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West Virginia Magnetite Corp: 7 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Michael W McGlothlin
Mercer County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4606287

West Virginia Magnetite Corp has had no fatalities among 7 reportable incidents since 1987.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1987–1990
Latest incident
Oct 1990
Ownership history
  1. West Virginia Magnetite Corp 1980 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1991 2
1990 6
1989 4
1988 4
1987 7
1986 8
1985 8
1984 11
1983 11
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

West Virginia Magnetite Corp sits in Mercer County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.9% 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.
Mercer County, West Virginia · Population 59,062
1.9%
Mining share of county employment
$47,799
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1990 · 3 incidents

July 26, 1990 WV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
West Virginia Magnetite Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE TRIPPED AND FELL BREAKING HIS LEFT WRIST.

May 24, 1990 WV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
West Virginia Magnetite Corp · Flash burns (welding)

HELPING WELDER.

Show 4 earlier incidents

1989 · 2 incidents

1988 · 1 incident

January 19, 1988 WV · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
West Virginia Magnetite Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LOADING A VIBRATOR ON A RAILROAD CAR AND PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK.

1987 · 1 incident

November 11, 1987 WV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
West Virginia Magnetite Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MOVING GEAR RED6CER ACROSS FLOOR.