Mining Incidents

East Stone Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4402990

MSHA record for East Stone Quarry (mine ID 4402990). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
1984–1989
Latest incident
Jul 1989
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

1989 · 3 incidents

July 18, 1989 VA · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger MACHINERY
Rim Rock Quarries Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

CAUGHT BIG TOE AT LEFT FOOT IN SWINGER GEAR.

May 29, 1989 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rim Rock Quarries Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OFF CRUSHER FRAME ONTO GROUND AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

March 28, 1989 VA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rim Rock Quarries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HITTING ROLLER WITH HAMMER WHEN IT GLARED OFF AND HIT R. THUMB.

1988 · 2 incidents

September 13, 1988 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rim Rock Quarries Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING A LARGE ROCK FROM THE CRUSHER. WHEN THE ROCK GAVE, HEFELL INTO TECH. CRUSHER.

July 1, 1988 VA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rim Rock Quarries Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING LEVEL OF MATERIAL IN BED OF HIS TRUCK WHEN HE STARTED CLIMBING DOWN HE SLIPPED OFF THE STEP & LANDED ON THE LOWER PART OF HIS BACK

1987 · 4 incidents

July 15, 1987 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rim Rock Quarries Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A NUT ON CRUSHER WHEN HE STRAINED A MUSCLE IN NECK.

May 18, 1987 VA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rim Rock Quarries Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS CHANGIN1 SCREENS IN A BIN WHEN HE SLIPPED WHILE STEPPING FROM ONE LEVEL TO ANOTHER AND LANDED ON THE SECOND LEVEL ON HIS LEFT ANKLE

February 17, 1987 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rim Rock Quarries Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CH5NGING A HYDRAULIC LINE ON A 980CAT LOADER. HE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF TIRE. HE SLIPPED FELL AND CUT HIS ARM ON TOP OF LADDER.

January 15, 1987 VA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rim Rock Quarries Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS AT7EMPTING TO PLACE COIL SPRING IN VIBRATING FEEDER.FEEDER WAS JACKED UP,JACK SLIPPED CATCHING EMPLOYEE HANDS IN SPRING.

1985 · 1 incident

November 26, 1985 VA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rim Rock Quarries Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMP WAS PULLING3ON SPEEDREDUCER WHEN IT SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN SPEEDREDUCER AND JACK. STITCHS REQUIRED LITTLE FINGER - RIGHT HAND

1984 · 1 incident

August 15, 1984 VA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Big Stone Quarry Corp · Struck against a moving object

OPERATOR WAS REACHING FOR STEERING LEAVER ON DOZER CONTROL CONSOLE HE HIT HIS LITTLE FINGER AGAINST THE LEAVER INSTEAD OF GRASPING WITH HIS HAND WHEN HE HIT THE LEAVER WITH THE TIP OF HIS LITT LE FINGER IT BENT BACKWARDS & BROKE BONE

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