Mining Incidents

Holston River Quarry Inc operator

Controlled by Doug Dalton
MSHA operator ID: L04699
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
23
Mines on record
1
Years on record
1984–2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
58
citations
11
significant & substantial
$7,034
proposed penalties
$7,034
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
70
inspections on record
1,771
inspection hours
3.3
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.
58 citations across 1,771 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$7K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$7K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
57 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-06-02.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2021
2
2018
1
2016
2 (1f)
2006
1
2005
1
2003
2
2001
1
2000
3
1999
1
1998
2
1994
3
1993
1
1988
1
1986
1
1984
1

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
September 21, 2016 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · MACHINERY
Holston River Quarry Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

On 9/21/16, evidence suggests that the victim, an experienced mechanic, may have been attempting to remove or loosen the top drive power head, spindle cap on the drill machine to replace damaged seals by attempting to use a pipe wrench and hydraulics of the drill machine, which are controlled by levers in cab next to platform. Victim struck in torso by pipe wrench. No eyewitness.

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