Mining Incidents

01 MINEMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Roy D Simmons Jr
Glasgow, Rockbridge County, VA · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4400067
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2002–2013
Latest incident
May 2013

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
Struck by falling object

Employee was removing hydraulic line on Volvo loader. He had raised the bucket, remove front cover, taken 3 bolts out of line. The line then blew off then the main boom cylinder came down on top of him pinning him between differential and boom causing accident.

Reportable incidents

5 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2013 · 1 incident

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Subject was not feeling well due to a accident at home that happened several weeks ago. Had a nail puncture right temple area.(reason behind calling rescue squad). Subject was sitting in break room; tingling in limbs, dizzy & light headed, tunnel vision, rapid pulse rate, heavy breathing, stumbling around. Subject said he felt like he was going to pass out.

2011 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Person was attempting to threw block of wood onto conveyor, block was wet causing block to slip back and injure finger.

2006 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

The crusher was out of adjustment. EE went to put in return rotor and plate flew back and hit his thumb.

2005 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

BLOCKAGE OF STEPS, BROKEN STEPS AND NO GRAB RAIL.

2002 · 1 incident

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

MASSIVE HEART ATTACK.