Mining Incidents

South BostonMetal/Nonmetal

Winston-Salem, Halifax County, VA · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4400153
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2013–2023
Latest incident
Oct 2023
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2023 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured was using a utility knife to cut skirt belt when knife slipped out of the belt and cut left wrist

2021 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating yard loader loading customer trucks, the ground was uneven causing loader to jerk or bounce some.

2016 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was helping a co-worker work on a tail pulley. Employee was turning a threaded rod while a co-worker was hitting a bearing with hammer, bearing came loose suddenly and the treaded rod took skin off EE's fingers.

2013 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was helping set water pump in pit sump he stepped out of way, felt something pull in lower back, stated he was ok. Continued to work through 1/6/14. Due to weather was told to stay home on 1/7/14. Employee called in on 1/7/14 said he was going to ER due to the incident that happened on 12/5/13. He received no medical treatment and no lost time till 1/7/14