A fire consumed the the mine office trailer. Cause unknown. No one was present at the time of the fire. Fire department extinguished fire and notified owner of the property.
Mississippi Lime Co-Prairie du RocherMetal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 12
- Years on record
- 2011–2026
- Latest incident
- Apr 2026
Reportable incidents
12 on file2026 · 1 incident
2022 · 1 incident
Employee states they ""Went to the wrong side of the handrail thinking the ladder was on that side and it wasn't but it was too late"". Employee fell off of the ANFO rig suffering a right ankle sprain.
2021 · 2 incidents
Injured states ""I forgot my knife so blaster was throwing their closed knife at pillar next to me which hit and opened on impact then bounce (sic) and stabbed (sic) me in the arm."" 3 stitches required.
Injured was using a wrench to tighten a bolt on a crusher. The wrench slipped off and injured's right palm struck the bolt head. The resulting laceration required 6 stitches.
2020 · 1 incident
Employee stated that as EE was climbing onto EE's loader EE's foot slipped off the ladder rung and EE felt a pull in EE's groin.
2019 · 1 incident
Employee was bringing 50 pound anfo bags from inside the truck to the tailgate. While bending over, employee twisted and felt pain in lower back. Employee sought treatment with Chiropractor on 12-30-19. No work restrictions given.
2015 · 1 incident
The employee was manually scaling and bumped elbow on manlift basket handrail.
2014 · 2 incidents
The employee was removing a 8 inch block, by pushing it with his foot, from under the front wheel of a 773 Haul Truck that had been loaded on a trailer.
The employee stated he bent over to pick up a hitch pin and felt a pain in his low back.
2013 · 2 incidents
The employee was moving a chute and felt a pop in his right shoulder.
The employee was changing out screens and strained his right shoulder.
2011 · 1 incident
Employee was exiting the water truck to begin filling the tank, opened door to truck, grabbed handrail and the steering wheel. His right foot slipped off the first step and he struck his right knee on the step as he lost his balance.