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Bell Mine: 5 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Dewitt Byron R
Aiken County, SC  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3800639

Bell Mine has had no fatalities among 5 reportable incidents since 1990.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1990–1995
Latest incident
May 1995
Ownership history
  1. W R Bonsal Company 1989 to 1992
  2. Beech Island Sand & Gravel 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1996 2
1995 7
1994 5
1993 6
1992 5
1991 0
1990 16
1989 14
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Bell Mine sits in Aiken County, South Carolina, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.
Aiken County, South Carolina · Population 171,949
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$67,940
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1995 · 1 incident

May 27, 1995 SC · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Beech Island Sand & Gravel · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED AND EMPLOYEE WERE UNHOOKING A CABLE PULLEY FROM SAND CONVEYOR. EE WAS PULLING PIN AND INJURED WAS STANDING ON SIDE OF CONVEYOR WHEN THE PULLEY SWUNG DOWN AND SMASHED INJURED'S FINGER B ETWEEN PULLEY AND VALLEY ROLLER. EMPLOYEE FAILED TO USE PROPER SAFETY FEATURES.

1992 · 1 incident

November 4, 1992 SC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Beech Island Sand & Gravel · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WEATHER/SLIPPERY

1990 · 3 incidents

October 2, 1990 SC · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
W R Bonsal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPL WAS LOADING 80 POUND SMAPLE BAGS INTO BED OF PICKUP TRUCK FOR SHIPMENT.

May 16, 1990 SC · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
W R Bonsal Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING BACKDUMP, DROVE B/DUMP INTO BUTT IN ROAD JARRING LOWER BACK, EMPLOYEE REPORTED TO WORK ON 5/17 COMPLAINING OF BACK PAIN. EMPLOYEE WAS SENT TO N. AUGUSTA MED AND WAS THEN SENT TO A CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC. EMPLOYEE WAS GIVEN 2 TYPES OF MEDICATION.

January 29, 1990 SC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
W R Bonsal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH VISEGRIP PLYERS. VISEGRIP PLYERS POPPED OFF HITTING THE RIGHT HAND THUMB.