Mining Incidents

Foote Mineral Reclaim: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Berry Brothers Inc · Facility
Controlled by Berry W T
Cleveland County, NC  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3101576

MSHA record for Foote Mineral Reclaim (mine ID 3101576). 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
1985
Latest incident
Jan 1985
Ownership history
  1. Berry Brothers Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Foote Mineral Reclaim sits in Cleveland County, North Carolina, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Cleveland County, North Carolina · Population 100,170
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$55,769
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

1985 · 1 incident

January 3, 1985 NC · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Berry Brothers Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPL REMOVING FIBERGLASS INSULATING MATERIAL,SMALL PIECE WENT BEHIND GLASSES AND CUT EYE BALL.