Mining Incidents

Doswell Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Doswell, Hanover County, VA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4400045

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
24
Years on record
2001–2025
Latest incident
Dec 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
219
citations
47
significant & substantial
$115,372
proposed penalties
$65,702
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 11,496 4 0 347.9
2025 Q3 10,189 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 9,677 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 11,112 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 7,723 3 0 388.5
2024 Q2 9,145 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 3,199 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 14,193 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

24 on file

2025 · 3 incidents

December 18, 2025 VA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was operating a 992K loader while loading customer trucks when EE heard a "pop" in EE's right wrist while using the control handles.

October 15, 2025 VA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (non-shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc · Struck by flying object

Employee for C & L Machine and Welding and foreman for Martin Marietta were standing on-site looking at a tooth on a bucket to see which one had to be removed. Employee tapped the tooth with a hammer and a metal splinter went into EE's groin area.

February 17, 2025 VA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (non-shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was climbing a ladder to complete a task on the crusher. Employee went to step on to the third rung of the ladder and slipped. Employee landed on the handrail to EE's right. When employee fell EE's finger/arm caught a piece of metal plate resulting in a scratch on EE's arm and a cut on EE's finger resulting in the nail falling off.

2024 · 2 incidents

June 26, 2024 VA · Metal/Non-Metal utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

While performing maintenance on a crusher, employee stepped to swing a hammer and dislocated right knee. This injury became reportable on 7/30/2024 when physical therapy was prescribed.

January 17, 2024 VA · Metal/Non-Metal POWERED HAULAGE
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A miner was involved in an accident while operating a CAT 777D haul truck that resulted in the truck being turned on it's side. No injuries were reported.

2023 · 1 incident

May 22, 2023 VA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee stated while using a battery operated grinder to cut a bolt off of a belt roller bracket, the grinder recoiled back striking EE's left knee, resulting in a small laceration requiring 6 sutures

2019 · 1 incident

2018 · 1 incident

June 21, 2018 VA · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was changing the manganese on a 300 cone crusher. While loosening a bolt, employee's left ring finger and left middle fingers got caught between the wrench on the bolt and the ram that was being used to remove the bolt. Finger tips of listed fingers were sliced.

2016 · 1 incident

June 17, 2016 VA · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc · Struck against stationary object

***First day of treatment 7/8/16 *** Stepped back off the bumper of a truck onto the ground, stepped on a bag of fence post, twisted ankle

2013 · 2 incidents

March 8, 2013 VA · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee had hooked a pipe wrench to the hydraulic cylinder to hold the drill steel while he attempted to loosen the bit. The pipe wrench twisted and dropped, striking and breaking the tip of his finger on his left hand.

February 12, 2013 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee claims he hurt his back lifting a seat assembly out of a 992D FE Ldr. He went to the dr on 2/14/2013 and the doctor returned him to FD and told him to take Tylenol. He rtn'd to the dr on 2/21/13 still complaining of numbness in leg and doctor gave him 2 prescriptions, felt it was a strained hip and told him to go to therapy, but rtn'd him to his regular full duty job.

2012 · 1 incident

February 8, 2012 VA · Metal/Non-Metal pumper MACHINERY
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

The injured employee experienced 2nd degree burns to his right foot. This occurred when hot slag contacted his foot through a hole in his protective footwear.

2011 · 2 incidents

June 22, 2011 VA · Metal/Non-Metal pumper OTHER
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

He was changing screens in the wash screen and reached up and rubbed his arm across the frame and felt soreness in his wrist. He looked and a big whelp was on his arm, just above his wrist with a red streak going up his arm past his elbow. It appeared to be an insect bite.

June 14, 2011 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc · Struck by falling object

Employee was pulling drawer full of rock out of the Gilson shaker screen and the right hand corner of the drawer stayed in the slot and the left hand corner came out. The drawer tipped left and started to fall and the employee tried to catch it and it hit him in the wrist causing swelling and pain to left wrist.

2010 · 2 incidents

December 8, 2010 VA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

An employee was inside a screen deck changing screens. Material was frozen to the side of the screen, so another employee was heating the outside of the screen with a propane torch. Debris poped off the the screen and a hot piece landed on the right side of his face, just under his safety glasses. He wiped it off with his gloved hand and a piece of metal got in his right eye.

September 29, 2010 VA · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While pulling drill steel from a rack on the drill he alleges he slipped and it caused his back to start hurting. He did not fall down.

2009 · 1 incident

July 16, 2009 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While loosening bolt on tail pulley bearing, a wrench slipped, mashing the EE's finger between the wrench and frame. The injury resulted in the laceration of the EE's finger, requiring stitches.

2008 · 2 incidents

March 21, 2008 VA · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc · Fall from machine

EE was stepping from operator platform to bed of boom truck at which time he stated he lost his footing and landed on hit back. He was working in same area as other ee. Other ee turned saw him on ground EE prof. to help accident yelling for help ee evaluated situation called for ambulance transported him to hospital diagois 3 broken ribs and punctured lung.

January 7, 2008 VA · Metal/Non-Metal pumper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was trying to remove a bearing ring located inside the end of a six inch diameter drill hammer. He was using a slide hammer extractor for this task. To accomplish this he had to slide the it back and fourth on the rod. The third time he did this he caught his little finger between the back plate and the slide hammer.

2006 · 1 incident

January 9, 2006 VA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Using screw driver to replace an old hose clamp on compressor hose with a new one. Screw driver slipped and struck employee's left hand scratching it just above his left thumb.

2005 · 2 incidents

August 18, 2005 VA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING NUT ON BOLT WITH BOX END WRENCH. THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE NUT CAUSING HIS ARM TO JOLT BACKWARDS CAUSING PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

January 30, 2005 VA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Struck by rolling or sliding object

EE WAS REMOVING A BUNDLE OF SKIRT BOARDS WITH FORK TRUCK. SKIRT BOARDS WERE BUNDLED TOGETHER WITH A NYLON CHOKER. WHEN THE CHOKER WAS REMOVED, 1 OF THE SKIRT BOARDS (13'6" LONG X 11" WIDE) SLID OVER ONTO EE'S FOOT, CAUSING A SEVERE BRUISE. EE WAS WEARING METATARSAL BOOTS, BUT IT CAUGHT JUST ABOVE THE METATARSAL. RELEASED LIGHT DUTY, BUT CAN'T PUT ON STEEL TOE BOOT.

2002 · 1 incident

January 3, 2002 VA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS PLACING ANGLE STEEL INTO BACK INTO SERVICE TRUCK FELT SHARP PAIN IN BACK WHEN SLIDING STEEL INTO TRUCK.

2001 · 1 incident

October 5, 2001 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Struck by falling object

AREA WAS BEING MADE SAFE BY REMOVING LOOSE MATERIAL TO PREPARE FOR WELDING REPAIR INSIDE CHUTE AT THE PRIMARY CRUSHING STATION.