Mining Incidents

Heard AggregatesMetal/Nonmetal

Waverly, Sussex County, VA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4407153
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2011–2024
Latest incident
Nov 2024
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2024 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was removing a tail pulley guard, when it slipped. The employee felt a pop in their arm. The employee did not report the incident to management for 3 days. The employee then sought medical treatment and was placed on restricted work duties for a pinched nerve.

2023 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

An employee was on a skidsteer, moving materials. The employee stated they hit a bump in the road and felt a pop in their lower back. The employee sought medical treatment and was placed on restricted duty.

2021 · 2 incidents

Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

An employee was walking on level ground, and when they went to turn around they felt a pop in their knee. The following day, the employee notified management, sought medical treatment and was placed on restricted duties.

Fall from machine

An employee was helping with repairing the horn on the dozer. When they went to dismount the machine, the employee grabbed the handle to the hood. The hood shifted, causing the employee to lose their balance and fall between the dozer tracks and blade. The employee injured their leg.

2015 · 4 incidents

Fall from machine

The employee was completing a pre-shift inspection on the John Deere 750K dozer. After checking the engine oil, he could not get the engine compartment door to close because the door was bent. He tried to kick the door to make it shut and his right foot slipped off the tracks and he fell off the machine and landed on his left arm on a berm.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Sand and water caused pressure washer wand to slip from my hand and injected water under my skin. Minor impairment.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was unloading some pipe from a truck. He picked up the pipe to load the bucket. When he picked up the pipe he felt a twinge and pain in lower back and left leg. Employee was on restrictive duty and as of 3/2/16 he is a Lost time. This incident was not reported at the time due to improper communication. This incident is reported late.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting a screen (less than 100lbs). Received help from another. After lifting the employee felt a sprain/strain in left arm. Employee was taken to the local clinic where they put on restrictive duty with a sling. Going back for checkup to re-evaluate.

2013 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Team member was exiting the excavator. When he stepped down onto the step he felt a pop and a sharp pain in his left knee. He did not seek medical treatment that day. He returned to 10/22/2013, due to pain, he went to the clinic to have knee examined. The doctor diagnosed torn right medial meniscus. He returned to work on restrictive duty on 10/22/2013.

2012 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

IE and another EE were lifting a small hopper weighing about 125 pounds onto the tail pulley of the concrete sand stacker. One of the hopper legs struck IE on the left leg behind the knee, causing a deep laceration.

2011 · 1 incident

Fall from ladders

Employee was climbing a ladder and while on the second or third step the ladder slid off of the leg of the sand screw. The ladder and employee fell to the ground and he hit his left elbow on the concrete pier on the way down resulting in a chipped elbow.