Cominco American Inc · Fall from machine
SLIPPED ON LADDER OF LOADER.RING CAUGHT ON DOOR CAUSING FINGER TO BE LACERATED.
Howie: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal
Pacific Mine Search (Usa) Ltd
· Underground
Controlled by
Pacific Mine Search Ltd
Union County,
NC
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3101958
Howie has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1984.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1984
- Latest incident
- Oct 1984
Ownership history
- Jacoby & Company A & E 1983 to 1984
- Cominco American Inc 1984 to 1986
- Pacific Mine Search (Usa) Ltd 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1986 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 |
| 1983 | 7 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Howie sits in Union County, North Carolina, where the Census mining category is 0.1% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Union County, North Carolina · Population 244,975
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$99,243
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.