Mining Incidents

Elk Creek Quarry: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Paul Coffey · Surface
Controlled by Coffey Paul
Watauga County, NC  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3100598

MSHA record for Elk Creek Quarry (mine ID 3100598). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Apr 1983
Ownership history
  1. Paul Coffey 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Elk Creek Quarry sits in Watauga County, North Carolina, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Watauga County, North Carolina · Population 54,607
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$51,367
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1983 · 1 incident

April 7, 1983 NC · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Paul Coffey · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHILE SPLITTING ROCK ON GROUND LEVEL,EMPL LOST FOOTING AND FELL BREAKING LEFT ARM.