Mining Incidents

LENVILLE: 10 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Brown Paul G
Avery County, NC  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3100369

MSHA record for LENVILLE (mine ID 3100369). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1987–1995
Latest incident
Jun 1995
Ownership history
  1. Clark Stone Company Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

LENVILLE sits in Avery County, North Carolina, 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.
Avery County, North Carolina · Population 17,643
0.7%
Mining share of county employment
$57,657
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

1995 · 1 incident

June 20, 1995 NC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Clark Stone Company Inc · Struck by flying object

RAISING BED ON TRUCK, SECOND CYLINDER BLEW UP CAUSING GLASS IN TRUCK TO EXPLODE.

1994 · 1 incident

June 15, 1994 NC · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Clark Stone Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A ROCK WITH A PRY BAR WHEN PRY BAR STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON LEFT SIDE OF BODY BREAKING COLLAR BONE.

1993 · 2 incidents

September 1, 1993 NC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Clark Stone Company Inc · Struck by falling object

J W BURRIS COMPANY WAS AT CLARK STONE DEMONSTRATING A DRILL. INJURED WENT TO GET A GREASE GUN. A PIECE OF STEEL FELL FROM THE STEEL RACK STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD, BREAKING BAND IN HARD HAT.

May 11, 1993 NC · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler MACHINERY
Clark Stone Company Inc · Struck by flying object

WAS OPERATOR OF SHOVEL LOADING UKES, WAS MOVING A LARGE ROCK, OPERATOR LET IT FALL CAUSING A ROCK ABOUT 6" DIA. TO FLY OFF COMING THRU WINDSHIELD STRIKING INJURED ON RIGHT KNEE CAUSING A BRUIS E.

1992 · 1 incident

October 29, 1992 NC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Clark Stone Company Inc · Fall from machine

TIGHTENING 41/4 CONE HEAD HE WAS HAMMERING ON HAMMER WRENCH WITH 16 LB SLEDGE HAMMER HE MISSED WRENCH WHICH THREW HIM OFF BALANCE HAD TO JUMP APPROX. 8 FT.

1990 · 1 incident

May 5, 1990 NC · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Clark Stone Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

CRAWLING FROM UNDER PIECE OF EQUIPMENT REINJURED KNEE INJURY NOT REPORTED TO SUPERVISOR KNEE WAS IN STRAINED POSITION PULLED CARTLEGE.

1989 · 2 incidents

April 10, 1989 NC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Clark Stone Company Inc · Fall from machine

WAS WORKING ON BELT. WHEN FINISHED FOR DAY HE STEPPED FROM BELT GUARD ONTO FROZEN DIRT CAUSING A SMALL BONE IN RIGHT SIDE OF RIGHT FOOT TO BREAK.

1988 · 1 incident

October 25, 1988 NC · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clark Stone Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

HEATING PIPE TO THAW PUMP OUT TOOK FLEXABLE LINE LOOSE WHEN THEY TOOK THIS OFF HE WAS SPRAYED WITH HOT WATER

1987 · 1 incident

June 30, 1987 NC · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Clark Stone Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS PLACING A SHEET OF STEEL WHEN HE SLIPPED CAUSING CUT ON MIDDLE INDEX FINGER OF LEFT HAND.