Struck by falling object
Drill steel uncoupled from shank and fell on operators big toe on left foot, partialy severing toe. Toe was reattached at hospital.
Roanoke PitMetal/Nonmetal
Old Virginia Brick Company Inc · Surface
Controlled by C Wilson McNeely
Salem, Roanoke City (City) County, VA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4400205
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2005–2008
- Latest incident
- Aug 2008
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file2008 · 1 incident
2005 · 1 incident
Struck by falling object
Driver pulled up to stockpile to be loaded. He got out of cab of truck to tie his boot. As he prepared to get back into the truck, a small amount of shale fell from stockpile onto his right leg. This caused ligament damage to his knee.