Mining Incidents

King Ramsey: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Kitson Robert K
Franklin County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4402219

MSHA record for King Ramsey (mine ID 4402219). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1985–1991
Latest incident
Dec 1991
Ownership history
  1. Blue Ridge Talc Company Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

King Ramsey sits in Franklin County, Virginia, 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.
Franklin County, Virginia · Population 54,958
0.7%
Mining share of county employment
$68,348
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1991 · 1 incident

December 18, 1991 VA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Blue Ridge Talc Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

ROCK GOT IN FEEDER,PUT HAND IN TO CLEAR AND FEEDER THEN TURNED AND LOCKED DOWN ON RIGHT HAND.

1990 · 1 incident

July 16, 1990 VA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blue Ridge Talc Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CLOSING DOOR ON HOPPER CAR,CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN DOOR AND CONVEYOR.LEFT FOREFINGER FRACTURED & CUT.

1985 · 1 incident

February 14, 1985 VA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Blue Ridge Talc Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

HE WAS BACKING UP A FRONT END LOADER AND BACKED INTO A SLIGHT DIP CAUSING HIM TO JERK SUDDENLY I AND INJURING HIS BACK.