Mining Incidents

HIGHLAND PARK QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal

Blacksburg, Montgomery County, VA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4406987

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
25
Years on record
2000–2023
Latest incident
Feb 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
79
citations
21
significant & substantial
$13,078
proposed penalties
$13,078
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 5,953 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 6,898 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 6,887 1 0 145.2
2025 Q1 6,731 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 6,888 8 2 1161.4
2024 Q3 6,756 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 6,072 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 5,778 1 0 173.1
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

25 on file

2023 · 1 incident

February 9, 2023 VA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Va Tech Physical Plant · 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

December 21, 2020 VA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Va Tech Physical Plant · 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.

August 31, 2020 VA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Va Tech Physical Plant · 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.

August 11, 2020 VA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Va Tech Physical Plant · 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

May 7, 2018 VA · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Va Tech Physical Plant · 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

December 11, 2017 VA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Va Tech Physical Plant · 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.

April 4, 2017 VA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Va Tech Physical Plant · 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

March 14, 2016 VA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Va Tech Physical Plant · 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

June 27, 2014 VA · Metal/Non-Metal mason MACHINERY
Va Tech Physical Plant · 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

September 13, 2013 VA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
Va Tech Physical Plant · 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

December 12, 2012 VA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Va Tech Physical Plant · Struck by falling object

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

August 20, 2012 VA · Metal/Non-Metal mason MACHINERY
Va Tech Physical Plant · 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.

April 17, 2012 VA · Metal/Non-Metal mason HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Va Tech Physical Plant · 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

March 24, 2006 VA · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Va Tech Physical Plant · 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

December 9, 2003 VA · Metal/Non-Metal mason HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Va Tech Physical Plant · 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.

March 4, 2003 VA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Va Tech Physical Plant · 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

November 13, 2002 VA · Metal/Non-Metal mason HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Va Tech Physical Plant · 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

December 18, 2001 VA · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer MACHINERY
Va Tech Physical Plant · 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.

November 8, 2001 VA · Metal/Non-Metal mason HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Va Tech Physical Plant · 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.

March 26, 2001 VA · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer MACHINERY
Va Tech Physical Plant · 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.

March 23, 2001 VA · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Va Tech Physical Plant · Over-exertion in lifting objects

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

February 21, 2001 VA · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Va Tech Physical Plant · Over-exertion in lifting objects

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

2000 · 3 incidents

December 5, 2000 VA · Metal/Non-Metal mason SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Va Tech Physical Plant · 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.

October 6, 2000 VA · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer POWERED HAULAGE
Va Tech Physical Plant · 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

June 21, 2000 VA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Va Tech Physical Plant · 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.