance on stone plant Deister screen. Employee's hands were sweaty and slipped down shaft of chipping hammer, hitting screen and causing small laceration, bruise and swelling. On 7/7/2016 employee sought medical attention for the swelling that had not receded. Diagnosis was broken bone in left hand.

2013 · 1 incident

September 27, 2013 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Heidelberg Materials Northeast-NY LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE USING UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT CONVEYOR BELT. KNIFE SLIPPED, CUTTING THROUGH SAFETY GLOVE, LACERATING LEFT INDEX FINGER.

2012 · 1 incident

October 8, 2012 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Heidelberg Materials Northeast-NY LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE CUTTING AND SPLICING CONVEYOR BELT AT CRUSHING PLANT, USING UTILITY KNIFE AND T-SQUARE - CUT RIGHT HAND WITH UTILITY KNIFE REQUIRING STITCHES AT LOCAL EMERGENCY ROOM.

2007 · 1 incident

March 21, 2007 NY · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Heidelberg Materials Northeast-NY LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was handling lifting straps, twisted left wrist resulting in the need for surgery at a later date to repair tendon/ligament damage.

2005 · 1 incident

October 7, 2005 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

Employee was climbing down the ladder of a quarry haul truck, when his foot slipped and he hit his left leg on a metal step of the haul truck, producing a laceration of the left leg just below the knee. Employee required 4 sutures to close wound.

2003 · 1 incident

April 21, 2003 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Heidelberg Materials Northeast-NY LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SEATED USING LARGE WRENCH TO PERFORM MAINTENANCE ON CRUSHER. WHEN EE STOOD UP HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK & LEG. HE WAS ASSISTED OFF CRUSHER AND AWAITED MEDICAL ATTENTION.

2002 · 1 incident

2001 · 1 incident

March 6, 2001 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Heidelberg Materials Northeast-NY LLC · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EE WAS USING PICKAXE TO CLEAN FROZEN CHUNKS OF STONE OFF GRATES ON STONE HOPPER. EE STRAINED BACK MUSCLES WHILE DOING SO.