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ELM CITY: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Hanson PLC
Wilson County, NC  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3102048

MSHA record for ELM CITY (mine ID 3102048). 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
1990–1991
Latest incident
May 1991
Ownership history
  1. Benchmark Carolina Aggregates Inc 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

ELM CITY sits in Wilson County, North Carolina, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Wilson County, North Carolina · Population 78,648
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$51,381
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

1991 · 1 incident

May 9, 1991 NC · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Benchmark Carolina Aggregates Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE STTES HE WAS HOLDING A LONG PUNCH ON A WEDGE FOR HOIST CABLE, WHILE A FELLOW EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING THE PUNCH WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER IN ORDER TO DRIVE IT OUT OF THE LAGGING, WHEN IT HIT T HE SLEDGE HAMMER THE PUNCH TILITED TO ONE SIDE PINNING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE PUNCH AND DRUM.

1990 · 1 incident