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#7 Mine & Grinding Plant: 4 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Greenbrier County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4603363

#7 Mine & Grinding Plant has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1985.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1985–1991
Latest incident
Oct 1991
Ownership history
  1. Acme Limestone Company 1950 to 1994
  2. Acme Limestone Company Inc 1994 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1994 4
1993 3
1992 3
1991 3
1990 3
1989 3
1988 4
1987 6
1986 13
1985 15
1984 15
1983 14
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

#7 Mine & Grinding Plant sits in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.7% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Greenbrier County, West Virginia · Population 32,688
1.7%
Mining share of county employment
$48,662
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1991 · 1 incident

October 30, 1991 WV · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Acme Limestone Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CARRYING BEARING CAP UP STEPS TO CAL JAW FELT STINGING PAIN IN RIGHT LEG JUST ABOVE KNEE.

1990 · 1 incident

1987 · 1 incident

1985 · 1 incident

March 5, 1985 WV · Metal/Non-Metal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Acme Limestone Company · Struck by falling object

EMPL CLEANING OUT DUST COLLECTOR.SOMETHING FELL FROM ABOVE STRUCK HIM IN LEFT EYE.DAMAGE TO EYE CHECKED AT HOSPITAL AND EMPL WAS HOSPITALIZED.