Mining Incidents

Bear Creek Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Doug Dalton
Jefferson, Smyth County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4403890

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2003
Latest incident
May 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
33
citations
3
significant & substantial
$2,423
proposed penalties
$2,423
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
2007 Q1 120 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,368 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,586 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,932 17 0 8799.2
2006 Q1 1,843 3 0 1627.8
2005 Q4 2,404 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,799 1 0 357.3
2005 Q2 3,142 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

1 on file

2003 · 1 incident

May 22, 2003 VA · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper MACHINERY
Cardinal Stone Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS PUTTING A 12' PIECE OF DRILL STEEL IN THE DRILL. THE STEEL FELL BACK AND HE TRIED TO CATCH IT. IT MASHED HIS 4TH FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE BOOM AND DRILL STEEL.