Mining Incidents

Mineral Stone Corporation Aurora Stone: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Mineral Stone Corp · Surface
Controlled by Fred E O'Baker
Mineral County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4600003

MSHA record for Mineral Stone Corporation Aurora Stone (mine ID 4600003). 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
1984
Latest incident
May 1984
Ownership history
  1. Aurora Stone Company Inc 1950 to 1989
  2. Mineral Stone Corp 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mineral Stone Corporation Aurora Stone sits in Mineral County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 0.6% 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.
Mineral County, West Virginia · Population 26,922
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$68,049
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

1984 · 1 incident

May 10, 1984 WV · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Aurora Stone Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE STEPPED UP ON RUNNING BOARD AND SLIPPED.