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Century Limestone: 5 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Century Limestone Inc · Underground
Controlled by Criss Vernon
Randolph County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4600009

MSHA record for Century Limestone (mine ID 4600009). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
Nov 1984
Ownership history
  1. Elkins Limestone Company Inc 1950 to 1984
  2. Century Limestone Inc 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Century Limestone sits in Randolph County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 2.6% 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.
Randolph County, West Virginia · Population 27,782
2.6%
Mining share of county employment
$55,057
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

1984 · 3 incidents

November 28, 1984 WV · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Century Limestone Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BELT WHEN COMPRESSOR KICKED ON AUTOMATICALLY (PRESSURE ACTIVATED) TAKING HIS HAND AROUND PULLEY CUTTING HIS FIRST SECOND AND LITTLE FINGER ACCIDENT WAS EMPLOYEES FAULT PO WER TO COMPRESSOR SHOULD HAVE BEEN TURNED OFF

June 4, 1984 WV · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Century Limestone Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE DIGGING ROCKS OUT OF A CHUTE, SOMETHING HAPPENED TO HIS BACK.

February 28, 1984 WV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Elkins Limestone Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

STEPPING OVER A CONVEYOR BELT, FOOT SLIPPED AND INJURED KNEE.

1983 · 2 incidents

March 25, 1983 WV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Elkins Limestone Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER TO GET OUT OF THE TRUCK WHEN HE STEPPED ON THE GROUND HE PULLED THE LEGIMENTS IN HIS LEFT KNEE.