Mining Incidents

Stuarts Draft Metal/Non-Metal

Stuarts Draft, Augusta County, VA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4406309

Stuarts Draft has $62K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 9 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1990–2006
Latest incident
Sep 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
168
citations
44
significant & substantial
$61,679
proposed penalties
$53,741
paid to date
87% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $7,938 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
69
inspections on record
1,181
inspection hours
14.2
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.
168 citations across 1,181 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Stuarts Draft has $62K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 9 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.
$62K
proposed penalties
$54K
current assessed
$54K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
166 assessments are final orders; 9 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-05-12.
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
2025 Q4 1,358 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,153 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,233 1 0 811.0
2025 Q1 858 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 856 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,056 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1,326 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 882 0 0 0.0
Show 95 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 1,169 2 0 1710.9
2023 Q3 1,144 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,518 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 1,453 1 0 688.2
2022 Q4 1,759 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,947 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 1,610 2 0 1242.2
2022 Q1 1,895 2 0 1055.4
2021 Q4 3,095 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 3,284 3 0 913.5
2021 Q2 2,563 1 0 390.2
2021 Q1 2,018 1 0 495.5
2020 Q4 2,355 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 1,652 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 1,024 5 0 4882.8
2020 Q1 1,548 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 1,289 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 1,113 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 842 9 4 10688.8
2019 Q1 809 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 717 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1,243 4 1 3218.0
2018 Q2 1,354 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 1,752 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 2,840 4 1 1408.5
2017 Q3 2,999 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,853 15 10 8095.0
2017 Q1 1,993 3 0 1505.3
2016 Q4 1,901 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 2,250 6 1 2666.7
2016 Q2 2,355 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1,881 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,727 3 0 1737.1
2015 Q3 2,241 2 0 892.5
2015 Q2 2,460 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1,910 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 2,070 11 8 5314.0
2014 Q3 1,956 4 0 2045.0
2014 Q2 3,614 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 1,671 1 0 598.4
2013 Q4 2,226 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 2,918 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,705 4 2 2346.0
2013 Q1 1,107 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 2,078 11 3 5293.6
2012 Q3 1,887 3 1 1589.8
2012 Q2 2,461 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 875 2 0 2285.7
2011 Q4 1,709 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 3,648 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 2,118 8 4 3777.1
2011 Q1 1,156 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,667 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 3,083 10 1 3243.6
2010 Q2 3,551 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 594 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 0 0 0
2009 Q3 2,765 14 3 5063.3
2009 Q2 0 0 0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 262 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 286 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 322 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 419 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 2,788 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 3,568 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 4,205 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 4,027 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 3,900 1 0 256.4
2006 Q3 5,149 1 0 194.2
2006 Q2 5,712 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 5,054 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 5,089 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 6,504 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 6,853 1 0 145.9
2005 Q1 6,185 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 5,599 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 3,421 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 6,328 2 0 316.1
2004 Q1 5,556 2 0 360.0
2003 Q4 5,577 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 5,393 14 0 2596.0
2003 Q2 6,590 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 3,728 10 3 2682.4
2002 Q4 4,799 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 5,654 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 5,680 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 5,421 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 5,071 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 5,979 2 0 334.5
2001 Q1 4,959 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 5,463 1 1 183.0
2000 Q3 5,227 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 5,814 1 0 172.0
2000 Q1 5,243 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2006 · 1 incident

September 6, 2006 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Brett Aggregates Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was working on the tail section of a conveyor. After completing work, he started to dismount the conveyor and slipped. He caught himself with his left arm and began complaining about pain in his shoulder. He was taken to emergency care that day. A week later he began complaining about pain in his left elbow and arm.

2002 · 1 incident

February 21, 2002 VA · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler MACHINERY
West Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

THE EE WAS SITTING ON THE BACKHOE OPERATING THE BOOM. HE DEPRESSED THE SEAT INT HE RECOMDENDED MANER IN ORDER TO SWIVEL THE SEAT TO THE FORWARD/DRIVE POSITION. AT THIS POINT, HE EXPERIENCED SE VERE PAIN IN HIS LWOER BACK AND LEGS.

2001 · 1 incident

1998 · 1 incident

March 13, 1998 VA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Blue Ridge Stone Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING A PRY BAR TO BREAK UP ICE ON CLASSIFIER AND TANK. BAR SLIPPED AND BROKE HIS LITTLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.

1995 · 1 incident

December 26, 1995 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blue Ridge Stone Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE TRANSFER BOX FROM BC-21 TO BC-22 WAS FROZEN, AND THE CREW MANUALLY PUSHED THE TRANSFER BOX TO UNSTICK IT. EE WAS ON THE BACK SIDE PULLING THE BOX AND WHEN THE ICE GAVE WAY, THE FORCE OF TH E CREW PUSHING WAS MORE THANT EE COULD REACTO TO, THEREFORE, PINCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN THE TRANSFER BOX AND THE TRANSFER POINT.

1992 · 1 incident

March 16, 1992 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blue Ridge Stone Corp · Struck by falling object

CLEANING OUT FROM UNDER JAW CRUSHER,I.NAME WAS REMOVING THE SPILL PREVENTION PLATE WHEN THE WEIGHT OF IT SHIFTED FORCING I.NAME TO SUPPORT ENTRIE WEIGHT OF PLATE.WAS UNABLE TO DO THIS ,PLATE C AME DOWN ON RIGHT HAND AND CUT INSIDE RIGHT HAND PINKY FINGER PEELING BACK THE FLESH. THE WOUND REQ 6-8 SUTURES.RETURNED TO WORK SAME DAY WITH NO RESTRICTIONS.

1991 · 1 incident

July 11, 1991 VA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) STRIKING OR BUMPING
Blue Ridge Stone Corp · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS WALKING IN THE SHOP, WHILE A REBUILDING OF A CONE CRUSHER WAS TAKING PLACE, HIS LEFT FOOT BRUSEHD AGAINST A MANGANESE LOCKING COLLAR WHICH HAS A RATHER SHARP EDGE ON IT TOP SURFACE, THI S IN TURN CUT A LONG SLASH IN THE SIDE OF HIS BOOT UPON FURTHER INSPECTION HE REALIZED HIS FOOT HAD ALSO BEEN CUT. THE WOUND REQUIRED FIVE SUTURES TO THE SIDE OF HIS LEFT FOOT.

1990 · 1 incident

September 24, 1990 VA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Blue Ridge Stone Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUTTING SKIRTBOARD RUBBER WITH BELT KNIFE AND IT SLIPPED AND CUT HIM ON LEFT THIGH 4-5" ABOVE KNEE.THE CUT WAS 3/4" X 1/4" AND REQUIRED 5 STITCHES.

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