Employee was hauling overburden from top of pit to overburden area in an A25C Volvo articulate. As employee neared the bottom of ramp employee turned vehicle to left causing wheels to climb berm which caused the vehicle to turn over onto its side. Employee hurt right shoulder and had a laceration on left shin.
SISSON & RYAN QUARRYMetal/Nonmetal
SISSON & RYAN QUARRY, LLC · Surface
Controlled by Adams Construction; Salem Stone Corp
Shawsville, Montgomery County, VA · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4402242
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2000–2017
- Latest incident
- May 2017
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file2017 · 1 incident
Struck against a moving object
2015 · 1 incident
Flash burns (welding)
Employee was welding on a bin at secondary with co-worker. Next day he complained his eye was hurting. Went to ER said he had arc flash and a piece of metal in eye. Employee was wearing his welding shield with safety glasses.
2013 · 1 incident
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was helping to remove dozer blade, He was using a 4' pry bar to drive out tilt cylinder pin. Pin broke free causing the blade to shift a little and the pry bar hit employee in jaw. It broke his jaw tooth.
2000 · 1 incident
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
TORQUING ROD BEARING CAP ON 155 KOMATSU DOZER WITH TORQUE WRENCH SET @ 300 FT/LBS. ADAPTER BROKE & SUDDEN SHIFT OF BODY WEIGHT CAUSED CUT TO MIDDLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND. WRITING ON FAILED TOOL WARNED TORQUE NOT TO EXCEED 4500 LB/IN. USING BELOW FORMULA WE WERE PERFORMING WORK WITHIN TOLERENCE OF TOOL.