Employee was grinding metal and the wind blew a piece of the metal into his left eye.
Ours Quarry Metal/Non-Metal
Fairfax Materials Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Aggregate Management, Inc
Arthur,
Grant County,
WV
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4608620
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2001–2011
- Latest incident
- Mar 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
105
citations
14
significant & substantial
$12,114
proposed penalties
$11,124
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 | 5,876 | 1 | 0 | 170.2 |
| 2025 Q3 | 4,077 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 2,347 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 4,908 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 588 | 3 | 0 | 5102.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 1,740 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 4,528 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q4 | 509 | 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
5 on file2011 · 1 incident
March 16, 2011
WV · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
OTHER
Fairfax Materials Inc · Struck by flying object
2005 · 1 incident
April 27, 2005
WV · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Fairfax Materials Inc · Fall onto or against objects
Employee slipped on edge of porch and bent his toe back against the steel in his shoes.
2004 · 1 incident
February 9, 2004
WV · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
STRIKING OR BUMPING
Fairfax Materials Inc · Struck against stationary object
EE WAS WORKING ON THE LOADER. WHEN HE RAISED UP, HIS HARD HAT FELL OFF AND HE HIT HIS HEAD ON A BOLT ON THE LOADER CAUSING A LACERATION ON HIS HEAD.
2003 · 1 incident
Fairfax Materials Inc · No Value Found
EE WAS PICKING ROCKS OFF THE CATWALK WHEN THE SCREEN OVERFLOWED AND A ROCK HIT HIM IN THE SHOULDER.
2001 · 1 incident
August 9, 2001
WV · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Fairfax Materials Inc · Struck by flying object
THE EE WAS STANDING IN THE DESIGNATION AREA NEXT TO THE LAB FOR QUARRY SHOTS WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FROM FLY ROCK STRUCK HIM IN THE ABDOMENAL AREA.