Mining Incidents

Raleigh Quarry: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by CRH PLC
Raleigh County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4600044

MSHA record for Raleigh Quarry (mine ID 4600044). 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
1983–1988
Latest incident
Mar 1988
Ownership history
  1. Raleigh Stone Company 1950 to 1982
  2. Raleigh Stone Ltd 1982 to 1989
  3. Beckley Stone Company Inc 1989 to 2002
  4. Boxley Aggregates of WV LLC 2002 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Raleigh Quarry sits in Raleigh County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 4.0% 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.
Raleigh County, West Virginia · Population 73,666
4.0%
Mining share of county employment
$52,055
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

1988 · 1 incident

1983 · 1 incident

November 7, 1983 WV · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Raleigh Stone Ltd · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS HITTING CHISEL WITH HAMMER. HAD A MISS AND CHISEL HIT PERSON IN HEAD. HAD SEVEN STITCHES IN HEAD.