Mining Incidents

LAKE PLACID BLUE/GREEN QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal

Au Sable Forks, Essex County, NY  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 3000066

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
2001–2020
Latest incident
Oct 2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
86
citations
13
significant & substantial
$9,698
proposed penalties
$9,698
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 1,141 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,162 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 217 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 339 2 0 5899.7
2024 Q3 1,596 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1,560 2 1 1282.1
2024 Q1 2,026 1 0 493.6
2023 Q4 1,414 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

14 on file

2020 · 1 incident

October 5, 2020 NY · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cold Spring Granite Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was trying to lift and move a large piece of granite, approximately 110 lbs., without the use of lifting equipment. EE felt a pain in right side of back, burning knot. Sought medical treatment, taken off work. Lost time injury.

2014 · 1 incident

October 17, 2014 NY · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cold Spring Granite Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee alleges injury is left shoulder, said doesn't know what happened, woke up one morning & it hurt. Completed First Report of Accident 11-4-2014, he stated was working at New York quarry, standing drill steel up, steel slipped, grabbing with left arm pulled muscle. Also added he'd been treated at chiropractor two times in October.

2013 · 1 incident

May 29, 2013 NY · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cold Spring Granite Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting a 5 gallon pail of oil up and over the tailgate into back of truck. He strained his right shoulder. Didn't see the doctor right away, thought it would get better. Strain continued to bother him so he went to clinic.

2010 · 1 incident

April 6, 2010 NY · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cold Spring Granite Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee is the Corporate Quarry Manager - he was walking around the quarry, measuring and planning for 2010, a tree branch flew back and hit him under his glasses, scratching his left eye. Left eye corneal abrasion - required a prescription. No lost time from work.

2009 · 2 incidents

September 29, 2009 NY · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cold Spring Granite Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was pulling up sump pump out of saw pit, strained his lower back. Didn't think it was much at first but was in a lot of pain the next morning so went to doctor and received a prescription.

April 1, 2009 NY · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cold Spring Granite Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was separating slabs, steel bar slipped and stone fell back onto bar which in turn jerked and pulled employee against direction he was pulling. This caused strain to right arm/shoulder and to right mid back directly below shoulder blade.

2008 · 1 incident

2006 · 1 incident

April 2, 2006 NY · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cold Spring Granite Company · Fall from machine

Employee was getting off of tractor, his pant leg got caught on brake and he fell, hitting ground, hurting left shoulder. Employee continued working. He had left shoulder surgery on 9-26-06, therefore starting losing time from work.

2003 · 1 incident

August 19, 2003 NY · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner OTHER
Cold Spring Granite Company · Unclassified, insufficient data

EMPLOYEE WAS LOOKING AT WATER SOURCE AT NEW YORK QUARRY, WALKING IN THE WOODS, GOT SOMETHING IN HIS RIGHT EYE. HE SAW A DOCTOR THE NEXT DAY AND WAS PRESCRIBED SOME EYE DROPS AND ALSO PAIN RELEIVER.

2002 · 1 incident

March 28, 2002 NY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cold Spring Granite Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS MAKING A DOOR FOR 10 WIRE SAW, PIECE OF SAW DUST FLEW INTO RIGHT EYE. COLD SPRING GRANITE DID NOT KNOW OF INJURY UNTIL 5-2-02 WHEN WE RECEIVED FIRST REPORT.

2001 · 4 incidents

September 19, 2001 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cold Spring Granite Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CHANGING OXYGEN TANKS AND STEPPED IN HOLE, SPRAINING HIS LEFT ANKLE.

August 6, 2001 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cold Spring Granite Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BOARDS ON BOARD SAW. HIS HAND SLIPPED AND HE RAN HIS LEFT THUMB INTO SAW, CUTTING TIP AND REQUIRING SUTURES.

July 3, 2001 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Cold Spring Granite Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS RUNNING A GRINDER TO POLISH EDGE OF GRANITE, THE GRINDER SLIPPED, CUTTING HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER KNUCKLE. HE NEEDED 3 STITCHES.

January 10, 2001 NY · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Cold Spring Granite Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING OUT STRUCK DRILL STEEL WHEN IT CAME LOOSE IT HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH CHIPPING HIS TOOTH.