Mining Incidents

Glade Stone Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by CRH PLC
Glade Springs, Washington County, VA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4400164

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2003–2018
Latest incident
May 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
132
citations
46
significant & substantial
$32,584
proposed penalties
$32,000
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 10,979 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 6,710 1 0 149.0
2025 Q2 6,000 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 4,068 2 1 491.6
2024 Q3 940 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 2,058 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 4,249 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 7,486 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

6 on file

2018 · 2 incidents

May 30, 2018 VA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor OTHER
Mountain Materials, Inc. · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

It was a yearly Comprehensive Hearing Test, which shows a Recordable Standard Threshold Shift of 25 dB or more at 2000Hz in the left ear. *Retested and no threshold shift of 25 dB found.

May 30, 2018 VA · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountain Materials, Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Loading a shot, pulling the blue hose, felt pain in left elbow/forearm

2014 · 1 incident

May 7, 2014 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mountain Materials, Inc. · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Tech was installing a bucket on excavator using a dead blow hammer to drive in the flag pin. Paint chipped off the flag pin and struck ee's eye.

2006 · 1 incident

February 16, 2006 VA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Mountain Materials, Inc. · Struck by flying object

Employee was loading a Volvo hauler from a bin with 6" rip rap when he got struck by a piece of rock. The rock may have struck the left side of his hard hat causing a contusion to the left side of his head (temple area).

2005 · 1 incident

December 30, 2005 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Glade Stone Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

The alleged accident resulted from employee manually lifting a partially filled 55 gallon onto the rear of a company service truck. In doing so, EE states that he pulled a muscle in the calf portion of his leg, which may have contributed to blood clot(s) in his leg. A portion of this blood clot(s) traveled to EE's lung causing him to be hospitalized.

2003 · 1 incident

April 21, 2003 VA · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Glade Stone Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS ASSISTING WITH A BLOCK @ THE PRIMARY CRUSHER WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE INJURY HAPPENED AS EE PICKED UP A ROCK WEIGHING APPROX 100 POUNDS. AS HE LAID THE ROCK DOWN HIS FOOTING COUL D HAVE SLIPPED CAUSING THE ROCK TO LAND ON HIS LEFT HAND EE WAS UTILIZING PROTECTIVE EQUIP (GLOVES) TO PROTECT HIS HANDS.