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SISSON & RYAN QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal

SISSON & RYAN QUARRY, LLC · Surface

Controlled by Adams Construction; Salem Stone Corp

Shawsville, Montgomery County, VA · Active

MSHA Mine ID: 4402242

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 4
Years on record: 2000–2017
Latest incident: May 2017

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

183

citations

significant & substantial

$33,654

proposed penalties

$33,654

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
2025 Q4	5,230	0	0	0.0
2025 Q3	5,757	0	0	0.0
2025 Q2	5,333	1	0	187.5
2025 Q1	5,157	0	0	0.0
2024 Q4	5,600	10	3	1785.7
2024 Q3	5,513	0	0	0.0
2024 Q2	4,818	0	0	0.0
2024 Q1	5,377	2	0	372.0

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2017 · 1 incident

May 30, 2017 VA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE

Sisson & Ryan Quarry, LLC · Struck against a moving object

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.

2015 · 1 incident

April 23, 2015 VA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY

Sisson & Ryan Quarry, LLC · 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

August 5, 2013 VA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Sisson & Ryan Quarry, LLC · 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

July 10, 2000 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Sisson & Ryan Inc · 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.