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Powhatan Plant: 69 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Charles S Luck IV
Powhatan, Powhatan County, VA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4406176

Powhatan Plant has $16K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
18
Years on record
1985–2025
Latest incident
Jan 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
69
citations
12
significant & substantial
$15,737
proposed penalties
$14,949
paid to date
95% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $788 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Luck Stone Corporation's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
61
inspections on record
1,846
inspection hours
3.7
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
69 citations across 1,846 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Powhatan Plant has $16K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
ⓘ Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$16K
proposed penalties
$15K
current assessed
$15K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
69 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $3K in penalties contested before the Commission, $2K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-23.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
17.4%
significant & substantial
8.7%
high negligence or reckless
17.4%
reasonably likely or greater
78.3%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 17.4% low, 73.9% moderate, 8.7% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
2 citations taken to the federal commission · 3% of citations on record
  • Settled 2 · 100%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 2 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
25%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$3K proposed, $2K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2013-10-29.
Contested penalties
ⓘ A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
VA 2014-27M Settlement Rae 2014 $3K → $2K
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘ Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2024-10-04
8%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
35
samples
12
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz141 over
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg19
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz2
Show the individual readings (35)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2019-05-22 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.17 0.65 1.80 Washer Operator
2024-10-04 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dry Screen Plant Operator
2024-10-04 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2024-10-04 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.39 1.3 0.30 Crusher Oper/Worker
2024-10-04 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Lab Technician
2022-05-04 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2022-05-04 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.15 Utility Man
2022-05-04 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Lab Technician
2019-07-03 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Washer Operator
2019-05-22 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dry Screen Plant Operator
2019-05-22 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.19 Mechanic
2019-05-22 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2019-05-22 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.31 0.47 0.66 Crusher Oper/Worker
2018-01-09 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2018-01-09 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2018-01-09 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.2 0.9 0.22 Utility Man
2018-01-09 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2018-01-09 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.17 0.74 0.23 Crusher Oper/Worker
2016-02-09 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.18 0.52 0.35 Crusher Oper/Worker
2016-02-09 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.4 Utility Man
2016-02-09 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.5 0.56 0.89 Crusher Oper/Worker
2016-02-09 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.12 0.78 0.15 Crusher Oper/Worker
2016-02-09 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.18 1.13 0.16 Utility Man
2011-07-27 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2011-07-27 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-07-27 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.12 0.63 0.19 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-07-27 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2011-07-27 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2006-05-16 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Drill Helper
2006-05-16 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.23 0.72 0.32 Drill Operator, Rotary
2005-09-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dry Screen Plant Operator
2005-09-13 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.25 Truck Driver
2005-09-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2005-09-13 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.23 0.43 0.53 Crusher Oper/Worker
2005-09-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.

Powhatan Plant recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.

