Mining Incidents

MICAVILLE: 5 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Zemex Mica Corp · Facility
Controlled by Zemex Corp
Yancey County, NC  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3101148

MSHA record for MICAVILLE (mine ID 3101148). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1987–1995
Latest incident
Oct 1995
Ownership history
  1. Deneen Mica Company Inc 1950 to 1994
  2. Aspect Minerals Inc 1994 to 1998
  3. Zemex Mica Corp 1998 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2000 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

MICAVILLE sits in Yancey County, North Carolina, where the Census mining category is 0.7% 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.
Yancey County, North Carolina · Population 18,676
0.7%
Mining share of county employment
$54,961
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1995 · 1 incident

October 12, 1995 NC · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Aspect Minerals Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING TREE AT MINE SITE. EMPLOYEE SAID IT WAS CARELESS MISTAKE THAT HE GOT HIS LEG TOO CLOSE TOO THE SAW. SAW JUST TIPPED HIS KNE EON LEFT LEG. EMPLOYEE WENT TO DR IN SPUCE P INE, WHERE THEY CLEANED THE WOUND AND PUT 4-5 SIITCHES. RESULT WAS MINOR EMLOYEE REUTRNED TO WORK WITH NO LOST TIME.

1994 · 1 incident

December 3, 1994 NC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Aspect Minerals Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CUTTING GASKET MATERIAL WITH POCKET KNIFE WHEN HE LET THE KNIFE SLIP AND CUT THE END OF HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND. EE WENT TO ER, HAD FINGER STITCHED AND REUTRNED TO WORK. NO LOST TIME.

1990 · 1 incident

January 18, 1990 NC · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Deneen Mica Company Inc · Struck by falling object

HOLDING ON TRANS. ATTACHED TO A CHAIN 3 OTHET MEN PULLED THE CHAIN, TRANS FELL ON R HAND

1988 · 1 incident

February 2, 1988 NC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Deneen Mica Company Inc · Fall down stairs

EMPLOYEE WAS GOING DOWN A FLIGHT OF STEPS INTO THE BAGROOM. ON THE BOTTOM STEP HE SLIPPED AND GRABBED THE RAILING WITH LEFT HAND AND HIT RIGHT ELBOW ON THE WALL OR STEPS. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 2-13-88 BEFORE GOING TO DR. HE REPORTED TO OFFICE 2-15-88. CONTUSION OF RIGHT ELBOW.

1987 · 1 incident

November 4, 1987 NC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Deneen Mica Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I NAME WAS RETU9NING A BORROWED WHEELED JACK. HE ROLLED JACK FROM REAR OF THE TRUCK BED AND ATTEMPTED TO UNLOAD IT WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. WHEN HE GOT THE JACK TO TAILGATE IT STARTED TO TOPPLE O OFF AND I NAME 2ELD TO IT AND LOWERED IT TO THE GROUND. AS EHF LOWERED JACK, HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN THE BACK