Mining Incidents

Chantilly Crushed Stone IncorporatedMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by John Gudelsky
Chantilly, Loudoun County, VA · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4400024
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
26
Years on record
2000–2026
Latest incident
Jan 2026

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The truck owner was replacing a bolt in a pony axle. The owner had a bottle jack under one axle tire and a wooden block under the axle tire beside it. The owner then lowered the axles from the cab, positioned himself on a creeper between the 2 raised axle tires. The jack came out from under one axle tire; crushing the owner.

Reportable incidents

25 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2026 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

While an employee was using a torch to thaw a water line, a Rock came off the plant and struck the employees right hand.

2025 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

Employee was using a chipping motion with a bar to knock ice off of a screen deck prior to running. While doing this, employee's hand made contact with the plant causing a ""right fifth metacarpal fracture""

2024 · 3 incidents

Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Employee was using sledge hammer to knock a shaft out of a water pump for rebuild. While swinging the hammer, employee felt a pop in EE's left side.

Fall onto or against objects

DRIVER WEIGHED AT THE SCALES FOR DELIVERY AND WAS OVERWEIGHT. DRIVER PULLED OFF TO OUR DUMP OFF BIN TO DUMP SOME MATERIAL BEFORE BEING WEIGHED AGAIN. WHILE CLIMBING DOWN TO UNLOCK TAILGATE, DRIVER SLIPPED ON STEPS AND TRIED TO CATCH SELF ON THE MUFFLER COVER. THE SHARP EDGES ON THE MUFFLER COVER CUT RIGHT RING AND MIDDLE FINGERS.

Struck by falling object

Employee was pressing a sleeve out of crusher with a port a power. After pressing it out, employee began disassembling port a power. During this time the steel cross bar that was holding the port a power fell and struck EE's finger.

2023 · 2 incidents

Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee reached up through a guard to check belts shortly after the machine turned off. The machine was still in motion and the belts took the employee's fingers through the pulley.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was walking to car at the end of day when employee lost balance and fell.

2022 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was loosening bolt on a screen. While trying to keep the nut secure, the nut turned and pinched EE's thumb resulting in a small laceration.

Fall onto or against objects

Employee was performing maintenance to an articulating truck. As they were loosening the caliper bolts, employee was pushing down on a breaker bar. The bolt came loose and the employee fell forward into the truck, causing a laceration to the eye.

2021 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

Employee was getting bag out of Pickup truck. Employee stepped on tire to reach bag. Upon lowering back to the ground, the employees leg was injured.

2020 · 2 incidents

Struck by flying object

Employee was assisting repair in a conveyor belt that broke. While untwisting the belt a rock that was twisted up in the belt came loose and fell, bounced off the beam of the take up pulley and struck the employee.

Struck by flying object

Performing engine repair on 992C Wheel Loader. Cleaning air filter with sanding pad attachment. Piece of metal flew into Left eye. Eye became irritated next day. Given Rx and referred to ophthalmologist 7/13.

2019 · 3 incidents

Fall onto or against objects

While climbing down a ladder on the plant, the employee slipped and fell into the ladder on the right side.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was unloading a box of welding rods from a truck. The box slipped and while trying to maintain control of the box the employee felt a pull in their shoulder/arm.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using a cutting wheel to cut a bearing out of a crusher. While cutting the bearing the wheel kicked back and cut the employees right arm.

2018 · 2 incidents

Struck against stationary object

Employee was cleaning out a feeder shoot on the plant. While clearing out a tree root, employee brushed up against the shoot and cut arm.

Rubbed or abraded

Employee was carrying a container of welding rods and cut fingers on the container.

2016 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

After employee finished fueling the drill, employee was putting hoses away. While walking to the truck to hang the nozzle, employee tripped over track marks left in the ground from the drill.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee slipped on ice while climbing down from a loader. EE caught self with EE's arm and felt a pull in EE's shoulder.

2014 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

Employee was climbing down a ladder after making repairs to a 992D Loader, when the ladder slipped out from underneath him causing him to fall. while falling he made contact with the tire and injured his back/neck.

2007 · 1 incident

Struck by powered moving object

The maintenance crew was moving a conveyor up the ramp to the top of the tunnel stockpile area. A Kobelco LK 300A wheel loader was used to move the conveyor up the ramp. The chain used to lift the one end slipped through the eye in the bucket, causing the loader to overturn on the employee who was walking on the left side of the machine.

2002 · 2 incidents

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS DISASSEMBLING THE FMC MF800 VIBRATORY FEEDER. THE EE WAS INT HE PROCESS OF REMOVING THE FASTNERS FOR THE SECOND COUNTERWEIGHT WHEN THE FIRST COUNTERWEIGHT SPUN ON THE SHAFT. THE EE S RI GHT THUMB WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTERWEIGHTS.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH EMET GUTIERREZ CHANGING A HOIST CABLE ON DB-04C AN 80D NORTHWEST CRANE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO HOLD THE 1 1/8""CABLE WHILE IT WAS BEING INSTALLED IN THE HOIST DRUM OF THE CRANE. IT CAME FREE STRIKING THE EE IN THE FACE.

2001 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING THE CAB OF THE FUEL TRUCK FT-03C, WITH AN UNPROTECTED RAZOR BLADE IN HIS RIGHT HAND. AS HE BEGAN TO CLIMB OUT OF THE CAB, HIS RIGHT HAND STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND WITH THE RAZO R BLADE.

2000 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVEING A 4 LB. HAMMER WHICH WAS USED AS A BLOCKING DEVICE ON THE 6'X14' SCREEN DECK. THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE SCREEN DECK FRAME AND THE HAMMER HANDLE.