APPLE GROVE, W.Va. –– An investigation is underway after a threat to Nucor’s job site in West Virginia.
According to company officials, a written communication making a threat to the site was received. The threat specified Monday, August 10th as the day the threat would be carried out. Officials would not be specific about the threat.
Company officials confirmed out of an abundance of caution they are shutting down the job site on Monday.
Currently there are 500 Nucor employees on site and several hundred construction workers. The number varies from day to day depending on the work being performed. Company workers have been working to test new equipment and systems. The company hopes to have all systems checked out and commissioned by the end of the year and to start production in 2027.
The Mason County Sheriff’s Department confirmed they will be providing security on the site for the next 10 days. Company officials say the FBI and West Virginia State Police are involved and have launched an investigation into the threat.
Nucor issued the following statement on Friday:
Nucor Steel West Virginia recently became aware of a written threat directed at the jobsite referencing August 10th. We immediately notified local law enforcement and the FBI and are cooperating fully with their investigation. The safety of our teammates and contractors is our highest value, and out of an abundance of caution, we will close the site on August 10th. We have also engaged a private security firm and are increasing security at the site. We take any threat involving the safety of our team seriously and we will continue working closely with law enforcement.