Mining Incidents

Branchville Sand MineMetal/Nonmetal

Branchville, Southampton County, VA · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4406591
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2025
Latest incident
Aug 2025
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2025 · 2 incidents

Fall from machine

Employee had finished washing on a conveyor belt and jumped from the head pulley of the belt to the ground. Employee was unable to walk and sought medical treatment. Employee was placed on restricted work duties and diagnosed with a broken leg.

Struck by powered moving object

A customer truck driver stopped their truck at the entrance of the property. They got out of the truck and went to troubleshoot a vibrating noise. Then they were just behind the passenger side front wheel, the truck began to roll backwards. The truck rolled over the driver's foot and came to a stop on top of their foot, breaking a toe.