Mining Incidents

Thomas Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Thomas, Tucker County, WV  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4602530

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2000–2023
Latest incident
Mar 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
57
citations
12
significant & substantial
$8,747
proposed penalties
$8,578
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 5,552 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 3,433 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 2,421 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 2,923 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 2,892 4 0 1383.1
2024 Q3 7,127 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1,178 1 1 848.9
2024 Q1 682 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

10 on file

2023 · 2 incidents

March 20, 2023 WV · Metal/Non-Metal dry screening plant operator, screen house operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fairfax Materials Inc · Struck by falling object

Employee picked up a 80 pound piece of steel and while holding it slid out of their hands and landed on top of boot. Employee stated that it did not hit the steel part of the boot.

March 10, 2023 WV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fairfax Materials Inc · Struck by falling object

Employee picked up a 80 pound piece of steel and while holding it, it slid out of EE's hand. The steel then landed on top of EE's boot. EE stated it did not hit the steel part of the boot.

2017 · 1 incident

May 8, 2017 WV · Metal/Non-Metal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Fairfax Materials Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was walking toward a pump station when ee tripped over a 2" water hose, causing ee to stumble and land on wet sand awkwardly with left foot causing a six inch crack in left fibula.

2011 · 1 incident

2010 · 1 incident

October 18, 2010 WV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Fairfax Materials Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was using a handheld grinder when he felt a pain in his back.

2009 · 1 incident

April 14, 2009 WV · Metal/Non-Metal mechanic helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fairfax Materials Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was trying to move a 4" water pump which resulted in a groin strain.

2007 · 1 incident

July 18, 2007 WV · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fairfax Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was helping remove a rock from a truck tailgate. The rock fell out and the tailgate shut on the employee's hand cutting and pinching his two middle fingers on his right hand. He required 8 stitches in his fingers.

2004 · 2 incidents

August 24, 2004 WV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fairfax Materials Inc · Struck against stationary object

Employee was cleaning out rock chute when he hit his right wrist on the chute bruising it.

February 2, 2004 WV · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Fairfax Materials Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE ICE INJURING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

2000 · 1 incident

June 6, 2000 WV · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fairfax Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REMOVE A MOTOR AND HIS RIGHT HAND GOT PINCHED BETWEEN THE MOTOR AND THE FRAME.