Mining Incidents

ACCO STONE CO Metal/Non-Metal

SALEM STONE CORP · Surface
Controlled by Doug Dalton
Christiansburg, Montgomery County, VA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4400189

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
17
Years on record
2000–2020
Latest incident
Dec 2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
151
citations
34
significant & substantial
$28,539
proposed penalties
$24,748
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 8,884 2 0 225.1
2025 Q3 9,485 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 9,383 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 5,748 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 7,070 1 0 141.4
2024 Q3 8,826 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 13,534 2 0 147.8
2024 Q1 11,524 1 0 86.8
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
June 23, 2000 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · MACHINERY
Salem Stone Corp · Struck by falling object

MOVING A TIRE FROM TIRE STORAGE AREA TO BE LOADED ONTO BED OF TRUCK TO BE TRANSPORTED. TIRE FELL FROM CRANE THIS CAUSING DEATH OF OPERATOR.

Reportable incidents

16 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2020 · 1 incident

December 3, 2020 VA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Salem Stone Corp · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Going to work on crusher went to use auto crane on F750 service truck when cable bird nested on cable wheel. Pulled all the cable out to rewind on wheel, as they were reeling cable in cable caught employee's glove and pulled it in between crane structure and cable wheel causing injury to fingers

2019 · 1 incident

July 24, 2019 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 digging bar where rock was lodged in chute at Primary plant. Rock dislodged, hit digging bar and smashed employee's left pinky finger. Employee has to wear finger splint until cleared by Doctor.

2016 · 1 incident

January 6, 2016 VA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Salem Stone Corp · Fall onto or against objects

Employee went to grease line for #2 conveyor when EE tripped, not sure what EE tripped over, tried to catch self and hand landed on a rock causing a laceration. Laceration required 4 stitches.

2015 · 1 incident

April 24, 2015 VA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Salem Stone Corp · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee operating a excavator, throwing material off bench to pit below. Employee called Foreman asked him to come to excavator. Foreman arrived employee stated he did not feel well & left arm hurting. They immediately put employee in vehicle took to hospital. In route notified me I called 800# to report. Employee required 2 stents and will have open heart for one blockage.

2011 · 1 incident

September 20, 2011 VA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Salem Stone Corp · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating a D8 dozer with cab, he was traveling around area that was being stripped of overburden. A rock being seen by employee was misjudged for its size (part of rock was covered with dirt)the track runs over rock when dozer came down it tossed employee forward hitting forehead causing a laceration that required stitches.

2010 · 1 incident

July 19, 2010 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Salem Stone Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee and a co-worker was using hammer to clean out a box at old pugmill, co-worker went to hit box, hammer glanced off angle iron, came back and hit employee in eye with hammer. Safety glasses broke and cut employee above eye, requiring stitches.

2005 · 1 incident

August 16, 2005 VA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Salem Stone Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was down on his knees shoveling material out from under conveyor, when he felt a sharp pain in middle of back. He went to Doctor, told he had some bruising.

2004 · 1 incident

April 20, 2004 VA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Salem Stone Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EE REPLACE A STAR PLATE ONTO CANICA CRUSHER. USING A CRANE TO LIFT STAR PLATE (45-50#'S)WHILE UNHOOKING PLATE EE HAD HIS FOOT UNDER PLATE & IT FELL 3-4" ONTO HIS FOOT. CAUSED BRUISED FOOT. EE WAS WEARING HARD TOE SHOES. EE DID NOT GO TO DR UNTIL 4/23/04. EE ON CRUTCHES FOR A WEEK.

2003 · 1 incident

February 19, 2003 VA · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Salem Stone Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ROLLING UP TARP ON DUMP TRAILER, TARP WAS HEAVY, HANDLE GOT AWAY FROM EE AND HIT HIS ARM, CAUSING A CONTUSION TO RIGHT ARM REQUIRING HIM TO WEAR A ARM SPLINT.

2002 · 2 incidents

August 26, 2002 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Salem Stone Corp · Struck by falling object

EE WAS CLEANING OUT CRUSHER THAT HAD BEEN LOCKED OUT WHEN A ROCK FELL AND HIT EE ON HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.

July 17, 2002 VA · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Salem Stone Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURY OCCURRED WHEN INJURED WAS REMOVING BAIL ON DRILL HAMMER USING A WRENCH SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR THIS PURPOSE AND A 2# HAMMER HANDLE BECAUSE HE WAS HAVING TROUBLE GETTING BAIL TO MOVE. WHOLE DRILL HAMMER TURNED INSTEAD AND BECAUSE IT WAS NOT RESTING ON THE GROUND FELL CATCHING INJURED'S FINGER BETWEEN 2# HAMMER HANDLE AND WRENCH. INJURED IS EXPECTED TO MAKE A FULL RECOVERY.

2001 · 1 incident

April 11, 2001 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Salem Stone Corp · Struck by falling object

EE WAS PUTTING A CUTTING EDGE ON 988F LOADER WHEN CUTTING EDGE SLIPPED AND FELL ON EE'S LEFT HAND FINGERS CAUSING TWO SMASHED FINGERS AND ONE BROKE FINGER.

2000 · 4 incidents

December 5, 2000 VA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Salem Stone Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING IN DOZER, DOOR STARTED CLOSING AND CAUGHT HIS FINGERS IN DOOR, CAUSING CUTS AND SMASHING OF THE MIDDLE AND RING FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.

April 7, 2000 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Salem Stone Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS AT THE OLD SHAKER SCREEN, (NOT IN USE) TURNING A SHEAVE TOP REMOVE BELTS. THE COUNTER WEIGHT SHIFTED AND CAUGHT HIS ARM. THERE WAS A PIECE OF SPOT WELD ON THE METAL WHERE HIS ARM WAS AN D WHEN EE WENT TO PULL HIS ARM OUT IT CAUSED A LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT FOREARM.

April 7, 2000 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Salem Stone Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TRYING TO GET BEARING OUT OF OLD SHAKER SCREEN (NOT IN USE). EE WAS USING A HAMMER AND CHISEL, HE HIT THE CHISEL WITH HAMMER, THE CHISEL FLEW UP AND STRUCK THE EE IN THE CHIN CAUSING A LACERATION.