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General Barite Company Old Mines Plant: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Faulkner Charles M
Washington County, MO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2300550

General Barite Company Old Mines Plant has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1985.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1985
Latest incident
Nov 1985
Ownership history
  1. General Barite Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1990 0
1989 4
1988 9
1987 10
1986 9
1985 10
1984 10
1983 4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

General Barite Company Old Mines Plant sits in Washington County, Missouri, where the Census mining category is 1.6% 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.
Washington County, Missouri · Population 23,483
1.6%
Mining share of county employment
$51,886
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

November 15, 1985 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
General Barite Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPL HELPING AN2THER EMPL REMOVE LARGE ROCK FROM LOG WASHER WHEN HE STRAINED STOMACH MUSCLES.INJURY HAPPENED 11-15 BUT EMPL DIDNT SEE DR-11-20.