Mining Incidents

Wythe Stone Company Metal/Non-Metal

Salem Stone Corp · Surface
Controlled by Doug Dalton
Wytheville, Wythe County, VA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4400089

Wythe Stone Company has $15K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
36
Years on record
1987–2026
Latest incident
Feb 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
120
citations
16
significant & substantial
$14,883
proposed penalties
$14,883
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
71
inspections on record
1,854
inspection hours
6.5
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.
120 citations across 1,854 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Wythe Stone Company has $15K 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.
$15K
proposed penalties
$15K
current assessed
$15K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
119 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-08-14.
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 12,592 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 12,597 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 12,399 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 11,022 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 11,635 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 11,740 1 1 85.2
2024 Q2 13,094 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 13,191 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 12,342 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 12,297 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 12,133 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 12,049 1 0 83.0
2022 Q4 11,264 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 11,841 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 12,650 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 11,018 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 10,809 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 10,742 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 12,630 3 1 237.5
2021 Q1 12,960 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 13,779 3 0 217.7
2020 Q3 10,927 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 10,666 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 8,292 1 0 120.6
2019 Q4 8,711 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 13,044 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 12,917 2 0 154.8
2019 Q1 13,671 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 10,562 4 0 378.7
2018 Q3 12,500 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 13,466 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 11,200 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 12,774 1 0 78.3
2017 Q3 12,303 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 12,395 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 10,760 1 0 92.9
2016 Q4 9,026 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 9,883 5 2 505.9
2016 Q2 8,672 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 8,297 3 1 361.6
2015 Q4 9,111 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 11,231 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 10,974 1 0 91.1
2015 Q1 7,961 1 0 125.6
2014 Q4 9,129 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 10,687 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 10,634 1 0 94.0
2014 Q1 9,048 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 11,827 3 1 253.7
2013 Q3 12,696 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 11,285 3 1 265.8
2013 Q1 11,531 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 11,868 3 1 252.8
2012 Q3 11,487 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 10,946 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 11,598 2 1 172.4
2011 Q4 9,494 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 9,882 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 10,753 2 0 186.0
2011 Q1 9,730 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 8,544 7 1 819.3
2010 Q3 10,166 3 1 295.1
2010 Q2 9,136 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 5,832 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 10,234 2 0 195.4
2009 Q3 12,373 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 7,967 2 0 251.0
2009 Q1 5,969 2 1 335.1
2008 Q4 10,316 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 11,376 2 0 175.8
2008 Q2 13,184 2 0 151.7
2008 Q1 10,955 9 0 821.5
2007 Q4 12,011 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 13,255 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 15,196 3 0 197.4
2007 Q1 16,005 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 13,197 1 0 75.8
2006 Q3 15,019 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 14,513 4 0 275.6
2006 Q1 12,946 13 1 1004.2
2005 Q4 11,905 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 14,131 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 12,260 1 0 81.6
2005 Q1 10,913 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 10,655 1 1 93.9
2004 Q3 11,072 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 11,007 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 10,827 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 11,049 2 0 181.0
2003 Q3 12,499 3 0 240.0
2003 Q2 12,028 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 9,038 1 0 110.6
2002 Q4 9,645 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 11,519 2 0 173.6
2002 Q2 11,260 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 8,618 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 13,220 4 0 302.6
2001 Q3 14,981 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 15,685 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 15,759 3 0 190.4
2000 Q4 14,524 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 16,596 8 0 482.0
2000 Q2 18,376 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 15,447 4 2 258.9

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
June 8, 1994 VA · Metal/Non-Metal Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Salem Stone Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

TRUCK DRIVER CHECKING FAULTY TRANSMISSION WITH BED OF TRUCK IN A RAISED POSITION. WHILE CHECKING TRANSMISSION, BED OF TRUCK CAME DOWN, PINNING TRUCK DRIVER BETWEEN FRAME AND BED OF TRUCK.

Reportable incidents

35 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2026 · 1 incident

February 26, 2026 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Salem Stone Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

It was raining, ground wet, employee was walking into mud room at sand plant when they slipped in mud and polymer causing them to fall. States they have back and knee pain.

2023 · 1 incident

September 5, 2023 VA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Salem Stone Corp · Fall from machine

Employee was greasing the loader first thing in morning when EE slipped and fell.

2022 · 1 incident

March 30, 2022 VA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Salem Stone Corp · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

This is not an accident or injury. Employee was operating a loader when EE needed to use the restroom, EE went to stand and could not feel EE's leg, ambulance took to hospital where they found EE had low potassium, EE was released and told to return to work Monday morning.

2021 · 1 incident

April 14, 2021 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STRIKING OR BUMPING
Salem Stone Corp · Struck against stationary object

Employee was opening our entrance gates, the gate has a wheel on it to where you roll gate open, wheel got turned employee kicked wheel with foot when EE heard and felt a pop in knee causing a strain to knee area.

