Mining Incidents

Quarry #5: 6 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Riverton Corp · Surface
Controlled by Italcementi Spa
Warren County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4400102

MSHA record for Quarry #5 (mine ID 4400102). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1983–1986
Latest incident
Nov 1986
Ownership history
  1. Riverton Corp 1950 to 1980
  2. Riverton Corp 1980 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Quarry #5 sits in Warren County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Warren County, Virginia · Population 41,104
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$84,331
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1986 · 2 incidents

November 24, 1986 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Riverton Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS REPAIRIN1 QUARRY WATER PUMP & WHEN HE LIFTED PUMP HE PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.

July 11, 1986 VA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Riverton Corp · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS LO5DING AGLINE ON TRUCK. HE WAS PUNCHING AGLINE TO GET IT TO START FLOWING & WHEN HE RAISED UP HE BUMPED HIS HEAD ON AN OLD VIBRATOR HEAD. EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK 7-14 & 7-15. H E THEN WENT TO 7HE DR. & WAS OFF WORK 7-16 THRU 7-25.

1983 · 4 incidents

October 25, 1983 VA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Riverton Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER FROM CATWALK ABOVE STONE BINS WHEN HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE PUT ICE ON IT CALLED NEXT DAY TO REPORT INJURY

September 23, 1983 VA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Riverton Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMP STATED TO HOSPITAL PERSONNEL WAS PULLING TAIL PULLEY & PULLED L HIP AREA

June 14, 1983 VA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Riverton Corp · Fall from machine

CURTIS BROS FREDRICKSBURG VA TRUCK DRIVER SLIPPED AND FELL FROM FLATBED OF TRAILER TAKEN TO EMERGENCY ROOM OF LOCAL HOSPITAL TREATED FOR CONTUSIONS AND ABRASIONS OF LEFT LEG AND RELEASED POSSI BLE CHIP FX OF LEG TO BE OFF WORK 3 WEEKS

June 2, 1983 VA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Riverton Corp · Fall from machine

SUPREME CONC BLOCK CO WINCHESTER VA TRUCK DRIVER JUMPED TO BACK OF BOOM TRAILER SLIPPED ON WET BED AND FELL TO GROUND OBVIOUS BROKEN WRIST RESCUE SQUAD CALLED TRANSPORTED TO HOSP TREATED AND R ELEASED