Mining Incidents

GLOUCESTER PLANT Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Robert Brett House
Ark, Gloucester County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406670

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2001–2005
Latest incident
Feb 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
14
citations
2
significant & substantial
$1,010
proposed penalties
$943
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
2006 Q2 4,369 2 2 457.8
2006 Q1 4,646 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 4,262 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 4,456 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 5,044 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 5,460 1 0 183.2
2004 Q4 5,139 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 5,443 2 0 367.4
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 file

2005 · 1 incident

February 16, 2005 VA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Brett Aggregates, Inc. · Fall onto or against objects

After employee had bolted shaft on belt winder, he backed away from the equipment and tripped over the truing shaft located close to the ground. He finished off his shift for the day, but complained about pains the following day. The doctor informed that he injured his lower lumbar region and needed to stay away from work for a period of at least three days.

2001 · 1 incident

February 26, 2001 VA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
West Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EE WAS ASSISTING WITH CHANGING THE SCREEN CLOTH ON THE POWER SCREEN MENTIONED BELOW WHEN HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SCREEN CLOTH AND THE STEEL RAIL. THIS RESULTED IN THE TIP OF THE FINGER BEING FRACTURED.