Mining Incidents

ROCKY GAP QUARRY, LLC Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Doug Dalton
Rocky Gap, Bland County, VA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4403484

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2000–2021
Latest incident
Sep 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
113
citations
20
significant & substantial
$18,420
proposed penalties
$18,420
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 2,454 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,272 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,375 3 0 2181.8
2025 Q1 2,446 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 798 1 1 1253.1
2024 Q3 423 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,750 1 0 363.6
2023 Q4 162 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

12 on file

2021 · 1 incident

September 29, 2021 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Rocky Gap Quarry, LLC · Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was welding in the box chute off #1 screen when a piece of hot slag fell on EE's pant leg and caught pants on fire causing a burn to lower leg.

2019 · 1 incident

February 11, 2019 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rocky Gap Quarry, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was walking down a slope behind our electrical building when ee stepped on wet leaves and mud, ee slipped and fell landing on left elbow shoulder area causing chronic irregularity of the clavicle from old injury ee had before EE came to work for us.

2018 · 2 incidents

October 1, 2018 VA · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rocky Gap Quarry, LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was performing maintenance on #2 screen. Using a pry bar on counter weight when bar slipped. Felt the right shoulder pop. Employee is the superintendent for the welding team. At the time of the accident they had no lost time or restrictions. Later MRI was done and found a torn rotator cuff. Surgery on November 28, 2018.

January 11, 2018 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Pounding Mill Quarry Corp · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee suffering from symptoms of diabetic trauma, contacted EMS for transport to Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Reported later that employee has infection in employee's foot from a prior amputation of toe.

2017 · 1 incident

May 23, 2017 VA · Metal/Non-Metal dry screening plant operator, screen house operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pounding Mill Quarry Corp · Struck by falling object

Plant operator was cleaning out around overloaded screen unit. While doing the clean out a rock fell on their finger. Plant supt. transported to Bluefield Regional Medical, treated and released. No stitches or sutures.

2016 · 1 incident

November 14, 2016 VA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Pounding Mill Quarry Corp · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating end loader on quarry pit, hydraulic hose ruptured and bucket dropped to pit floor. Operator states was "jarred'. Operator requested hospital check up and went to Bluefield Regional Medical Center. On workers compensation at this time.

2013 · 1 incident

April 18, 2013 VA · Metal/Non-Metal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales OTHER
Pounding Mill Quarry Corp · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Individual is scale clerk, operating truck scales, observed by highway truck drivers of being incoherent and unresponsive. Emergency Response contacted and individual transported to Bluefield Regional Hospital, ER started treatment for Stroke. Later same day he was air lifted to Roanoke, found individual had stroke, heart attack, high blood pressure, diabetic and a hernia.

2007 · 1 incident

October 8, 2007 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pounding Mill Quarry Corp · Struck by falling object

Perfroming maintenance, piece of metal hit left foot. Swelling later after going home. Hospital treted and released same evening.

2004 · 2 incidents

July 12, 2004 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pounding Mill Quarry Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WALKED DOWN GABION BELT CATWALK TO UNSTOP GABION CHUTE. PICKED UP 8-LB. SLEDGE HAMMER WITH RIGHT HAND. ATTEMPTED TO STEP FORWARD AND DOWN TO METAL BOX LOCATED AT BOTTOM OF GABION CHUTE AND ONTO THE GABION BOX LEDGE WHICH IS APPROX. 12 INCHES IN WIDTH. STEPPED DOWN APPROX. 8-10 INCHES ONTO THE BOX LEDGE - LEFT FOOT CURLED AND TWISTED ANKLE.

May 13, 2004 VA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pounding Mill Quarry Corp · Struck against stationary object

SHOVELING PACKED MATERIAL FROM UNDER TUNNEL CONV. BELT USING A LONG-HANDLED ROUND-POINT SHOVEL. MATERIAL PACKED VERY TIGHTLY AND EE HAD TO USE THRUSTING MOTION & GREAT EFFORT TO DISLODGE, IN ORDER TO SHOVEL & CLEAN. DURING THRUSTING MOTION, THE PACKED MATERIAL BROKE LOOSE & CAUSED EE'S RIGHT WRIST AREA TO STRIKE THE CONVEYOR STRUCTURE. MINE SUPT. FIRST INFORMED OF ACC. 5/21.

2002 · 1 incident

October 1, 2002 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pounding Mill Quarry Corp · Fall from machine

ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE 3" PIPE COUPLING FROM FRONT OF WATER TANK MOUNTED ON PETERBILT TRI-AXLE WATER DISTRIBUTION TRUCK. STANDING BETWEEN TRUCK CAB & MOUNTED TANK WITH LEFT FOOT ON TRUCK FRAME & RIGHT FOOT PRESSING ON THE HANDLE OF A 36" PIPE WRENCH, JAWS SLIPPED CAUSING LOSS OF BALANCE & FALLING, BUTTOCKS/ PELVIS HITTING TRUCK FRAME FIRST THEN LANDING IN SITTING POSITION ON GROUND.

2000 · 1 incident

March 24, 2000 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pounding Mill Quarry Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MOVING BELT ROLLERS IN STORAGE SHED TO GET TO SPARE TIRES; BELT ROLLER HIT DOOR (WEIGHING APPROX 45-50 LBS) (SIZE 30" X 48") CAUSING LEANED DOOR TO FALL AND STRIKE EMPLOYEE ON SIDE OF LEFT HIP .