Mining Incidents

Continental Brick Company Shale Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by C Lynch Christian III
Martinsburg, Berkeley County, WV  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4600146

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2009
Latest incident
Aug 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
28
citations
5
significant & substantial
$5,363
proposed penalties
$5,363
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 12 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 12 3 0 250000.0
2025 Q2 12 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 12 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 12 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 12 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 12 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 12 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

1 on file

2009 · 1 incident

August 7, 2009 WV · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger POWERED HAULAGE
Continental Brick Company · Struck against a moving object

End loader operator ran over rough area in shale pit. Even with his seatbelt fastened, his head was thrown forward striking a portion of the instrument panel causing a small cut on his forehead that required 2 stitches to close.