Mining Incidents

Virginia Black Granite Inc. Metal/Non-Metal

Rapidan, Culpeper County, VA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4407086

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2016–2020
Latest incident
Nov 2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
66
citations
25
significant & substantial
$23,326
proposed penalties
$23,326
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 3,472 1 0 288.0
2025 Q3 5,280 1 0 189.4
2025 Q2 2,940 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 2,900 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 2,588 1 0 386.4
2024 Q3 3,640 2 1 549.5
2024 Q2 2,965 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 3,813 8 3 2098.1
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2020 · 3 incidents

November 9, 2020 VA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Virginia Black Granite · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Individual Fore finger and Glove trapped under wedge while setting Granite block for Trimming

August 20, 2020 VA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec MACHINERY
Virginia Black Granite · Struck by falling object

General Miner was drilling with Jack Hammer, Drill Steel Broke and Jack Hammer fell on Foot, Dislocating One Toe requiring Stitches remaining smaller toes were badly bruised.

June 17, 2020 VA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Virginia Black Granite · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Replacing New Roller on Excavator, Roller Slipped and caught Middle finger Damaging it, Treated Cut after removing finger from Glove and sent Employee to ER

2019 · 1 incident

August 31, 2019 VA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Virginia Black Granite · Fall onto or against objects

Injury was minor, Miner slipped on Rock and grazed open Knee, Miner was taken to hospital and Treated and Discharged for minor injury.

2018 · 2 incidents

May 18, 2018 VA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Virginia Black Granite · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee moving drill strained back.

February 2, 2018 VA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Virginia Black Granite · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was splitting granite block with feathers and wedges upon splitting the piece of stone employee was standing on shifted unexpectedly causing employee to loose balance falling forward onto adjacent piece of granite causing abrasions to both knees and right elbow.

2017 · 1 incident

September 27, 2017 VA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Virginia Black Granite · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Uneven floor in the area employee was injured. Loose gravel, slipped and fell, injured elbow while trying to break the fall.

2016 · 1 incident

May 26, 2016 VA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Virginia Black Granite · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While starting a new hole 33mm before the drill bit broke into the surface of the rock EE shifted weight and in doing so let off on down pressure and the drill steel bounced out of the bit and the tip of the steel went into EE's boot behind safety toe at tongue area between the laces and caused a small cut of the skin.