Mining Incidents

LANCASTER PLANT E Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Holcim Ltd
Lancaster, Erie County, NY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3000947

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2000–2003
Latest incident
Jun 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
29
citations
9
significant & substantial
$2,462
proposed penalties
$2,462
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
2005 Q2 930 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 130 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 575 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,909 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,362 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 185 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 8,610 3 0 348.4
2002 Q3 11,508 4 1 347.6
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2003 · 1 incident

June 27, 2003 NY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Lafarge North America Incorporated · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CARPAL TUNNEL RELEASE SURGERY ON R-WRIST ON 6-27-03. FIRST DIAGNOSE ON 11-29-01. EE ALLEGES INJURY TO BE CAUSED BY REPETITIVE MOTOR OF OPERATING CONTROL OF EQUIPMENT.

2001 · 7 incidents

November 29, 2001 NY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Lafarge North America Incorporated · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DIAGNOSED BY DOCTOR AS HAVING CARPAL TUNNEL IN BOTH WRISTS. EMPLOYEE ALLEGES INJURY TO BE CAUSED BY REPETITIVE MOTION OF OPERATING CONTROLS OF EQUIPMENT.

October 11, 2001 NY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lafarge North America Incorporated · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING CONVEYOR BELTING WHEN THE TOOL SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT FOREARM, RESULTING IN LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES.

October 6, 2001 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Lafarge North America Incorporated · Struck by flying object

GRINIDNG ON METAL FEEDER WHEN EE REMOVED SAFETY GOGGLES, A PIECE OF METAL BLEW INTO LEFT EYE.

August 15, 2001 NY · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lafarge North America Incorporated · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS REPAIRING A HOLE IN A 10 INCH DIA RUBBER WATERLINE. EE BENT OVER TO WORK ON RUBBERLINE. HE PICKED UP A SECTION OF THE HOSE AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA.

May 15, 2001 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pine Hill Materials Corp · Struck by falling object

EE WAS REMOVING SCREEN CLOTH FROM SCREEN. CLOTH CAUGHT ON PANEL TAILGATE. EE TIPPED SCREEN AND DROPPED IT ON HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER (LACERATION)

May 4, 2001 NY · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pine Hill Materials Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING THE FEED DISTRIBUTION TO SECONDARY CRUSHER BY CLOSING A FLOP GATE. HIS RIGHT HAND WAS PINCHED WHEN HE WAS CLOSING THE GATE BETWEEN THE HANDLE AND THE STOP.

2000 · 1 incident

November 10, 2000 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Pine Hill Materials Corp · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS WALKING ON GRAVEL GROUND AND ROLLED HIS LEFT ANKLE BY STEPPING ON A LARGE ROCK. HE SPRAINED THE ANKLE.