Mining Incidents

SAYERS SAND CO.: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Sayers Sand Company · Surface
Controlled by Sayers William C
Smyth County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4402417

MSHA record for SAYERS SAND CO. (mine ID 4402417). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1983–1991
Latest incident
Sep 1991
Ownership history
  1. Sayers Sand Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

SAYERS SAND CO. sits in Smyth County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Smyth County, Virginia · Population 29,585
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$46,859
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1991 · 1 incident

September 24, 1991 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Sayers Sand Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN WHEEL AND REPLACEMENT TIRE.

1986 · 1 incident

August 29, 1986 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sayers Sand Company · Struck against stationary object

SLIPPED AND STR6CK KNEE ON STEEL SHAFT

1983 · 1 incident

March 15, 1983 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sayers Sand Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CAUGHT BETWEEN HOIST PISTON AND TIRE - BRUISED BVERTEBRA.