Mining Incidents

Beckley Magnetite Incorporated: 11 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Beckley Magnetite Inc · Facility
Controlled by Dugger William D
Raleigh County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4606297

MSHA record for Beckley Magnetite Incorporated (mine ID 4606297). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
1985–1991
Latest incident
Apr 1991
Ownership history
  1. Beckley Magnetite Inc 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Beckley Magnetite Incorporated sits in Raleigh County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 4.0% 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.
Raleigh County, West Virginia · Population 73,666
4.0%
Mining share of county employment
$52,055
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

1991 · 3 incidents

April 15, 1991 WV · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Beckley Magnetite Inc · Struck by falling object

DROPPED HYDRAULIC JACK ON L-HAND.

January 10, 1991 WV · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor MACHINERY
Beckley Magnetite Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING WITH HAND GRINDER, CUT FOREHEAD WHILE POWDERED

January 4, 1991 WV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Beckley Magnetite Inc · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

INJURY OCCURRED WHEN INJURED MAN HAND CAUGHT IN PINCH POINT CREATED BY SHOVEL HANDLE & ROTARYING DRYER

1990 · 3 incidents

June 14, 1990 WV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Beckley Magnetite Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED MAN WAS ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL REAR SPRING AND WALKING BEAM ASSEMBLY ON TRUCK. ASSEMBLY ROLLED OVER CRSHING VICTIMS FOOT.

January 26, 1990 WV · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Beckley Magnetite Inc · Fall from machine

EMPL HAD COMPLETED FILLING TRUCK AND WAS RETURNING TO GROUND BY LADDER ON SIDE OF TRUCK.EMPL FOOT EITHER SLIPPED OR MISSED RUNG,FELL 8-10' TO GHROUND.

1989 · 1 incident

October 9, 1989 WV · Metal/Non-Metal mechanic helper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Beckley Magnetite Inc · Struck against stationary object

WORKING ON A PORTABLE HEATER, LOOSENING BOLT. HAND SLIPPED, LACERATION OF SMALL FINGER, LEFT HAND.

1988 · 2 incidents

February 26, 1988 WV · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Beckley Magnetite Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING 5 GAL BUCKET STRAINED BACK.

January 11, 1988 WV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Beckley Magnetite Inc · Fall from machine

ICE AND SNOW ON RACK ON BACK HOE SLIPPE WHILE EXITING FELL OFF ON CONCRETE RETAINING WALL.

1987 · 1 incident

July 16, 1987 WV · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Beckley Magnetite Inc · Fall from ladders

EMPLOYEE SLIPPE8 COMING DOWN ACCESS LADDER ON SIDE OF BULK TANKER TRAILER,TURNING FOOT SIDEWAYS.ANKLE SPRAINED.

1985 · 1 incident

February 16, 1985 WV · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator POWERED HAULAGE
Beckley Magnetite Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP SPILLAGE AROUND CONVEYOR BELT TAILPIECE HAND AND ARM CAUGHT BETWEEN TAIL PULLEY AND CONVEYOR