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East Stone Quarry: 11 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
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
- Marty Corp 1950 to 1979
- Big Stone Quarry Corp 1979 to 1985
- Rim Rock Quarries Inc 1985 to 1990
- Vulcan Materials Company 1990 to present
East Stone Quarry sits in Wise County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 5.9% of county employment.
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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.Reportable incidents
11 on file1989 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OFF CRUSHER FRAME ONTO GROUND AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
HITTING ROLLER WITH HAMMER WHEN IT GLARED OFF AND HIT R. THUMB.
1988 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING A LARGE ROCK FROM THE CRUSHER. WHEN THE ROCK GAVE, HEFELL INTO TECH. CRUSHER.
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
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A NUT ON CRUSHER WHEN HE STRAINED A MUSCLE IN NECK.
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
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.
EMPLOYEE WAS AT7EMPTING TO PLACE COIL SPRING IN VIBRATING FEEDER.FEEDER WAS JACKED UP,JACK SLIPPED CATCHING EMPLOYEE HANDS IN SPRING.
1985 · 1 incident
EMP WAS PULLING3ON SPEEDREDUCER WHEN IT SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN SPEEDREDUCER AND JACK. STITCHS REQUIRED LITTLE FINGER - RIGHT HAND
1984 · 1 incident
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