Mining Incidents

HBME - Haw RiverMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Jonathan Schilowitz
Warfordsburg, Alamance County, NC · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3102161
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2001
Latest incident
Sep 2001
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2001 · 1 incident

Flash burns (electric)

WHILE TURNING OFF AN 800AMP BREAKER TO PREPARE FOR A LOCAL THUNDERSTORM WHEN HE WENT TO DISCONNECT THE AMP BREAKER, THE SIDE OF THE BREAKER FAILED CAUSING AN ARC FLASH SUSTAINED A 1ST DET BURN TO LEFT WRIST DOWN TO 2ND KNUCKLE ON HAND