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James River Slate Company Inc Metal/Non-Metal

James River Slate Company Inc · Surface

Controlled by Craig E Markcrow

Arvonia, Buckingham County, VA · Active

MSHA Mine ID: 4407307

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 6
Years on record: 2013–2023
Latest incident: Aug 2023

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2013

citations

significant & substantial

$22,762

proposed penalties

$19,645

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	5,822	0	0	0.0
2025 Q3	5,690	0	0	0.0
2025 Q2	6,521	2	1	306.7
2025 Q1	5,211	1	0	191.9
2024 Q4	5,336	0	0	0.0
2024 Q3	5,336	2	0	374.8
2024 Q2	6,612	0	0	0.0
2024 Q1	6,951	0	0	0.0

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2023 · 1 incident

August 17, 2023 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY

James River Slate Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE's right hand was cut deeply by trimming saw and EE lost most of three fingers on right hand.

2017 · 1 incident

April 26, 2017 VA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

James River Slate Company Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Employee was busting rock and felt a pain in shoulder, the next day, back started hurting.

2016 · 3 incidents

September 28, 2016 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

James River Slate Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Cut on left arm from a piece of slate

July 8, 2016 VA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

James River Slate Company Inc · Fall from machine

Hurt left knee when getting out of loader.

April 18, 2016 VA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

James River Slate Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee climbed out of loader and hurt knee.

2013 · 1 incident

November 7, 2013 VA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)

James River Slate Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I do not have any information about an 'accident' occurring. Employee notified employer that it was a work related injury on January 14, 2014. He was diagnosed with trigger finger on his right hand.