Mining Incidents

Bristol Va Quarry: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Washington County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4400162

MSHA record for Bristol Va Quarry (mine ID 4400162). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1983–1985
Latest incident
Jun 1985
Ownership history
  1. Vulcan Materials Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Bristol Va Quarry sits in Washington County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.2% of county employment.

Local economic context
County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Washington County, Virginia · Population 53,913
1.2%
Mining share of county employment
$62,774
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1985 · 1 incident

June 21, 1985 VA · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Materials Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLINBING INTO NW80-DSHOVEL CARRYING A CAB WINDOW AND HAND TOOLS.HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE STRAINED HIS BACK AS HE CAUGHT HIMSELF.

1984 · 1 incident

December 14, 1984 VA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Materials Company · Struck by falling object

DURING SCREEN CHANGING OPERATION 2 EMPL STEADYING 5\ X 7\ WIRE CLOTH BALANCED EDGEWAYS ON STEEL BEAM.1 EMPL PULLED SCREEN CAUSING IT TO DROP OFF BEAM.AS IT FELL IT CUT OTHER EMPL THUMB.

1983 · 1 incident

October 19, 1983 VA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Materials Company · Struck by falling object

MR MICHEALS AND JOSH BUNNCH WERE HELPING MCCOLLOUGH THE MECHANIC CHANGE CUTTING EDGE ON BUCKET OF FRONT END LOADER BUCCKET WAS PROPPED ON METAL ROLLER ABOUT 3 HIGH LEAVING THE EDGE PROTRUDING SO BOLTS COULD BE REMOVED ALL BOLTS WERE REMOVED BUT ONE BUNCH AND MICHAELS WERE ON EACH SIDE TO CATCH THE EDGE WHEN IT DROPPED MECHANIC KNOCKED LAST BOLT OUT AND EDGE DROPPED CATCHING MI