2017 · 1 incident

November 8, 2017 VA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Salem Stone Corp · Fall from machine

Employee was exiting loader, when ee reached the 3rd rung hands slipped on handrails causing ee to fall to ground. At the time it was raining hard and handrails were wet. Took employee to ER to get checked out and they found nothing other then some bruising. Dr's excuse said to return in 2 days but employee was not scheduled to work except for half a day the following day.

2014 · 2 incidents

November 3, 2014 VA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Salem Stone Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was removing a metal strainer from a pvc line at our Sand plant, when he tried to remove the pvc line from the metal strainer he cut top of left thumb.

August 7, 2014 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Salem Stone Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was standing on crusher platform using a digging bar to try and dislodge a wedged rock in jaw crusher feeder when bar slipped catching his finger between the bar and handrail. This caused a laceration to tip of ring finger on right hand requiring 8 stitches.

2012 · 1 incident

February 15, 2012 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Salem Stone Corp · Fall onto or against objects

EE was on a scaffold 4' off ground welding hooks to hold electrical cables, he went to move and a board had been moved causing him to fall. Lanyard caught him but he tit his rt hand on scaffold causing injury. He did not report to management. Co-workers asked if he needed to go to Dr, he stated he was okay. Reported 11/12/12. He has surgery for joint locked in flexion.

2008 · 2 incidents

October 1, 2008 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Salem Stone Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was walking to #1 tailpulley when he stepped across about a 2 foot puddle of water, he felt a pop in his leg. Employee pulled a muscle in upper right leg, causing him to use crutches with limited walking.

August 22, 2008 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Salem Stone Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was putting new brake pads on dump truck when he felt a strain in lower back. Employee went to doctor and was put on light duty work for 4 days.We are looking into this accident. We had a helper with him, he did not report any injury friday before he left work but came in monday morning first thing and reported back injury.

2007 · 2 incidents

August 15, 2007 VA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Salem Stone Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was helping unload motor, motor slipped, caught rt thumb between motor and truck bed, causing brusing to rt thumb. Doctor put rt hand in a brace.

March 1, 2007 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Salem Stone Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using a sledge hammer to put side rail on screen; went to hit side rail, handle of hammer caught causing him to miss the intended target and strik his right index finger.

2006 · 1 incident

August 22, 2006 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Salem Stone Corp · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was on platform below jaw crusher when his foot slipped causing him to fall backwards on a rock causing bruising to lower back.

2004 · 2 incidents

September 11, 2004 VA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Salem Stone Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING & CUTTING ON GUARD AT PLANT. PIECE OF METAL SHAVINGS WENT UNDER SAFETY GLASSES INTO RIGHT EYE CAUSING IRRITATION. WENT TO DOCTOR WHERE METALLIC FOREIGN BODY WAS REMOVED.

July 27, 2004 VA · Metal/Non-Metal mechanic helper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Salem Stone Corp · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS UNDER DUMP TRUCK ADJUSTING CLUTCH WHEN DIRT AND METAL SHAVINGS FELL IN AROUND EMPLOYEE'S SAFETY GLASSES INTO EYES. EMPLOYEE WENT TO DOCTOR WHERE 3 SMALL PIECES OF METAL WERE REMOVED FROM EYE.

2002 · 2 incidents

July 16, 2002 VA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Salem Stone Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CUTTING METAL OFF A HANDRAIL, THE BLAST OF METAL WENT UNDER HIS CUTTING GLASSES AND A PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO EYE.

May 16, 2002 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Salem Stone Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HELPING TO PUT SCREENS IN, EDGES OF SCREEN NEEDED TO BE TRIMMED OFF, WHILE USING A KNIFE TO CUT EDGES OFF, KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT FINGER.

2001 · 1 incident

January 10, 2001 VA · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper OTHER
Salem Stone Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS DRILLING, HE WENT TO CHANGE DRILL STEEL, HE STATES THAT A GUST OF WIND CAUGHT THE STEEL CAUSING IT TO START TO FALL, EE GRABBED IT STRAINING HIS BACK BUT LATER REPORTED THAT HIS SHOULDE R WAS HURTING.

2000 · 4 incidents

November 14, 2000 VA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Salem Stone Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

DOING REPAIR WORK ON OUR CASE SKID LOADER. EE WAS USING A BAR TO TRY AND UNLATCH BUCKET, THE BAR SLIPPED AND EE FELL FORWARD STRAINING HIS BACK.

June 8, 2000 VA · Metal/Non-Metal security guard, watchman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Salem Stone Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS STOCKPILING. AFTER HE HAD DUMPED HIS LOAD OF ROCK HE COULDN'T GET HIS TAILGATE CLOSED, HE WENT TO THE BACK OF THE TRUCK AND SAW ROCK BETWEEN THE BED OF THE TRUCK AND TAILGATE, HE LIFTED UP TAILGATE TO LET ROCK OUT, WHEN HE DID TAILGATE CAUGHT HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER AND BROKE IT.

