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Superior Stone: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Bills Eslie Jr
Greenbrier County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4607772

MSHA record for Superior Stone (mine ID 4607772). 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
1994
Latest incident
Jun 1994
Ownership history
  1. Rock Products Inc 1989 to 1993
  2. Construction Unlimited 1993 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Superior Stone sits in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.7% 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.
Greenbrier County, West Virginia · Population 32,688
1.7%
Mining share of county employment
$48,662
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

1994 · 2 incidents

June 15, 1994 WV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Construction Unlimited · Struck by rolling or sliding object

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN EMBANKMENT NOT SUITABLE FOR FOOT TRAVEL. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND PUT ARMOUT TO BREAK HIS FALL AND ROCK ROLLED OVER ON HIS ARM.

April 19, 1994 WV · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Construction Unlimited · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING CRUSHER WHEN STONE FLEW UP OUT OF MACHINE AND STRUCK HIM ON RIGHT ELBOW. STICHES REQUIRED.