Mining Incidents

Mouth of Wilson Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by CRH PLC
Mouth of Wilson, Grayson County, VA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4406371

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2004–2023
Latest incident
Oct 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
147
citations
42
significant & substantial
$33,005
proposed penalties
$33,005
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 4,444 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 3,210 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 2,313 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 486 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,152 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 3,183 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,207 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 2,633 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

8 on file

2023 · 2 incidents

October 5, 2023 VA · Metal/Non-Metal rotary bucket excavator operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Appalachian Aggregates, LLC · Fall from machine

IP was working on a project to clear trees that were fallen with an excavator and the IP was cutting off limbs to allow the excavator to safely move them to the burn pile. IP was cutting a limb approximately five feet off the ground when the tree rolled back towards IP and the limb IP had just cut hit IP in the chest, knocking IP to the ground.

July 25, 2023 VA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Appalachian Aggregates, LLC · Struck against a moving object

EE was operating a CAT 773 haul truck when EE hit the left side of head on the inside of the operator's cab after hitting a pothole/bump in the road. After seeking medical attention, EE was given medications in the ER but did not receive a written prescription and was released to full duty.

2020 · 1 incident

January 14, 2020 VA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountain Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

This was a truck driver driving a tandem dump truck. EE had a rock stuck in the tail gate and decided to open the tail gate with hands to get the stuck rock out. Then EE didn't move hand fast enough and the tail gate slammed closed on EE's finger.

2016 · 1 incident

August 3, 2016 VA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor MACHINERY
Mountain Materials Inc · Struck by flying object

Employee was walking past a cone crusher when a 10"-12" rock bounced out of crusher striking the employee's hand against the handrail.

2015 · 1 incident

November 11, 2015 VA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountain Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was removing a return roller when his finger was mashed between return roller and conveyor frame.

2007 · 1 incident

November 13, 2007 VA · Metal/Non-Metal mechanic helper OTHER
Mountain Materials Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employess of Barnette Contractors was a passenger in vehicle leaving jobsite; driver stopped to check on some equipment, leaving passenger in vehicle. When driver returned, contractor was out of vehicle. Driver found him lying in a ditch near vehicle. Autopsy has revealed a massive heart attack.

2004 · 2 incidents

September 9, 2004 VA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lyall Stone Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The employee was helping put the track back together on the D-10. The chain holding the come-a-long in place snapped allowing the track to roll backwards pinning his foot between the track and the leveling bar.

August 13, 2004 VA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lyall Stone Inc · Fall onto or against objects

The ee was exiting the cab of the d-10 dozer. When his foot slipped off the step on the dozer arm blade. This cawed him to straddle the dozer arm blade, causing injury to his groin area.