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Laurens County Mines: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

W R Grace & Company · Surface
Laurens County, SC  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3800259

MSHA record for Laurens County Mines (mine ID 3800259). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Oct 1983
Ownership history
  1. W R Grace & Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Laurens County Mines sits in Laurens County, South Carolina, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Laurens County, South Carolina · Population 67,904
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$55,517
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1983 · 2 incidents

October 13, 1983 SC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
W R Grace & Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSIGNED TO INSTALLING A STEERING CLUTCH BRAKE LINKAGE ON A D-8 BULLDOZER. THE JOB INVOLVES LIFTING AN ASSEMBLY WEIGHTING 60-70LBX.

September 20, 1983 SC · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
W R Grace & Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REPAIRING WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM PRTING PORTION OF ARM,TOOL SLIPPED STRIKING RIGHT THUMB.USING PUTTY KNIFE AS TOOL.