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Newbern Plant: 7 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Doug Dalton
Pulaski County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4402776

MSHA record for Newbern Plant (mine ID 4402776). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1986–1987
Latest incident
Oct 1987
Ownership history
  1. Radford Limestone Corp 1950 to 1988
  2. Holston River Quarry Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2000 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Newbern Plant sits in Pulaski County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Pulaski County, Virginia · Population 33,771
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$60,767
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1987 · 3 incidents

October 23, 1987 VA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Radford Limestone Corp · Struck by flying object

INJURED WAS OBS9RVING FOREMAN AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE REPAIR TELESMITH CRUSHER WHEN FRAGMENT FROM SLEDGE HAMMER OR CRUSHER STRUCK INJURED IN LEFT EYE

October 17, 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
Radford Limestone Corp · Fall onto or against objects

INJURED WAS GRE5SING HEAD PULLEY WHEN FOOT SLIPPED ON BELT TWISTING RIGHT KNEE

July 20, 1987 VA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner ELECTRICAL
Radford Limestone Corp · Flash burns (electric)

ENGAGING POWER 7O MOTOR CIRCUIT AND THE FUSE BOX EXPLODED ELECTRICAL BURNS TO FACE NECK AND RT FOREARM

1986 · 4 incidents

December 20, 1986 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Radford Limestone Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS GUIDING 7ONVERTER INTO POSITION WITH HIS FEET AN EYE BOLT BROKE LEAVING EE WITH TCONVERTER BETWEEN FEET & FRAME OF EUCLID FOR 15-20 MINUTES.

September 2, 1986 VA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Radford Limestone Corp · Fall from machine

HE WAS GETTING 2FF LOADER & FOOT SLIPPED OFF LADDER STEP.

June 5, 1986 VA · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator POWERED HAULAGE
Radford Limestone Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TRYING TO GET 5 ROCK OFF RUNNING CONVEYOR BELT. HE HAD GLOVES ON & THE BELT GRABBED THE G LOVE & JERKED HIS HAND UNDER THE ROLLER.

April 28, 1986 VA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Radford Limestone Corp · Struck against stationary object

STEPPED ON LOO8E BOARD & BOARD SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM.