Mining Incidents

Saltville Stone Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by CRH PLC
Chilhowie, Smyth County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4404924

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

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1988–1996
Latest incident
Jun 1996
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
19
citations
3
significant & substantial
$1,234
proposed penalties
$1,234
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
15
inspections on record
163
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 163 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Saltville Stone Plant has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$1K
proposed penalties
$1K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
19 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-06-21.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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
2006 Q3 146 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 0 0 0
2006 Q1 53 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,210 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 498 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,598 5 2 1924.6
2005 Q1 148 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 229 0 0 0.0
Show 19 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2004 Q3 183 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 134 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 128 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 147 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,030 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,257 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 3,184 1 0 314.1
2002 Q4 5,099 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 4,740 3 0 632.9
2002 Q2 4,099 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 4,156 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 3,442 1 0 290.5
2001 Q3 4,282 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 4,365 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 2,491 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,694 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,028 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 829 5 0 6031.4
2000 Q1 0 4 1
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1996 · 1 incident

June 10, 1996 VA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor POWERED HAULAGE
D W L Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS USING A SKID LOADER TO LIFT REAR END OF HIS COMPANY PICK UP TO MAKE REPAIRS TO PICKUP. WHILE UNDER THE REAR END OF PICKUP THE SKID LOADER FLIPPED FORWARD ONTO EMP.

1992 · 1 incident

December 14, 1992 VA · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
D W L Inc · Struck by falling object

A ROCK BECAME LODGED AT TENTRANCE TO JAW CRUSHER EE WAS IN FEEDER WITH A JAMMER BRAKING THE CORNER OFF ROCK WHEN A ROCK ROLLED DOWN FEEDER SIDE STRIKING EE IN THE BACK AND DOWN ON THE LEG.

1988 · 1 incident

October 25, 1988 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
D W L Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS LOOKING OUT WINDOW IN DOOR WHEN HAULER TRUCK WAS DUMPING ROCK IN CRUSHER FEEDER, ROCK CAOME OFF HAULER AND BOUNCED THROUGH DOOR OF CRUSHER BUILDING. HITTING HIM ON HIS LEGS.

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