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White Marsh: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Baltimore County, MD  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1800080

MSHA record for White Marsh (mine ID 1800080). 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
1985
Latest incident
Jul 1985
Ownership history
  1. Cyprus Industrial Minerals Company 1950 to 1980
  2. Cyprus Industrial Minerals Company 1980 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

White Marsh sits in Baltimore County, Maryland, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Baltimore County, Maryland · Population 849,586
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$90,904
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

1985 · 1 incident

July 30, 1985 MD · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor MACHINERY
Cyprus Industrial Minerals Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING TEETH ON PINION GEAR OF SHREDDER WHEN GRINDING WHEEL JUMPED UP INTO THE WRIST AREA OF EMPLOYEE\S ARM. THE REASON IS UNCLEAR AS GRINDING WHEEL WAS NEW AND VIBRATING AS IF OUT OF BALANCE. WHEEL MUST HAVE HIT ANOTHER PART OF SHREDDER AND BOUNCED UP. THERE WERE 2 DEEP LACERATIONS. FIVE STITCHES WERE NEEDED TO CLOSE WOUNDS.