Injury rate, 2025
ⓘ This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.65 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In Virginia, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.37 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2025 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2024 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2023 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2022 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2021 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2020 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2019 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2018 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
  1. Luck Stone Corporation 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 23
2025 24
2024 28
2023 25
2022 23
2021 23
2020 23
2019 27
2018 25
2017 26
2016 24
2015 20
2014 20
2013 20
2012 18
2011 17
2010 17
2009 17
2008 25
2007 27
2006 27
2005 31
2004 27
2003 25
2002 22
2001 21
2000 19
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Powhatan Plant sits in Powhatan 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.
Powhatan County, Virginia · Population 31,074
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$110,667
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
2026 Q2 13,137 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 12,193 1 0 82.0
2025 Q4 11,693 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 13,178 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 13,402 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 12,295 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 12,742 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 15,652 0 0 0.0
Show 98 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 14,953 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 13,907 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 12,140 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 13,070 1 0 76.5
2023 Q2 13,560 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 13,687 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 11,617 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 12,353 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 12,448 1 0 80.3
2022 Q1 13,154 1 0 76.0
2021 Q4 12,554 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 12,818 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 13,455 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 12,372 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 11,278 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 11,754 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 12,067 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 13,833 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 12,766 1 0 78.3
2019 Q3 13,347 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 13,383 2 1 149.4
2019 Q1 12,833 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 14,011 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 14,534 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 13,877 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 12,258 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 12,489 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 14,924 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 14,786 2 0 135.3
2017 Q1 12,809 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 13,090 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 15,676 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 14,200 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 12,322 1 0 81.2
2015 Q4 11,849 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 11,718 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 11,321 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 8,976 1 0 111.4
2014 Q4 9,521 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 11,499 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 11,709 1 0 85.4
2014 Q1 9,804 2 0 204.0
2013 Q4 9,368 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 10,253 5 4 487.7
2013 Q2 10,899 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 9,329 1 0 107.2
2012 Q4 8,574 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 10,144 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 10,647 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 10,107 2 0 197.9
2011 Q4 9,041 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 8,977 1 0 111.4
2011 Q2 9,190 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 9,698 3 0 309.3
2010 Q4 7,590 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 8,439 2 0 237.0
2010 Q2 8,355 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 9,036 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 6,500 2 0 307.7
2009 Q3 8,640 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 9,134 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 8,989 2 0 222.5
2008 Q4 9,161 2 1 218.3
2008 Q3 12,001 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 12,698 1 0 78.8
2008 Q1 12,647 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 11,814 1 0 84.6
2007 Q3 13,534 3 1 221.7
2007 Q2 11,854 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 13,239 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 12,214 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 15,851 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 14,827 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 15,223 1 0 65.7
2005 Q4 14,451 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 19,749 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 17,647 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 17,056 3 0 175.9
2004 Q4 15,015 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 17,954 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 16,024 1 0 62.4
2004 Q1 14,749 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 13,287 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 14,259 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 15,111 5 1 330.9
2003 Q1 10,603 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 13,614 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 11,582 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 12,923 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 10,440 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 11,599 2 0 172.4
2001 Q3 13,363 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 12,175 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 10,316 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 8,923 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 9,047 1 0 110.5
2000 Q2 11,213 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 8,024 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

18 on file

2025 · 1 incident

January 30, 2025 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Luck Stone Corporation · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee was using a Belt winder to wind old belt that was replaced at the quarry. During the process the employee was using their foot to "guide" the belt in place while the winding process was occurring. Employee slipped and ankle become entangled between the belt and guide roller. The employee received a fracture to right ankle.

2015 · 1 incident

October 22, 2015 VA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec OTHER
Luck Stone Corporation · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Associate felt ill while operating mobile equipment & called for help. Other associates arrived to help. Associate went into cardiac arrest & CPR was performed as well as AED unit used until paramedics arrived. Associate was stable when taken to hospital. Associate later passed away on Sunday, October 25th.

2005 · 1 incident

February 4, 2005 VA · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator MACHINERY
Luck Stone Corporation · Struck by flying object

Employee peeled loose paint from side of machine when radiator fan blew paint or other debris into his right eye. Safety glasses were on, but were pulled down for better visibility. Employee was treated for corneal abrasion and released with 2 prescriptions.

2004 · 1 incident

March 2, 2004 VA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Luck Stone Corporation · Struck by flying object

Shop mechanic and loader operator removing teeth from loader, all teeth were our but one, shop mechanic slightly tapping on tooth while operator "wiggling", while mechanic "tapping" small piece of metal dislodged from tooth an embedded in loader operator neck.

2003 · 1 incident

June 25, 2003 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Luck Stone Corporation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CUTTING A WEAR PLATE IN PRIMARY FEEDER. ANOTHER EE WAS APPROX. 4' AWAY USING A 3LB. HAMMER TO DRIVE BAG UNDER PLATE, WHEN THE SWING HAMMER SLIPPED FROM GRIP STRIKING EE OVER HIS EYE.

2000 · 1 incident

November 4, 2000 VA · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Luck Stone Corporation · Struck against a moving object

WHEN RETURNING FROM SPOILS AREA OPERATOR MADE A RIGHT TURN INTO THE STRIPPING AREA RAN INTO A HOLE ON THE EXTREME RIGHT HAND EDGE OF THE ROAD.

