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Kings Mountain Mica: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

J M Huber Corp · Surface
Cleveland County, NC  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3102016

MSHA record for Kings Mountain Mica (mine ID 3102016). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1988–1989
Latest incident
Feb 1989
Ownership history
  1. J M Huber Corp 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Kings Mountain Mica sits in Cleveland County, North Carolina, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Cleveland County, North Carolina · Population 100,170
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$55,769
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1989 · 1 incident

February 16, 1989 NC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
J M Huber Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN THE DENVER MILL AREA. HE WENT TO CLEAN OFF DEVICE, WHICH REQUIRED HIM TO BE ON A PLATFORM THAT HAD NO HANDRAILS. NOT BEING CONSCIOUS OF WORKING CONDITIONS, HE WENT TO S TEP OFF OF THE PLATFORM, HIS FOOT SLIPPED, CAUSIING HIM TO SPRAIN HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

1988 · 2 incidents

July 13, 1988 NC · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
J M Huber Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON INCLINED CATWALK ALONG SIDE FEED MILL FEED CONVEYOR. HE WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN THE FEED TANK AND THE MAIN FLOOR. FOOTING WAS WET. HE FELL CAUSING BACK AND NECK PAIN.

July 8, 1988 NC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
J M Huber Corp · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF PLATFORM AT DISC FILTER AND OVER EXTENDED HIS RIGHT KNEE WHICH GAVE WAY BENEATH HIM. HE FELL RE-INJURING HIS RIGHT KNEE WHICH HE HAD INJURED.