Employee was handling a screen panel section while replacing the middle screen deck on a 6x16 shaker. The employee lost EE's grip on the panel and it fell onto EE's foot. No broken bones, but light duty was issued
Blacksburg Quarry Metal/Non-Metal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2016–2020
- Latest incident
- Mar 2020
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 9,317 | 3 | 0 | 322.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 9,541 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 1,752 | 3 | 0 | 1712.3 |
| 2025 Q1 | 7,997 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 8,959 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 1,794 | 6 | 0 | 3344.5 |
| 2024 Q1 | 6,814 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q4 | 9,230 | 3 | 0 | 325.0 |
Reportable incidents
4 on file2020 · 1 incident
2018 · 1 incident
Using a wrench to loosen up hydraulic line on HP400. The dust cover slipped which pushed their hand and the wrench into the main frame and caused a small stone to be smashed into the side of a finger.
2016 · 2 incidents
Employee was lifting an approximately 65lb shank to a new location about 3 feet away. In the process of lifting the item, combined with the twisting motion, a back strain was suffered.
Employee was lifting an oxygen cylinder. Upon lifting, the employee felt a pop in back and began making complaints of back pain. The employee decided to wait until 9/2/16 to ask to be taken to the doctor. The physician placed the ee on light duty with a back strain as the diagnosis at this time. EE is still on light duty and has a follow up appointment on 9/15/16