Virginia Black Granite Inc · Struck against stationary object
EMP PLACED BOTH HANDS ON EDGE OF ROCK TO LOOK UP ON TOP OF THE ROCK TO INSPECT THE BLOCK. AS HE LIFTED HIMSELF ONE CORNER GAVE WAY AND HIS CHEST HIT BLOCK.
BUENA BLACK QUARRY: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Virginia Black Granite Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Joao Thomazini; Jhonatan Thomazini
Culpeper County,
VA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4400020
MSHA record for BUENA BLACK QUARRY (mine ID 4400020). 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
- 1988–1997
- Latest incident
- Apr 1997
Ownership history
- Century Granite Company Inc 1950 to 1994
- Virginia Black Granite Inc 1994 to 1997
- Virginia Black Granite Inc 1997 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
BUENA BLACK QUARRY sits in Culpeper County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 0.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Culpeper County, Virginia · Population 53,563
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$96,098
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file1997 · 2 incidents
April 4, 1997
VA · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
Virginia Black Granite Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
IT WAS A SUNNY DAY. EE AND ANOTHER EE WERE WORKING ON THE DRILL. ONE ROD STUCK AND EE TRIED TO USE A PIPE WRENCH TO BREAK IT LOOSE. OTHER EE CUT THE AIR ON. THE WRENCH FLEW BACK WHILE EE WAS S TILL HOLDING ONTO THE WRENCH AND MASHED HIS FINGER AGAINST THE DRILL.
1988 · 1 incident
January 25, 1988
VA · Metal/Non-Metal
ledgeman/hand, quarry man
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Century Granite Company Inc · Struck by falling object
FREEZE-THAW WEATHER CONDITIONS CAUSED A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK TO DISLODGE FROM A WALL OF THE QUARRY OPENING AND STRIKE THE WORKER ON THE BOTTOM FLOOR OF THE QUARRY. HIS HARD HAT TOOK MOST OF THE IMPACT, PREVENTING MORE SERIOUS INJURY.