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Sylvatus Quarry, Wythe County, Virginia: 10 MSHA citations
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
Sylvatus Quarry is an active dimension quartzite surface mine in Wythe County, Virginia, operated by Salem Stone Corp with 23 employees on MSHA's record (mine ID 4402962). Since January 1, 2022 MSHA inspectors issued 10 citations and orders there with $2,261 in proposed penalties, and 5 accident reports were filed there, with 4 injury or illness cases.
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- MSHA mine ID
- 4402962
- Status
- Active since March 6, 1990
- Main commodity
- Dimension quartzite
- Mine type
- Surface
- County
- Wythe County, Virginia
- Nearest town
- Hillsville
- Operator
- Salem Stone Corp
- Employees
- 23
- MSHA field office
- Vansant VA Field Office
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 10
- Significant and substantial
- 3 (30.0%)
- Closure orders
- 1
- High negligence or reckless
- 1
- Proposed penalties
- $2,261
- Amount paid so far
- $2,261
- Inspections
- 16
- Inspector hours on site
- 296
- Citations per inspection
- 0.62 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 5
- Injury and illness cases
- 4
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- September 15, 2026
- Citations issued to contractors here
- 1 ($388 proposed)
Citations and injury cases by year
Calendar years since 2022; 2026 runs to the date of the MSHA files.
| Year | Citations and orders | Significant and substantial | Proposed penalties | Injury and illness cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7 | 2 | $1,151 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | $0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | $1,110 | 1 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | $0 | 1 |
Standards cited most at Sylvatus Quarry
Sections of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations named on the citations, with the part each belongs to.
| Standard | What the part covers | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 30 CFR 56.14100 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.14101 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.13015 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.14132 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.9200 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 50.11 | Reporting of accidents, injuries and illnesses | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.11012 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 46.9 | Training at sand, gravel and surface stone mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.5001 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
Injury and illness cases at Sylvatus Quarry
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 2 |
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 2 |
What the accident reports at Sylvatus Quarry describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Handling of materials | 2 |
| Powered haulage | 2 |
| Other | 1 |
Equipment named in accident reports at Sylvatus Quarry
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 2 |
| Ore haulage trucks - off highway trucks | 1 |
Other open mines in Wythe County, Virginia
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triple B Stone | Triple B Stone | Wythe County, VA | Crushed, broken limestone | 7 | 53 |
| Austinville Mill | Austinville Limestone Company Inc | Wythe County, VA | Crushed, broken limestone | 30 | 9 |
| Jones Creek River Rock LLC | Jones Creek River Rock LLC | Wythe County, VA | Sand, common | 2 | 4 |
| Wythe Stone Company | Salem Stone Corp | Wythe County, VA | Crushed, broken limestone | 21 | 3 |
| Wythe Sand Co | Salem Stone Corp | Wythe County, VA | Crushed, broken sandstone | 6 | 2 |
US government work, public domain. Counts come from the MSHA files published on November 6, 2026. An open mine is one MSHA lists as Active, Intermittent, New Mine, Temporarily Idled or NonProducing; 13,673 were open that day. Citations, penalties, inspections and accident reports run from January 1, 2022. A citation is an inspector's allegation and an operator can contest it; the penalty is the amount MSHA first proposed, before any contest or settlement. An operator is the legal entity MSHA assesses, and a parent company is its controller. Mines run by sole proprietors or by individuals are counted in every total and are not named. This page uses MSHA data and is not endorsed or certified by MSHA. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.