Mining Incidents

LITCHFIELD QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Colas S A
CLAYVILLE, Herkimer County, NY  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3001288

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2010–2022
Latest incident
Sep 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
74
citations
8
significant & substantial
$10,200
proposed penalties
$9,641
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 2,879 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 7,489 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 938 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 6,675 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,110 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 1,151 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 6,921 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 7,904 2 1 253.0
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

2022 · 1 incident

September 12, 2022 NY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Barrett Paving Materials Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While walking up a small pile at the blend 1 conveyor to change wipes, employee stepped on the loose material and left knee gave out.

2020 · 1 incident

March 2, 2020 NY · Metal/Non-Metal groundman, yardman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Barrett Paving Materials Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee descended steps to primary hopper and after turning around lost footing and hyperextended left leg.

2019 · 1 incident

June 8, 2019 NY · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Barrett Paving Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While throwing a rock into the jaw to help get a big rock out of the crusher employee's hand was smashed between the rock and the I beam in the front of the opening. This caused the skin to open on left thumb.

2016 · 2 incidents

July 29, 2016 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Barrett Paving Materials Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While placing a screen panel on the catwalk another screen scraped EE's right forearm causing lacerations, requiring 19 stitches.

March 1, 2016 NY · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barrett Paving Materials Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting cardboard with a straightedge and a razor knife. Knife slipped over straightedge and cut thumb of left hand.

2014 · 1 incident

December 1, 2014 NY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Barrett Paving Materials Inc · Fall from machine

He parked loader and was trying to put window up from platform and he stepped back his right foot got stuck in the top step and he fell to ground. Right ankle fractured in 2 places and crushed heel.

2013 · 1 incident

October 15, 2013 NY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Barrett Paving Materials Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

2 workers were welding, cutting and grinding on the screen deck to the wash tower and at lunch one worker's eyes started watering and burning.

2012 · 1 incident

August 10, 2012 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Barrett Paving Materials Inc · Struck by falling object

Employee was removing bolts from the large cover for the blend chute, as he was taking the last bolt out it came down and hit his left thumb and cut it. He received 6 stitches.

2010 · 1 incident

March 8, 2010 NY · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Barrett Paving Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was trying to put safety pin in slot of rotor when it loosened up enough for the rotor to slide and pinch his finger between the rotor and the wall of the crusher.