Mining Incidents

HIGHLAND PARK QUARRYMetal/Nonmetal

Blacksburg, Montgomery County, VA · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4406987
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
25
Years on record
2000–2023
Latest incident
Feb 2023
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

25 on file

2023 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

Employee was tramming loader on ledge, loader slid and turned onto it's side. Employee suffered minor bruise to face and slight arm pain. EE was checked out at the local E.R. and released with minor injury's.

2020 · 3 incidents

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The employee was off loading stone from the conveyor side of the Hyd. breaker and stacking on a pallet. EE's left 3rd finger became trapped between two large stones. EE was taken to Velocity Care and had x-rays and determined the end of the finger was broke.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was stepping over water line pipe in route to place EE's lock on the disconnect for the Blade saw. EE caught EE's foot on the pipe causing EE to fall forward and hit EE's knee on the ground, EE's knee split open with about a 3"" laceration. At the E.R. EE received 18 stitches.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Worker was stacking stone on pallet, stone slipped and crushed left ring finger tip between two stones. The finger tip was x-ray showing a fracture.

2018 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

While stacking stone on a pallet a sharp piece broke off falling cutting the employee on left leg just below the knee. EE required 7 stitches at the local emergency room.

2017 · 2 incidents

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While employee was working discharge end of hydro split breaker, employee was putting stone on pallet when stone bounced back and caught right middle finger between stone and conveyor belt.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While palletizing stone the employee's finger was cut and broken when the stone the employee was moving slipped out of employee's grip causing the stone to pin employee's right pinky finger between the stone and back breaker belt.

2016 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

While breaking stone on hydra split machine. A piece of stone broke off striking employee in EE's left leg (shin area) which cut EE's leg causing EE to go to ER and get 5 stitches.

2014 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While removing stone from conveyor belt the employees finger was caught between the two causing the tip of his right middle finger to fracture and require stitches.

2013 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was operating an air drill. He was trying to reposition it in the stone when he felt pain in his lower back. As he tried to move it caused pain down his left leg.

2012 · 3 incidents

Struck by falling object

Employee was placing stone onto breaker from pallet. Stone fell from table & caught little finger between table & stone.

Struck by falling object

Employee was breaking rock at VPI & quarry. Rock dropped off of breaker, breaking ring finger on left hand. He also had 9 stitches in finger.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee complained to co-worker on 5/7/12 that his shoulder hurt. Co-worker notified supervisor immediately. Employee claims that he strained his right shoulder sometime around 4/17/12 while pulling a rock to position it on the breaker. Employee was sent to doctor immediately. Employee has not returned to full duty at this time.

2006 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was moving cut stone from cutting table to pallet. He smashed his hand between the rock he was moving and a rock that was already on the pallet.

2003 · 2 incidents

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PULLING ROCK BACK ON CONVEYER AND CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN ROCK HE WAS PULLING AND ANOTHER ROCK.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING ROCK FROM BREAKER AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN TWO ROCKS.

2002 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE WORKING FEED END OF HYDRAULIC BREAKER EMPLOYEE CAUGHT LEFT RING FINGER BETWEEN ROCK AND CONVEYOR ROLLER. (CONVEYOR IS MANUAL).

2001 · 5 incidents

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WHILE WORKING INSERT END OF NYD BREAKING MACHINE. WAS HELPING ANOTHER EE BREAK STONE. IN THE PROCESS HE WAS ROLLING A STONE UP TO BE SPLIT. IN DOING SO HE GOT HIS RIGHT THUMB CAUGHT BETWEEN STONE AND BREAKER TEETH. WHICH RESULTED IN HIS THUMB REQUIRING STITCHES AND ALSO BREAKING HIS THUMB.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE CUTTING STONE EE WAS LIFTING STONE TO CUT AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER LEFT SIDE. HE THOUGHT HE PULLED A GROIN MUSCLE BUT FOUND OUT HE HADA HERNIA.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WHILE CUTTING STONE PICKED UP A SMALL STONE TO CUT AND TOOK A SHARP PAIN AND WENT NUMB ON HIS RIGHT SIDE.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE CUTTING STONE, EMPLOYEE LIFTED A ROCK AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WHILE LIFTING A LARGE STONE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

2000 · 3 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WHILE PLUG DRILLING ROCK STEPPED OFF STONE TO PUT HOLES INSIDE OF ROCK, WHEN HE STEPPED OFF OF ROCK HE STEPPED ON A SMALL ROUND ROCK CAUSED HIM TO TWIST HIS ANKLE.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TALKING TO BACKHOE OPERATOR & PUT HIS HAND ON BACK TIRE OF BACKHOE. THEN OPERATOR PULLED FORWARD NOT KNOWING EE'S HAND WAS STILL ON TIRE THIS RESULTED IN EE'S TWISTING ARM

Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WHILE REACHING INTO HIS STOCKPILE OF STONE PULLED ONE ROCK AROUND TO TAKE IT TO HIS BANKER TO CUT, AND ANOTHER ROLLED DOWN AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT FOREARM, PUT A CUT IN HIS ARM THAT REQ UIRED STITCHES.