(Not Elsewhere Classified)
Walking in pit conducting a tape graphic survey when left shin started bleeding due to a ruptured varicose vein
Ashland PlantMetal/Nonmetal
Aggregate Industries · Surface
Controlled by Amrize Ltd
Ashland, Hanover County, VA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4407073
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2006–2014
- Latest incident
- Oct 2014
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file2014 · 1 incident
2009 · 1 incident
Drowning
Individual drowned in fresh water pond while fishing. Individual fell out of boat. Was no on shift.
2006 · 2 incidents
Struck against stationary object
The employee was working on installing a pipe for a new piece of equipment with another employee. The pipe broke loose and forced the employee off of the ladder from which he was working. The employee came off the ladder in a back and to the left motion and landed (stepped) on a 1"" x 6"" piece of pipe laying on the ground.
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE was using excavator to assist coworker with changing out a bearing on the head box of the overland conveyor. Excavator positioned in an awkward position: no access to the step to mount/dismount. EE attempted to dismount in a safe manner, but caught his right foot in the tracks & twisted his right knee as he stepped to ground (did not fall - twisted out of his shoe).