Mining Incidents

Brasell Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Granite Construction Inc
Batesville, Panola County, MS  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2200756

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2005–2011
Latest incident
Aug 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
66
citations
27
significant & substantial
$14,057
proposed penalties
$13,338
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2012 Q4 274 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 4,009 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 5,678 3 0 528.4
2012 Q1 1,118 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,073 4 0 3727.9
2011 Q1 2,596 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 5,993 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 2,102 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2011 · 1 incident

August 22, 2011 MS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Memphis Stone & Gravel Co. · Fall onto or against objects

Employee states he was washing out the inside of the log washer. He slipped and fell onto the paddles which resulted in bruising his ribs.

2010 · 1 incident

June 9, 2010 MS · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Memphis Stone & Gravel Co. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was removing a lid off of 120lb can of grease with a screw driver. As he was removing the lid the screwdriver slipped lacerating his middle finger on his right hand.

2009 · 2 incidents

February 11, 2009 MS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Memphis Stone & Gravel Co. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee states he was driving a groung rod with a hand held tool designed for this task, when he hit himself in the head.

February 9, 2009 MS · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler MACHINERY
Memphis Stone & Gravel Co. · Flash burns (welding)

Employee had been welding and helping another welder weld on a drainage pipe throughout the shift. Employee was diagnosed with flash burn.

2007 · 1 incident

October 24, 2007 MS · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Memphis Stone & Gravel Co. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee states he was taking compressor off of engine , had it unbolted, reached for a hammer, when the compressor fell off of mounting studs. He grabbed the compressor to keep it from falling.

2005 · 1 incident

March 28, 2005 MS · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Memphis Stone & Gravel Co. · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HEARING LOSS OF 30 TO THE LEFT EAR AT A RANGE OF 6000 HZ.