Old Virginia Brick Company Inc · 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 Pit Metal/Non-Metal
Old Virginia Brick Company Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
C Wilson McNeely
Salem,
Roanoke City (City) County,
VA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4400205
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2005–2008
- Latest incident
- Aug 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
27
citations
6
significant & substantial
$3,477
proposed penalties
$3,477
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Q1 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file2008 · 1 incident
2005 · 1 incident
January 1, 2005
VA · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Old Virginia Brick Company Inc · 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.