May 19, 2000 VA · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Salem Stone Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL OUT FROM UNDER BINS FOR APPROX. 10 MINUTES WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND DOWN HIS LEG.

March 2, 2000 VA · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper OTHER
Salem Stone Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS DRILLING ON TOP OF HILL. IT WAS A WINDY DYA, WHEN A GUST OF WIND BLEW SOME DUST INTO EE'S EYES UP UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES, CAUSING IRRITATION TO EYES.

1999 · 3 incidents

December 8, 1999 VA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Salem Stone Corp · Fall from machine

EE WAS HAULING MATERIAL WHEN THE BERMED EDGE OF ROADWAY GAVE WAY. EE FELT REAR END OF HAULER START TO SLIP, HE WAITED A FEW SECONDS THEN IT STARTED TO SLIP AGAIN EE DECIDED TO UNBUCKLE SEAT BE LT & JUMP FROM HAULER. WHEN EE JUMPED HE FRACTURED HIS RIGHT HEEL & ANKLE WHEN HE CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. HAULER CONT TO SLIP FINALLY COMING TO REST ON ITS RIGHTSIDE

July 8, 1999 VA · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator POWERED HAULAGE
Salem Stone Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS OPERATING CASE LOADER, HE HAD SAFETY BELTON & SAFETY BAR DOWN. EE HAD BUCKET UP IN AIR WENT TO SHAKE BUCKET, CASE LOADER STARTED TO ROCK BACK & FORTH, EE PUT HIS RIGHT FOOT UP ON THE FRONT OF THE CAB WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY HIT THE ARM LOWERING LEVER CAUSING THE ARMS TO COME DOWN CATCHING RIGHT FOOT BETWEENFRAME & METAL BAR BETWEEN ARMS, CAUSING BRUISED RIGHT FOOT

May 6, 1999 VA · Metal/Non-Metal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Salem Stone Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE NOTICED A WATER LEAK IN A SMALL WATER PIPE. EMPLOYEE DECIDED TO PUT COUPLING ON TO STOP LEAK. HE WAS TIGHTENING SCREWS WHEN HE STATED THAT HE FELT WRIST POP.

1998 · 1 incident

November 30, 1998 VA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Salem Stone Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS GETTING ON BOBCAT, HE STEPPED UP WITH HIS RT FOOT, FOOT SLIPPED, LEFT LEG WENT DOWN BETWEEN BUCKET AND FRAME, EE FELL BACKWARDS CATCHING LEFT KNEE BETWEEN THE BUCKET AND FRAME.

1996 · 1 incident

September 16, 1996 VA · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant POWERED HAULAGE
Salem Stone Corp · Struck by falling object

STEPPED OUT OF TRUCK & LOOKED UP & ROCK HIT ME IN MY LEFT EYE.

1994 · 1 incident

June 1, 1994 VA · Metal/Non-Metal OTHER
Salem Stone Corp · Struck by flying object

EE WAS DRIVING WATER TRUCK--LIMESTONE DUST FLEW INTO LEFT EYE AND LODGE UNDER CONTACT LENS--EE RUBBED EYE AND THE DUST SCRATCHED EYE SEVERAL PLACES.

1993 · 2 incidents

September 2, 1993 VA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Salem Stone Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO CLEAR JAMMED ROCK IN JAW CRUSHER AND THE ROCK BROKE LOOSE. PINNING EMPLOYEE'S FINGER BETWWEN BREAKER BAR AND HAND RAIL. FRACTURED RING FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.

February 19, 1993 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Salem Stone Corp · Struck by flying object

PUTTING STEEL PIN INTO CAB ROLLERS & A PIECE OF STEEL PIN FLEW INTO LEFT EYE-REQUIRING SURGERY-PENETRATED RETINA. HAS TO HAVE A LENS REPLACED INHIS EYE-PARTIAL LOSS. PER CALL 4-14-93.

1991 · 1 incident

February 7, 1991 VA · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler MACHINERY
Salem Stone Corp · Struck against a moving object

CLUTCH DRAGGED ON REHAUL BRAKE FOOT CAUGHT & CLUTCH PUSHED FOOT TOO FAR BACK BRUISED FOOT

1989 · 1 incident

March 11, 1989 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Adams Construction Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPTYING OIL FROM OIL DRAIN PAN - OTHER SIDE SLIPPED AND CUT RIGHT HAND - BETWEEN THUMB AND 1ST FINGER.

1988 · 2 incidents

July 20, 1988 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Adams Construction Company · Fall from machine

SLIPPED AND FELL OFF BED OF GREASE TRUCK AND LANDED ON LEFT HAND.

June 27, 1988 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Adams Construction Company · Struck by flying object

WELDING ON PIECE OF EQUIPMENT-RUST FROM EQUIPMENT FLEW INTO RIGHT EYE.

1987 · 1 incident

January 14, 1987 VA · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pendleton Construction Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS RO5LING UP A HOSE ON HIS GREASE TRUCK WHEN HIS LITTLE FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE REEL & MOUNTING BRACKET

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