1999 · 1 incident

February 17, 1999 VA · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator MACHINERY
Luck Stone Corporation · Struck by flying object

EE WAS IN THE #2 AND #3 TRANSFER WELDING WEAR PLATES IN PLACE. A HOT BEAD FROM THE WELD FLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EAR.

1998 · 2 incidents

December 28, 1998 VA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Luck Stone Corporation · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PICKING UP A TROUGHING IDLER BY HIMSELF WHEN HE PLACED THE ILDER ON THE TRUCK THE IDLER FELL OVER & PINCHED HIS FINGER IN BETWEEN IDLERS

March 5, 1998 VA · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Luck Stone Corporation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT BOULDER IN TOP OF CRUSHER THE LIFTING HOOK BECAME WEDGED BETWEEN THE BOULDER AND THE SWING JAW. WHEN THE HOOK BECAME FREE IT LURCHED UPWARD STRIKING THE EMPLOY EE'S FINGER.

1997 · 1 incident

July 11, 1997 VA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Luck Stone Corporation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE CREW WAS USING AN "L" BAR HOOK ATTACHED TO THE 5 TON OVERHEAD HOIST TO TURN AN OVERSIZED ROCK IN JAW CAVITY. WHEN HOIST WAS PLACED IN LIFT MODE, THE HOOK OPENED DROPPING THE BAR & THE HOOK STRUCK EE ABOVE THE EYE ON HIS FOREHEAD.

1995 · 1 incident

September 25, 1995 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Luck Stone Corporation · Contact with hot objects or substances

1ST EE LIT CUTTING TORCH TO CUT A BOLT, EE TURNED AROUND & THE FLAME CAUGHT HIS FINGER.

1990 · 2 incidents

August 9, 1990 VA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Luck Stone Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED HAD RETURNED TO WORK FROM PREVIOUS BACK INJURY HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN BACK WHILE DRIVING HAUL TRUCK.

July 20, 1990 VA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Luck Stone Corporation · Fall from machine

INJURED WAS HOOKING UP HOIST CABLES FROM CRANE TO CONCRETE BLOCKS ON SEMI TRIALER ON TRAILER TO GET CLEAR DURING HOISTING HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND JUMPED TO THE GROUND. HE LANDED ON HIS FEET. T WISTING HIS BACK.

1989 · 1 incident

February 9, 1989 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Luck Stone Corporation · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

DISMANTLING CRUSHER. HAD FINGER PLACED BETWEEN CRUSHER BOWL & CRUSHER BOLT. GUIDING CRUSHER BOWL WHILE BEING HOISTED.

1988 · 2 incidents

October 10, 1988 VA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) POWERED HAULAGE
Luck Stone Corporation · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

IDLER WAS JARRED FROM POSITION ON CONVEYOR & EMPLOYEE TRIED TO CATCH IT EMPLOYEES FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE ROLLERS STITCHES WERE REQUIRED IN FINGER

July 5, 1988 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Luck Stone Corporation · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE A ROCK WEDGED BETWEEN PULLEY AND FRAME AND CONVEYOR BELT. EMPLOYEE CAUGHT FINGER BETWEN HANDLE AND SLEDGE HAMMER AND STEEL BAR.

1985 · 2 incidents

November 20, 1985 VA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Luck Stone Corporation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS WORKING3ON A FLOATING PUMP PLATFORM. THE PUMP WAS TIED TO SHORE WITH IT SITTING ON THE BOTTOM. EMPLOYEE WENT ONTO THE PLATFORM WHEN IT WAS NOT TIED. IT TURNED OVER, STRIKING HIM ON TH E BACK 3

August 13, 1985 VA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Luck Stone Corporation · Struck against a moving object

I.NAME WAS OPERATING A 18 TON GROVE CRANE LOADING RAILROAD TIES ONTO TRUCK HE EXTENDED BOOM OUT TO FAR WITHOUT PUTTING OUTRIGGER DOWN CRANE TURNED OVER ON SIDE