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Cranberry Mine & Mill: 5 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Avery County, NC  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3100209

MSHA record for Cranberry Mine & Mill (mine ID 3100209). 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
1983–1986
Latest incident
Oct 1986
Ownership history
  1. Cranberry Magnetite Corp 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Cranberry Mine & Mill sits in Avery County, North Carolina, where the Census mining category is 0.7% 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.
Avery County, North Carolina · Population 17,643
0.7%
Mining share of county employment
$57,657
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

1986 · 3 incidents

October 7, 1986 NC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cranberry Magnetite Corp · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

REMOVING HALF O0 CLASSIFIER TO GROUND LEVEL BEAMS GAVE AWAY TURNED CLASSIFIER HALF UP SIDE WAYS THROWING MEN OFF.

October 7, 1986 NC · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cranberry Magnetite Corp · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

ATTEMPTING TO R9MOVE ONE HALF OF A CLASSIFID GROUND LEVEL. BEAM GAVE AWAY TURNED CLASSIFIED HALF UP SIDE WAYS THROWING MEN O FF.

October 7, 1986 NC · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cranberry Magnetite Corp · Fall from machine

REMOVING 1/2 OF3A CLASSIFIER TO GROUND LEVEL.BEAMS GAVE AWAY TURNED CLASSIFIER HALF UP SIDEWAYS THROWING MEN OFF.

1984 · 1 incident

March 14, 1984 NC · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Cranberry Magnetite Corp · Struck by flying object

CHIPPING A WELD WITH CHIPPING HAMMER PIECE OF SLAG FLEW IN LEFT EYE

1983 · 1 incident

February 1, 1983 NC · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cranberry Magnetite Corp · Struck by flying object

REPAIRING CONVEYOR BELT AND CUT RIGHT HAND THUMB ON PIECE OF METAL.