Mining Incidents

Wythe Sand Co Metal/Non-Metal

Salem Stone Corp · Surface
Controlled by Doug Dalton
Wytheville, Wythe County, VA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4402335

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2000–2024
Latest incident
Dec 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
38
citations
6
significant & substantial
$4,238
proposed penalties
$4,238
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 2,389 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,661 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 4,235 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 3,776 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 2,629 1 0 380.4
2024 Q2 2,337 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 2,166 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,985 1 0 503.8
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

2024 · 1 incident

December 10, 2024 VA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Salem Stone Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was outside under feeder cutting bolt heads off. Employee stated wasn't feeling well and started coughing, stopped cutting and sat on tailgate of truck till started feeling better. Next day came in still coughing sent to ER.

2016 · 1 incident

March 10, 2016 VA · Metal/Non-Metal scoop tram operator, load/haul/dump operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Salem Stone Corp · Fall from machine

Employee drives an on road dump truck, EE went to get out missed the bottom step and fell to ground. EE bruised EE's hip and back area causing EE to lose time from work

2007 · 2 incidents

October 11, 2007 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 was using a hammer to tighten cheek plates in jaw, when eye that was holding cheek plate broke off, striking employee in lower right arm, causing a bruise.

July 30, 2007 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 was taking cheek plates out of jaw using a hammer and wedges, wedge slipped and either wedge or cheek plate mashed his finger

2001 · 1 incident

August 17, 2001 VA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Salem Stone Corp · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A METAL BAR AT JAW CRUSHER TO GET ROCK LOOSE WHEN ROCK SLIPPED, HIT BAR PUSHING HAND INTO HAND RAIL AND CAUSING A CUT AND PINCH TO EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT THUMB. HIS THUMB REQUIRED ONE STICH.

2000 · 1 incident

March 8, 2000 VA · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Salem Stone Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING HOOK TO PULL ROCK UP TO PUT WEDGE UNDER TO DISLODGE ROCK IN JAW CRUSHER, WHEN HE FLET PAIN TO HIS LEFT HAND. EMPLOYEE SPRAINED HIS LEFT HAND.