Mining Incidents

Sylvatus Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Salem Stone Corp · Surface
Controlled by Doug Dalton
Hillsville, Wythe County, VA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4402962

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
2000–2025
Latest incident
Jul 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
115
citations
24
significant & substantial
$19,101
proposed penalties
$19,101
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 10,726 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 12,000 3 1 250.0
2025 Q2 12,695 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 743 1 1 1345.9
2024 Q2 8,402 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 720 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 4,307 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 4,950 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

13 on file

2025 · 1 incident

July 16, 2025 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Salem Stone Corp · Fall from machine

Employee got into bed of service truck to ride to office. EE stated EE was sitting with EE's back to tailgate, tailgate popped open allowing EE to fall backwards onto ground, cutting back of head which required 2 stitches.

2023 · 1 incident

October 3, 2023 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Salem Stone Corp · Struck by flying object

Injured was removing dirt off a R60 Hauler with Compressed air, piece of debris went under safety glasses and into their eye

2022 · 2 incidents

October 28, 2022 VA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OTHER
Salem Stone Corp · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

This was a medical occurrence only. Customer truck driver was backed into stockpile waiting to get loaded when EE started having chest pains. Called 911 they took to Pulaski hospital where they found EE's blood pressure was elevated.

June 25, 2022 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Salem Stone Corp · Struck against stationary object

Was removing conveyor belt off welding truck, hit hand against vise, next day hand started hurting. Went to DR took x-ray, would let EE know. They called July 5 and said EE did have piece of metal. They removed it July 6, no stitches, no lost time.

2017 · 1 incident

March 13, 2017 VA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Salem Stone Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was carrying a chain over shoulder at secondary plant, ground was muddy, foot slipped causing the chain to swing around and hit employee in the mouth chipping a tooth.

2015 · 1 incident

April 8, 2015 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Salem Stone Corp · Struck by flying object

Employee was putting teeth on a 988 Cat Loader. He was using a hammer to knock pin clips in when he hit the tooth with hammer causing a piece of metal to chip off and enter employee's upper leg. As of now its still not decided if they will remove or leave metal in.

2013 · 1 incident

November 18, 2013 VA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Salem Stone Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee operates heavy equipment. He went to climb ladder on a R-60 Euclid Haul truck when he felt pain in his back

2006 · 1 incident

October 12, 2006 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Salem Stone Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee had mud on his boots when he stepped on a piece of conveyor hood that was on ground and slipped landing on back and hip.

2003 · 1 incident

January 31, 2003 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Salem Stone Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON 988F LOADER. EMPLOYEE CRAWLED BETWEEN TIRE AND BODY OF MACHINE TO WELD ON HYDRAULIC TANK BRACKET, (IN AN AWKWARD POSITION), WHEN HE NOTICED HIS LEFT HAND GOING NUMB. MR I SHOWED THAT THE EMPLOYEE HAS HERNIATED DISC. (PLEASE SEE ATTACHED LETTER, GIVING MORE DETAIL.)

2002 · 1 incident

April 26, 2002 VA · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Salem Stone Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING A BELT KNIFE TO CUT A SECTION OF BELT FOR SKIRT RUBBER, KNIFE BINDED INTO BELT BEING CUT, EE PULLED WITH FORCE, KNIFE CAME OUT AND STRUCK EE INHIS UPPER LEFT LEG, CAUSING A LACERA TION THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.

2001 · 1 incident

October 25, 2001 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)

EE WAS CLEANING TOP OF PUNCH PLATES ON #1 SHAKER, AS HE HIT ROCK IT BUSTED IN SEVERAL PIECES AND CAME BACK AND HIT EE ON HIS RIGHT LEG AT THE SHIN AREA. EE DID NOT GO TO DR UNTIL 10-31-01.

2000 · 2 incidents

September 7, 2000 VA · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Salem Stone Corp · Fall onto or against objects

HIT HIS HEAD ON LADDER OF TRUCK AND FELL OFF. HESLIPPED WHEN CLIMBING LADDER OF EQUIPMEN & FELL AGAINST TRUCK, HITTING HIS HEAD.

August 4, 2000 VA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Salem Stone Corp · Struck by falling object

WHILE WALKING UNDER CRUSHING PLANT THE EMPLOYEE WAS HIT BY A ROCK THAT FELL OFF PLANT. THE ROCK HIT HIS CHEEK AND HE HAD SIX STITCHES PUT IN IT.